1966 Sunfire Yellow

[Julio G.]

Greetings,
Has anyone recently painted a 66 Sunfire yellow (984) car? any advice on what the closest match is or correct paint code? Ive found a European urethane base/clear that is supposed to match 984 but id like to see what others are using. Any advice is appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
JJ

[Mark E.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

Greetings,
Has anyone recently painted a 66 Sunfire yellow (984) car? any advice on what the closest match is or correct paint code? Ive found a European urethane base/clear that is supposed to match 984 but id like to see what others are using. Any advice is appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
JJ

My apology if I'm missing a nuance with your question.

984 is the paint code. A local retailer of automotive paints should be able to use this code to look up the recipe for the brand of paint you want and he carries (PPG and R-M are two). If they measure carefully, the color should be close to correct, meaning it would be hard to see a difference in shade or color if the mixing process is repeated with multiple batches of paint.

If you're uncertain you'll like the result, buy a test pint and spray it on a panel.

[Donald H.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

You need to be a little careful just using the GM order code for paint. The same numeric code was used year over year in some cases, but the paints were different shades.

Examples: (for the Nassau, Marina, and LeMans blue the GM codes are the same 976, but they are three distinct shades. I had a 67 Marina blue convertible and recently sold my 66 Nassau blue coupe)

66 Nassau blue GM code 976 Ditzler/PPG formula code-13057 DuPont formula code-46906
67 Marina blue GM code 976 Ditzler/PPG formula code-13364 DuPont formula code-4834L

68 LeMans blue GM cide 976 Ditzler/PPG formula code-13549 DuPont formula code-4908L

66/67 Sunfire Yellow GM code 984 Ditzler/PPG formula code-81540 DuPont formula code-4711L

68 Safari Yellow GM code 984 Ditzler/PPG formula code-81621 DuPont formula code-4906L

I don't know if the yellow shades are different. But you would be safer using the PPG or DuPont codes. You can find them on the internet by simply searching for the specific year and corvette exterior colors.

Good luck
Don

[Julio G.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply. Essentially im just trying to see if anyone out there has a modern mixing code that accurately replicates the original 984 color. Ive searched the older posts and read a few comments that indicated that the code wasn't crossing over very accurately to a modern equivalent. I have found a route that i think i will try as a test. but if anyone else has recently done a 66 sunfire yellow paint job id like to know what they went with.

Regards,
JJ

[Tim G.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

I've owned a number of Sunfire yellow 1967's since it's my favorite color. It seems as if it is difficult to capture the washed out yellow that it's supposed to look like. I've never seen the color presented too faded on the judging field, it seems if anything it is usually too bright of a yellow when repainted.

[Darryl D.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

Greetings,
Has anyone recently painted a 66 Sunfire yellow (984) car? any advice on what the closest match is or correct paint code? Ive found a European urethane base/clear that is supposed to match 984 but id like to see what others are using. Any advice is appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
JJ

[Mark E.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

I've owned a number of Sunfire yellow 1967's since it's my favorite color. It seems as if it is difficult to capture the washed out yellow that it's supposed to look like. I've never seen the color presented too faded on the judging field, it seems if anything it is usually too bright of a yellow when repainted.

Agreed. It's truly a mellow, creamy yellow. Also one of my favorite colors, and I'm not a huge yellow fan.

My brother bought a new 66 SS Impala this color, and I owned a 69 GTO this color.

[Douglas L.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

Julio,

I have a Sunfire yellow car. In checking with a local auto paint store, they said DURACRYL could be mixed as per below. But, wait till you see what the price per gallon is!!!!

[Jaime G.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

Julio,

I have a Sunfire yellow car. In checking with a local auto paint store, they said DURACRYL could be mixed as per below. But, wait till you see what the price per gallon is!!!!

Duracryl is lacquer if I am not mistaken. modern lacquer is a total different paint if you want to go there.

[Stewart L.]

Re: 1966 Sunfire Yellow

Any paint code or formula that was a lacquer color originally and has been converted to urethane is going to get you a close approximation of the color at best. What you need to do is find a sample of the original color. It may be under the convertible flip up lid, under the door trim panel, on the dash Z bar or under the carpet. If that fails on your car you would need to find a sample on another car. then, consult with your painter, each painter has a brand of paint that they like to use so getting a formula for a different type or brand of paint isn't going to help. Your painter should have a color map, all shops have them, it's like a Pantone chart of automotive colors. With that you can find the closest match from the color map, mix the color and spray some spray out samples. From there he can tint the color to get an acceptable match. You sound like you want to go with a urethane paint so you should have the painter to mix it in a single stage which would be preferable to a base coat clear coat finish. A professional automotive painter does this type of thing every day and should be able to handle it easily.