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frenchy51 · 07-27-2017, 08:08 AM

I'm getting ready to paint my 74 Blazer and am going with Nassau Blue and White two-tone. I just had the paint mixed and the white I got is FROST WHITE. I put a few drops of it on the lid and when it dried it looks a bit more off-white creamy than the more pure white I was expecting.....Did I order the wrong white? Should it have been POLAR White or? I like the 80's to 90's two tone white and I'm not sure of the code. Who thought picking a white would be so difficult. PS-I'm going Base/Clear. What is the correct name or code for GM white used in two-tone?? HELP!

Keith Seymore · 07-27-2017, 01:30 PM

You really can't go by the noun names; they are arbitrarily created by the marketing groups. "Tuxedo Black" on a GMC might be the same as "Camaro Black" on a Chevy or "Black Diamond" on a Cadillac. Another example: "Carousel Red" on a Pontiac is the same color as "Hugger Orange" on a Chevy.

You have to go by the color code. The generic info packet in the GM Heritage Center archive for a '75 Blazer (there was not a packet for '74; I "assume" they are the same) shows code 12 Frost White as the secondary color. On your SPID it would show as "12L" (where "L" = "lower", or secondary).

Mid 80's also used code 12 Frost White (I checked 1985 as a data point).

The "12" code will translate into a PPG or Dupont code, which is the recipe from which they will formulate the correct color. They can convert your original high solid enamel recipe into a correct base coat/clear coat combination (that's what I did with my code 72 Apple Red truck). By 1990 the Blazer was receiving base coat/clear coat paint from the factory. I checked the 1990 info packet and it shows a code 50 Summit White. You might check to see if you prefer that color compared to what you purchased.

K

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc..._Full-Size.pdf

Keith Seymore · 07-27-2017, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frenchy51

Who thought picking a white would be so difficult.

Who would guess that there are 80 different kinds of "black"?

(lol)

K

frenchy51 · 07-27-2017, 06:38 PM

Thanks for the info. I thought Frost White was correct and I gave the paint guy all the GM codes and cross references but when I opened the can, as I said, it was very creamy or tan. No where near a pure white. I had them mix up another "whiter" GM white today and it looks fine. They didn't even charge me, so on to the painting stage!
I'll post pictures when she's done....

07-27-2017, 08:08 AM	#1
frenchy51 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Orland, Nor-Cal Posts: 617	two tone white? Frost or Polar White? I'm getting ready to paint my 74 Blazer and am going with Nassau Blue and White two-tone. I just had the paint mixed and the white I got is FROST WHITE. I put a few drops of it on the lid and when it dried it looks a bit more off-white creamy than the more pure white I was expecting.....Did I order the wrong white? Should it have been POLAR White or? I like the 80's to 90's two tone white and I'm not sure of the code. Who thought picking a white would be so difficult. PS-I'm going Base/Clear. What is the correct name or code for GM white used in two-tone?? HELP! __________________ 1972 Highlander PAC B 400BB-SOLD 1974 K5 Blazer-6.0 swap 1974 C20 Long Bed 454 1977 GMC HeavyHalf several adopted orphans

07-27-2017, 01:30 PM	#2
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: two tone white? Frost or Polar White? You really can't go by the noun names; they are arbitrarily created by the marketing groups. "Tuxedo Black" on a GMC might be the same as "Camaro Black" on a Chevy or "Black Diamond" on a Cadillac. Another example: "Carousel Red" on a Pontiac is the same color as "Hugger Orange" on a Chevy. You have to go by the color code. The generic info packet in the GM Heritage Center archive for a '75 Blazer (there was not a packet for '74; I "assume" they are the same) shows code 12 Frost White as the secondary color. On your SPID it would show as "12L" (where "L" = "lower", or secondary). Mid 80's also used code 12 Frost White (I checked 1985 as a data point). The "12" code will translate into a PPG or Dupont code, which is the recipe from which they will formulate the correct color. They can convert your original high solid enamel recipe into a correct base coat/clear coat combination (that's what I did with my code 72 Apple Red truck). By 1990 the Blazer was receiving base coat/clear coat paint from the factory. I checked the 1990 info packet and it shows a code 50 Summit White. You might check to see if you prefer that color compared to what you purchased. K https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc..._Full-Size.pdf Attached Images __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 07-27-2017 at 01:41 PM.

07-27-2017, 06:38 PM	#4
frenchy51 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Orland, Nor-Cal Posts: 617	Re: two tone white? Frost or Polar White? Thanks for the info. I thought Frost White was correct and I gave the paint guy all the GM codes and cross references but when I opened the can, as I said, it was very creamy or tan. No where near a pure white. I had them mix up another "whiter" GM white today and it looks fine. They didn't even charge me, so on to the painting stage! I'll post pictures when she's done.... __________________ 1972 Highlander PAC B 400BB-SOLD 1974 K5 Blazer-6.0 swap 1974 C20 Long Bed 454 1977 GMC HeavyHalf several adopted orphans



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