Buick red engine paint

Discussion in 'Color is everything!' started by Luxus, Sep 19, 2018.

  1. Luxus

    Luxus Gold Level Contributor

  2. GSX 554

    GSX 554 Gold Level Contributor

    Here's Krylon 2114 which is NLA and Bill Hirsch's Paint . The Bill Hirsch is rated to 500 Degrees . Other that have bought this paint you show have posted pictures of it an in my opinion it appears to be too Pinkish . Others have bought CARS paint and complained it too was too Pinkish
     

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  3. GSX 554

    GSX 554 Gold Level Contributor

  4. Daves69

    Daves69 Too many cars too work on

    The vendor is Inline Tube and it appears they have color matched the Buick red. This is custom filled for them.
     
  5. 87GN_70GS

    87GN_70GS Well-Known Member

    Ill bet Krylon makes it for them and just re-started 2114 production.

    Just like TPP has gotten ZolaTone to provide the aqua trunk paint exclusively to them
     
  6. Matt Knutson

    Matt Knutson Well-Known Member

    "Just like TPP has gotten ZolaTone to provide the aqua trunk paint exclusively to them"

    You can buy the trunk splatter paint right from your local GM dealer - matches perfectly. You still need to flat clear it because it's junk paint, but, it does look good Perfectly matched my original in my '71 Flint built car.
     
  7. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    It is water based that’s why it’s junk. They won’t ship Zolotone in the winter
     
  8. steve covington

    steve covington Well-Known Member

    There is also another aftermarket NON-water based trunk paint, but it has a VERY short shelf life. Naturally, I can't find it now...
     
  9. dan zepnick

    dan zepnick Well-Known Member

    I use Regal Red from Menards.
     
  10. 87GN_70GS

    87GN_70GS Well-Known Member

    It was prob Zolatone ZT-20-TS02. Has been discontinued.
     
  11. scubasteve455

    scubasteve455 Well-Known Member

    OMG Hirsch ! Straight enamel . C’mon. Nothing in Can is good . Harbor freight buy spray gun. Buy some straight enamel reducer. If need be. Mail boxes should be aerosol. Not Buick 455 engine
     
  12. StratoBlue72

    StratoBlue72 Well-Known Member

    Many years ago when I was working at a Valspar jobber, I built my own Buick Red formula in their 852 2k urethane line using the long ago discontinued Martin Senour aerosol Buick Red to match to.
    I'm fairly certain that the paint is still available to have mixed.
     
  13. scubasteve455

    scubasteve455 Well-Known Member

    StratoBlue72. BIG difference between Martin Senour/ Valspar . Makers of the Best Enamel on the Planet . Than an Aerosol knock off company. I believe that Straight enamel back in the day had lead in it. I know Hirsch Engine enamel has lead in it. That’s the only point I’m making when I hammer on people using cheaper products.
     
  14. StratoBlue72

    StratoBlue72 Well-Known Member

    What I was saying was that supposedly the Martin Senour Buick Red aerosol was a good color match , and I used that as a color sample to build my own formula in a high solids catalyzed urethane. Now I would never use Valspar for painting my car, but their paint is definitely superior to using aerosol.
    If I was to make some now, I'd use the R-M Uno urethane, which still has some chromated toners available.
    Only brands going on the outside of my vehicles is going to be Glasurit or R-M.
     
  15. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    Ability to match color is huge. Those companies couldn’t match my GSX yellow. PPG was a dead match and paint was high quality.
     
  16. Bryan Fant

    Bryan Fant Well-Known Member

    Who sales the buick red correct urethane in a quart for spraying. Years ago I sprayed a 455 after first a application a coat of featherfill primer and then the buick red. It lasted on the engine for 20 years before the engine was taken apart for a rebuild. I think I bought it from CARS inc.
     
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