Steering column color

[Bjv69ss]

I'm getting ready to work on the paint color on the interior of the car.  It has a dark green interior.  The question I have,  is the column supposed to be green or black?  It looks like it was painted or swaped at one point.  There is green paint pealing with black paint pealing as well .

Joe

[Ed Ernst]

The steering column should be green.

[Bjv69ss]

Thanks Ed,
I kind of thought it would be green.  I looked a little closer last night, the green peel is over the black.  I'd bet that someone swapped out a tilt column and put in the straight one that's in there now.

Since I have not started to look for the materials yet, have you any idea what the paint is to use and where to get it?  It's not exterior paint, something satin.  I seem to remember something on this site about a topic of that nature.

Thanks again, Joe

[Ed Ernst]

I'm not very familiar with paint and associated mixes.  I have done some interior touch ups w/paints from Rick's and our local Camaro store with nice results, but have never repainted an entire interior.  Hopefully some one with more experience will chime in.

[Bjv69ss]

Thank's Ed, I'm sure someone has a paint code for a body shop supply house to match the dark green color and sheen The Rick's catalog just came in yesterday's mail.  I have not looked for a long time but I think all they have is the paint to redo plastiic parts.  I'll check though.

[JohnZ]

Go to www.autocolorlibrary.com and key in "Chevrolet", then "1969" - the exterior colors will be on page 1, and the different glosses (and applications) of interior colors with PPG codes will be on page 2. 

[Bjv69ss]

Thanks John! 

That's a big help!  There should be a new page on this site with helpful links like this. 

Joe