C5 Corvette Paint
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From: Los Alamos "The Atomic City" New Mexico
C5 Corvette Paint
When did the BG plant begin painting cars using water-born base coat/clear coat? I'm hoping to win an argument with a local "collision repair center" aka body shop.
Thanks. . .
Thanks. . .
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I'm not perfectly positive, but I believe it was in the early eighties. My 84 has the clear coat coming off, and it was built at bowling Green plant, so I'm sure it was 82or 84 when the base coat/clear coat was first used, but I'm not sure that was water base.:o
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From: Lake Mary Florida
I do know that the St Louis plant used lacquer and Bowling Green used enamel.
Haven't been able to find out exactly when the switch over from solvent took place. I've seen it somewhere.
Haven't been able to find out exactly when the switch over from solvent took place. I've seen it somewhere.
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From: Mustang OK
This was in 1981 when GM was producing C3s at both plants. See link below, 3rd fact from the bottom. I too though can't recall when it was that they went to water based paints.C3 History/Facts
