Dash Color 66 C10

[ol Curt]

I have been trying everywhere to match the paint on my 66 C10 dash. It has never been repainted and has been in our family since new. The paint charts all show a fawn...but a restoration pack from GM stated in 66 they used a dark fawn. I found a color code from 66 cars that states dark fawn, but no dealer has been able to match it yet. Have any of you experienced this and found a match?

By the way, I have used the Autocolorlibrary....they do not show it, although after several conversations, they at least admit there was a darker fawn. I'm hoping they will send me a color sample.

[ClassicAutoResto]

Take the glovebox door to an O'Reilly Auto Parts. The stores that mix paint have a spectrometer that can match your color EXACT to the sample you bring in. Make sure you clean the part thoroughly so as to get an exact match. They mix DuPont paints, and they are who match my colors on my restos. Jerry

[ol Curt]

Jerry,

\We have an O'Reilly right here in town. Do they all mix paint?

[Fred T]

Not all of them do. Any automotive paint store should be able to match. Another option is to buy from Jim Carter www.oldchevytrucks.com . He sells the right color by the quart, metallic beige.

[ol Curt]

Jim Carter would be alright if metallic beige was the color. Sadly, it is not the color for the dash...just the cab ceiling and steering column.

A few local PPG stores have tried to match it and are nowhere close (admittedly so). Even though neither had or was willing to get a scanner out.There is one DuPont store and I have been there twice to talk with 19 year old kids who told me the tech would be back the next day.

[ol Curt]

Originally Posted by ClassicAutoResto

Take the glovebox door to an O'Reilly Auto Parts. The stores that mix paint have a spectrometer that can match your color EXACT to the sample you bring in. Make sure you clean the part thoroughly so as to get an exact match. They mix DuPont paints, and they are who match my colors on my restos. Jerry

Jerry,

I struck out at the 3 local O'Reillys...they said none of their stores in this district has a colormatch system. Not even a brand new store in Henderson, KY. I have some relatives in Lexington....may have to go visit them and find your O'Reillys!

[factorystock]

The interior color of metalic fawn is available, but the dash color for 1966 is not. Chevrolet decided on painting the dash a flat brownish color in 1966 to reduce the glare from the sun.

[ol Curt]

Thanks for at least acknowledging the color Factorystock, most have told me it didn't exist. One of them told me that while I had the ash tray in my hand showing him.

I did find a nice Bel Air (65) that has the color on top and bottom of the dash, but the owner was not sure of the color name or number.

[ClassicAutoResto]

My old store in Springfield Ky has the spectrometer,that is who mixes mine. I don't know if the Lexington stores do or not. You could probably go to O'Reilly's website and find which stores mix paint. Jerry

[merlin65]

the brothers truck wish book sales pints of the original interior color paint. it is like a champaine semi metallic. my 65 pontiac had the same color inside. love the color. I would love to have a truck that color. check brothers out...

[ol Curt]

Thanks guys,

Merlin, My truck has the champaign metallic paint on the cab ceiling and steering wheel/ column. It is the flat brown metallic that is shown on the Bel Air upper part of the dash that I am looking for. That is the original color of a 66 dash.

[ol Curt]

a pic....

[Fred T]

I found this
http://tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/

[ol Curt]

Fred,

It was originally my grandpas...passed to Dad, then me. No repaint of dash. Glove box door still has original sticker on it.I ordered a packet of information from GM several years ago, and it states they used a non-gloss dark fawn on the dash in 66. I have found that color listed, but it was in laquer. I haven't found anyone who can mix paint to match. they all want me to pay for a 1/2 pint....been thru two of those at about $28 each!

P.S., you would have to know my grandpa and dad....neither of them would go to such an extravagant thing as repainting a dash!

[Fred T]

I reread your first post, you had gone to autocolor library. Too bad they don't have chips to go along with the numbers.

[Fred T]

I found the code for the dark fawn poly at www.classictruckshop.com
It is listed for a 68, and I do remember dad's 68 having that color. Copy is poor, but number is 22862

[ol Curt]

Ahhhh, now we're making some progress!!

Thanks a bunch Fred!!

[Micmac]

My 63 has the same color. I was looking to re-paint the door sills and found a near perfect match (rattle can), when I get home I'll go out in the shop and get you the info.
Pete

[ol Curt]

Pete, you mean it is that darker brown metallic? If so, I would be very interested in your match.

Thanks

[Micmac]

ol Curt. Sorry for the delay, been down with a toothache. Nothing a root canal and $425.00 couldn't fix. Stumbled out to the shop in a Vicodin haze and found the can. It is Dupli-Color T367 Light Almond Pearl. To me it looks the same as my interior, which resembles the photo's shown here. I hope this works for you!

[slorio]

Guys:
Take a look at this color chart. It came from SixPac on this thread:

http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...hp?tid/179215/

I hope this helps.
Regards,
Steve
New Orleans

[kris's66lwb]

i just painted mine flat black but i did it to get rid of the poop brown it was re painted

[Micmac]

OK, so I went outside to crank Ginger up and snapped this shot. Please excuse the dirt. The sill looks lighter in the photo but when I'm looking at it the sill matches the floor under the seat. I'm thinking ol Curt may want a better match with his family heirloom. I try and keep it stock, as I have all the dealer paperwork and such, but to the naked eye, I cannot see the difference.

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[factorystock]

It looks like the Dupont interior color for the 1966 dash board is Dark fawn flat 9288 LH . Now if a paint store can use that formula to make the color, you are set.If not, you would have to find someone to do a color match.

[ol Curt]

Originally Posted by slorio

Guys:
Take a look at this color chart. It came from SixPac on this thread:

http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...hp?tid/179215/

I hope this helps.
Regards,
Steve
New Orleans

SixPac is olCurt in disguise. I started with the name six pac because I had the six cylinder with three carbs before deciding to go back to stock. Curt, was my grandpa...hence the truck is ol Curt. I showed the chart, because that is the color I was looking for, but finding someone who could make it and have it accurate was another story.

I did find a very close match the other day in a SEM brand. Picked the color from a chip and they mixed and put in an aerosol can. It is a Dk. Bronze metallic used in corvettes. It is a pretty nice match.