Anyone found graphite interior matching paint
06-03-2009, 08:16 PM
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Anyone found graphite interior matching paint I ordered some graphite vinyl/plastic paint from SEM products. Good stuff, but it doesn't match the rest of the interior. I used it to paint my console and it is a shade lighter than the dash that it butts up against. I found a company that makes some that is supposed to be oem certified to match, but they want a minimum order of 6 cans.
Anyone found something that matches the graphite on 93-97 Firebirds?
Anyone found something that matches the graphite on 93-97 Firebirds?
06-04-2009, 07:33 PM
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The Graphite from Color Coat is a perfect match...I'm an auto detailer by profession and have repaired many issues in these cars and the Graphite is a PERFECT match
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06-06-2009, 08:52 AM
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J/KI guess they are talking about the SEM stuff that I used. I found other references to it here where people say it matches. But I am going to post up some pics later today of the stuff I used and a picture that shows how it doesn't match my interior. Maybe the 96 TA's had a different interior color that was darker than graphite??
06-06-2009, 05:27 PM
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The '94-'96 is slightly darker....my buddy has one and the Graphite is NOT a perfect match. I didn't look at your sig, sorry. We had to mix a custom dye for his car that was slightly darker than graphite (I'm in the auto reconditioning business so I have access to that kind of stuff). Titanium from Color Coat comes darn close to the color in the '94-'96 though...if you are trying to spot blend a panel it won't work but if you are re-painting an entire panel it'll be fine
06-06-2009, 11:44 PM
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The '94-'96 is slightly darker....my buddy has one and the Graphite is NOT a perfect match. I didn't look at your sig, sorry. We had to mix a custom dye for his car that was slightly darker than graphite (I'm in the auto reconditioning business so I have access to that kind of stuff). Titanium from Color Coat comes darn close to the color in the '94-'96 though...if you are trying to spot blend a panel it won't work but if you are re-painting an entire panel it'll be fine
06-07-2009, 09:48 AM
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yeah 93-96 is definately darker than 97-99 (or whenever they discontinued graphite)
IIRC graphite is 93-96 and the newer color is charcoal or something like that. i was hunting for sunvisors last summer and had to stick to 93-96 for a proper color match as the 97+ was a hair lighter (confirmed this at a car cruise by taking off one of my visors and sticking it up next to someone elses, with their permission of course, lol)
06-07-2009, 04:56 PM
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I see that the first guy who said "it's a perfect match...it's up to you" deleted his post. LOL!! I guess he realized it wasn't up to me after all...it was up to GM!!
You mentioned the sunvisor being a different shade as well. Does that mean the carpets don't match either? If that is the case, it makes me wary of ordering new floor mats from aftermarket that are supposed to be graphite. Don't know which years they are matching.
You mentioned the sunvisor being a different shade as well. Does that mean the carpets don't match either? If that is the case, it makes me wary of ordering new floor mats from aftermarket that are supposed to be graphite. Don't know which years they are matching.
