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Does anyone know the color number or name of the dupont paint that was used on the interior of the 1938 chevrolet pickup. It is no longer available at Jim Carter or Chev of the 40's. Do you know where I can get it? Thanks

Zane -

The GM Heritage Center might be able to help. I contacted them a couple of days ago about an obscure paint question for my '54 3104 and received an answer in a couple of hours.
> CLICK - GM Heritage Ctr Contact

Not an answer to your interior question, but here is some info about exterior colors ...
> CLICK - 1938 Chevy Truck Exterior Paint Cross-Reference
> CLICK - 1938 Exterior Samples

- Lonnie

Zane,

The interior color of the 37-38 pickups was a wrinkle brown. I have the color chips for the exterior commercial colors for 37-38 and there is no listing for this interior color. Jim Carter used to sell a brown wrinkle paint which, once applied, needed to be heated in order to wrinkle. I tried this on my 37 1/2 ton many years ago and I was not satisfied with the results--it wrinkled unevenly (and it was a real hassle trying to apply even heat in the entire cab). Eastwood came out with both brown and black wrinkle paint in spray cans and they worked really well (I redid my 37 with this paint)--BUT then they discontinued the brown wrinkle.

A couple years ago, I discovered a Rustoleum color, Autumn Brown, in their Textured Paint line. When it dries, it is VERY close to the original color (just a bit "brighter" I'd say). It has a texture similar to a wrinkle and does so evenly when it dries. Not PRECISELY like the original, but pretty darned close. It's the best I've seen currently available, and definitely without the hassle of the old Jim Carter paint. I'm currently using it on the interior door panels and dash of my 1938 panel truck--they're coming out very nicely.

I hope this helps.

Jim

I am looking for the color code. I plan to powder coat all the interior pieces in a wrinkle finish once I find the correcr color. GM Heritage did not know the color. Does anyone have a name or number for the paint?

I am going to use the Rustoleum paint in the interior of my 37 when I redo it and get rid of the ugly tweed/leather interior I sewn up in the late 90s,I covered all the metal panels so I would not have to paint them so its going to be fun getting the glue off.