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Aug 31, 2010 · When did GM first start using clearcoat/base sytems? Jump to Latest Follow. 8K views 4 replies 5 participants last post by Arrowsmith Sep 2, 2010. Jack Burton Discussion starter. 216 posts · Joined 2009. #1 · Aug 31, 2010. And what kind of paint (s) were they e.g. enamel, lacquer, urethane, etc.? Like. Sort by Oldest first. TechNova.
Aug 11, 2009 · You will see a WA number (WA8555 is black, for example) and it may (or may not) say BC/CC after that. Most of the metallic colors started bc/cc in 88 or 89, some of the solid colors (white, black, victory red) were single stage through the mid 90's.
Mar 25, 2016 · C3 General - Original paint? - When did GM start using clear coat? I just bought a 1970 that was supposed to be original paint. Even though there is quite a bit of lacquer checking in the paint job it appears glossy as if it was clear coated. The seller insists he had the car looked at by NCRS guys and they felt it...
Sep 2, 2006 · When was basecoat/clearcoat introduced, and when did it start appearing on car finishes. . . as in repairs and customizing, and also in general automobile production methods?
Mar 27, 2009 · GM was just starting to use the base/clear system in 1987/88, which was when the G body cars were being phased out. GM had some problems with some vehicles that had base/clear paint early on, with paint and clearcoat delamination. Some vehicle lines got extended warranty protection for paint problems. 8.
In early 1955, General Motors started to work with a new raw material supplier. In doing so they chose a different kind of enamel paint product. Here instead of the early alkyd resins they chose to start using new acrylics. This product was used in a process that GM called “reflow.”
Sep 14, 2006 · In the mid 1950's GM started using aycrlic laquer commonly known as Lucite instead, because it produced a more durable finish, but did not have the depth of nitrocellulose. As far as the corvette was concerned, apparantly all the cars produced in St Louis were of acrylic lacquer single stage and buffed.
