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Old 05-17-2007, 05:01 PM
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I am looking for the closest match for the trans am charcoal interior so I can purchase that color to paint my dual gauge pod. Who has painted a pod and what brand/color is the best? thanks
Old 05-18-2007, 12:10 AM
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TTT I have a pod that I would like to paint also.
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I have asked this question before and its seems like I can never get a straight answer from someone who HAS painted a pod and can tell us if they likes the results and what brand/color they used.... anyone chime in and help us guys out! thanks!
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Bump..... also interested
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take a look at my cardomain and look at the painted vents. its pretty close. i believe it was something like gm charcoal. i can take a look tomorrow if ne one is interested
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http://www.cardomain.com/ride/689018/4
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that color isn't that bad, Is it VHT "gm charcoal"? If so, from what I was told that paint is discontinued. I called summit racing and they can't even order it from vht anymore. I was hopeing to find something closer to the charcoal color if possible. I know duplicolor makes plastic & vinyl paint is called "oem colors" and they have a "charcoal". I don't know if anyone has tried this out but I was thinking about it... other than that I don't have any other ideas... anyone else who has tried anything please let us guys know! thanks!
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no it was duplicolor. i believe gm318 charcoal
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oh ok, was it one of the "plastic paints" or just a regular duplicolor paint?
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The easiest it to go to a automotive paint supply that deals with PPG or DuPont. They usually always have factory matching interior paint in a rattle can. It usually runs a little more than stuff from WalMart or Auto Zone but the match is worth it.
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just reg duplicolor stuff
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+1 The duplicolor is a great match, mine seems a little flat, some clear gloss on top would make it perfect.
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I just purchased some 318 charcoal metalic from duplicolor, I also got the adhesien promoter(sp) as well. I will snap a few pics when I got to paint the pod and post how it works out for me!
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how is the color match
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would it be ok to use this stuff on say my tan plastic panels,b/c i plan on swapping out my interior to charcoal and this would save me a few bucks on buying all the plastic panels if it'll work
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I would like to know as well. Im building me a new center console for my s10 and want it to looke like factory as much as possible
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Found this on another forum. They say it matches perfect.
http://www.levineautoparts.com/semgrapplasa.html



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