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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:54 AM
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Quick question for you guys. I am looking to remove some light surface rust under the body of my 02 black trans am and want to touch it up to look factory. I am noticing that there was a greyish primer applied and then misted with color that appears dark green. What is the paint code GM uses for their black cars on the underside? I also have a 2013 metallic black GMC Terrain with what looks like the same color underneath. Is it body color or a different paint code?
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 01:49 AM
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Should be body color. The underside of my 2000 SS is body color.
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 10:14 AM
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Look inside the driverside door for RPO Code 41U...that should be the paint code for the Black used in 02.
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Old Jan 16, 2017 | 06:42 PM
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Black WS6's are an off green color under the car and up around the trans and tunnel.

That's just they way they are, GM didn't fully paint the black ones
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The green is just the base coat that didn't achieve full coverage. It gives a bluefish green tint when it's transparent do to lack of coverage.
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As said above, my Black 2002 Firehawk was Green underneath too. Weird!
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Normal.
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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 07:55 PM
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Always strive better than "factory" They dont go for the best quality.. they go for cost effective... You can do better, so do it!
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