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Old May 13, 2017 | 04:32 AM
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I was talking to my oldest son who is a custom car painter on the east coast of fl. He was telling me about his new paint booth that is all run by a computer. Plus he said that with that system he can match any color.
I ask if he could match my long beach red. He also ask if the c-7 used water based paint.
So thats my question Do our C-7s have water base paint on them?
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Old May 13, 2017 | 07:18 AM
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Yes.
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Old May 13, 2017 | 02:34 PM
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solvent based primer, water based color, solvent based 2 part clear. 99% of cars nowadays.
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Old May 13, 2017 | 03:55 PM
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Yes..water based paint. Difficult to find a car that isn't painted that way. It's ok to park them in the rain.
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I think the last Corvette with lacquer-based paint was over 30 years ago...somewhere around 1981, corresponding with the switch from St Louis to Bowling Green production?
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Originally Posted by Kent1999
I think the last Corvette with lacquer-based paint was over 30 years ago...somewhere around 1981, corresponding with the switch from St Louis to Bowling Green production?
You are correct. The first part of 1981 were built in St Louis and used the lacquer based paint. When they moved to Bowling Green they went to the water based paint.
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