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Title: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: yzrider on August 27, 2015, 04:51:08 AM: Hey everybody,
I am finishing up restoration on my 1979 crew cab c30. It was two tone brown and tan but I can't seem to find the paint code For the tan. The brown I plan to use chesterfield brown from 77 trans am!

This truck was a real project! New fenders, new front doors, replaced rockers, floors, tons of sanding and panting underneath the truck. Can't wait to get it painted!
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: jhiggin on August 27, 2015, 09:54:26 AM: http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?year=1979&manuf=GM&model=Chevy%20Truck

This might help you out.
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: LTZ C20 on August 27, 2015, 10:00:14 AM: Welcome from central California. That truck looks great! Love it!
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: yzrider on September 14, 2015, 11:21:15 AM: That picture is from before I started the resto work! Wait till the after, should be gorgeous!
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: LTZ C20 on September 14, 2015, 01:42:35 PM: How could it get better? It's already sparkling and shiny in that pic!
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: yzrider on September 17, 2015, 10:12:26 AM: You can see on the front fender by the trim a rust spot, the inside of the doors, spots on fenders, and the rockers were rotted. Replaced the front doors, front fenders, rockers, a ton of sanding,ton of prep, and sent it to maaco (gasp!) we'll see how it turns out its there now!
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: LTZ C20 on September 17, 2015, 01:40:13 PM: Oh yea I missed that spot on the fender. Doesn't Maaco mean Uhooh?
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: yzrider on September 17, 2015, 02:03:28 PM: I'm hoping they do a good job. I paid for their best paint job, 2 stage paint with a sealer first, and I did all the prep work to my level of satisfaction. So if they do any more prep its good, and just don't do a bad job painting and were good!
Title: Re: 1979 brown/tan restoration...need paint codes!
Post by: LTZ C20 on September 18, 2015, 01:54:35 PM: My friend had his truck painted by miracle and it was a pretty good job (about 4k) but in the spots that don't normally show or are not always seen you can tell.