Dash Paint for 1968

Q: Dash Paint for 1968

Hi folks – In the process of rebuilding my 1968 dash w/ new wiring and prepping for paint. I have two questions, hopefully someone can answer.

The metal dash is currently black, though the interior is brown. This car has been repainted by the original owner. Was the dash painted to match the interior, or was it painted the color of the car, such as the old Mercedes and Jaguars were done?

A: The instrument panel was painted according to the interior color for 1968 Firebirds. You will want to look on your body tag for the appropriate color from the information below.

Upper Instrument Panel – (0 degrees Gloss)
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Velvet Black: 253-272-259-269-260-275-262-273
Aleutian Blue: 250-255
Laguna Turquoise: 261-256
Burgundy: 252-258
(Note: 251-257 are missing from chart above along with the April Gold row. I am assuming it should be April Gold since every number in the color bracket is missing from the chart.)

Interior – (30 degrees Gloss):
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Starlight Black: 253-272-259-269-260-275-262-273
Aleutian Blue: 250-255
Laguna Turquoise: 261-256
April Gold: 251-257
Regimental Red: 252-258

Source: Pontiac Service Craftsman News, No. 1 – 1968, pg. 8.

I have the company paint codes on this chart if you need them for mixing. One of these days I will get it up on the web so the whole chart is available instead of small portions.

I finally have these codes availabe as an Acrobat PDF file at:

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