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To: BenLurkin

I’m going to paint my 1967 GTO with PPG brand code 9000, that is the blackest black currently on the market. I’m repainting it the original color. I own two black cars, what was I thinking?!


8 posted on 06/22/2026 12:10:03 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: wjcsux

PPG brand code 9000 is straight black toner. Black toners tend to shift brown when let down. If you want a truer black, use PPG brand code 9835, GM paint code WA8555, which incorporates some dark blue to keep the brown shift to a minimum.

That may vary with different manufacturers of paint. I’ve only dealt heavily with PPG and Sherwin-Williams, but it was true with both.


31 posted on 06/22/2026 1:07:31 PM PDT by rwfok (Nothing can stop what is coming. Nothing!)
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To: wjcsux
I own two black cars, what was I thinking?!

Now you’re shooting a third? You’re a very sick person and should seek professional help. ;-)

42 posted on 06/22/2026 7:52:54 PM PDT by paulcissa (The left hates you and wants you dead.)
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