Red69

Need a good recommendation for the gray paint used on the rear spring and shocks? .... remember, think factory!!!

Thanks

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Chuck Gongloff

I'm an NCRS "guy" :) There is a special "shock gray" paint that many of the dealers sell. It's a gray color with a "blue-ish" tint.

That being said, I use just gray primer on my rear spring, and I've used a Rustoleum gray on my shocks. Chuck

Red69

Got a part number?

I thought I read where Krylon had a color that was a dead ringer... anyone know? I looked throught the Krylon Web site and did not find anything close..

richscorvettes

On the Krylon you might be thinking about the semi-gloss black as quite a few people use that for the underside of the hood, engine compartment, etc. I haven't seen any Krylon for the grey though. Several mail order vendors will have the shock paint though such as Ecklers, Mid-America, Long Island Corvette Supply, etc.

Rich Lagasse

frank0075

I just got a can from Ecklers, the match to my 75 original shocks was not good. All gray , no blueish tint to it. I would try somwhere else if I were you.

Dave Strickland

Quanta makes the correct gray for the shocks.

GDaina

I use the same Rustoleum on both, spring and shocks

GaryS

:iagree:

When I took the original shocks off of my 72 two years ago and installed new Delcos, I used the Quanta shock gray for the new. PERFECT match.
Gary

Yellow6t7

I've seen people use Rustoleum #7786 Smoke Gray on the shocks. Looked great!

noskillz

This is wha tI used. Looks pretty darn close. Probably could use a little more blue in it though, but darn close.

ettev

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2450465859

Dave McDufford

I used the paint from Long Island Corvette and it seemed to work well and appeared to be the correct color to me. Look in Section 45 in their on-line catalog.

www.licorvette.com

Dave
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ctjackster

I just painted my rear spring leaves, using something supplied by CC for that specific purpose. Wish I was home right now, I will amend this post later because it was merely a can of some well-known light grey primer with a CC sticker on it. I will say that they look real purdy right now, the leaves that is.

One other point - I saw up above the notion that the rear spring and the shocks were the same color - I don't really think so, but if the car is going to be judged, air this question out over where the judges live. I think the shock color had a blue-ish to acqua-ish tint. But I am far from an expert.

JohnZ

Spring is light gray, shocks are Delco gray-blue; Quanta has both. :thumbs:

drspencer

How would you suggest painting new Bilsteins, just scuff them up and paint, or should you prime first?

How well will the grey paint hold up on the Bilsteins plastic boot/cover?

Thanks

72ls5fla

The real spring paint is called "Ionoklad".

It was blue/gray and kinda thick. It was brushed on the lower/underside of the leaf, but not on the sides (and the top is left bare I think).

No Vette Vendor carries this any longer.
You can try here if you want..

http://www.unitedpaintonline.com/


Bill

wilbur

I primed then painted with a light grey satin paint to protect from rusting, then primed over top of the paint with a light grey primer to give it the factory look.