SS replacement dash paint code needed

[JanS]

Just installed a new replacement SS dash in my 71 SS from OPG. I need to paint my ashtray, glove box door and the piece under the steering column. Does anyone know what the paint match is for this? Code, brand, etc. Called OPG and the guy I talked to was an idiot. He told me any black will match.

[Hank70SS]

SEM brand Landau Black. Online or most automotive paint supply stores. Some auto parts stores may have it but your best bet is a paint supply store. SEM Landau Black will have the correct level of gloss to match the rest of the dash.

[shadowgray396]

I would also use Sem Plastic Adhesion Promoter before spraying on the black. I used the SEM brand Landau Black on my glove box and ash tray and it was a perfect match.

[JanS]

Thanks! I'll pick some up today. You would think OPG would know this??? Thanks again!

[Hank70SS]

Originally Posted by shadowgray396

I would also use Sem Plastic Adhesion Promoter before spraying on the black. I used the SEM brand Landau Black on my glove box and ash tray and it was a perfect match.

Good point Ray, I forgot about that. I used DupliColor adhesion promoter. Whatever brand an adhesion promoter is a good idea when spraying plastic or vinyl. Make sure your old parts are good and clean first.

[JanS]

Picked up the paint and sprayed the three pieces. The paint does not match the dashboard. It might match the dash pad but isn't even close to the dashboard. OPG gave me a phone number for the company that makes the dashboards. Probably just to get rid of me. When you dail the number it gives a recording that says the mailbox is full.

[Hank70SS]

Who made the dash, last I heard Dynacorn was the only company reproducing that dash. It's the dash both shadowgray396 and I used and we both used SEM Landau Black #15013 and got, well at least I did, a perfect match. What's wrong? Not the right level of gloss or something else.

I used SEM Light Saddle on my console, seat backs and kick panels, perfect match to original colors. Also used SEM Dark Saddle on the parts of my dash that are not black and that was also perfect. My interior is 70 Saddle or Light Saddle so I have a lot of different shades and colors. A black interior is much easier, everything is the same color.

[JanS]

Hank,

No the gloss is there it's just a different shade of black. It's almost a perfect color match to the vinyl dash pad but not the dash. I e mailed the company today and if I hear back I'll let you know. The company that made these for OPG is called G T Restoration. They might just be a suppier because the box says 70 72 Chevelle dash assembly made in Taiwan.

[shadowgray396]

Mine was also a good match. You could spray the whole dash with the SEM black and at least you could match it down the road if you had to touch it up. Sorry to hear it was not a good match.

[JanS]

This is the paint match for the OPG dash assembly 70-72 Chevelle, part # CH23644. They say Dupont 99L is the correct color match