1969 Camaro Trunk paint

**Lynn** · #1 12-19-2012, 04:30 AM

I have done several searches and (surprise suprise) get conflicing answers. Not in a huge hurry, but am putting my car together. It isn't 100% correct, but pretty darn close. Only 27,000 miles, but far from a survivor. The only thing it survived was a couple of teenager owners who beat the crap out of it. 08A car if it matters.

Very few mods, although I am doing some day two "bolt ons" that could be easily removed (headers, traction bars, bolt on subframe connectors and the like).

I have some of my original trunk paint still showing. Not sure how to replicate it.
What are you heavy hitters using for trunk paint on higher end cars? My understanding is that no rattle can alternatives are worth a darn.
BTW, I had asked about the sound deadener a while back. The 3m Body Schutz worked great to replicate the factory sound deadener in the wheel wells and trunk area on the quarters(although I did not get quite the same squared off look in the trunk. But the build up is dead on.

**x77-69z28** · #2 12-19-2012, 04:52 AM

I believe it is called zolotone . I did my 67 trunk with it and it came out great. I have some left in a can. It is applied with a shutze gun.

camaromb · #3 12-19-2012, 02:12 PM

I think the best trunk paint being done now is a 2 step process; spraying the thick darker base color and spraying the lighter spots afterwards. There are a few resto shops doing a good job with this technique.
The original water base paint had solvent based paint drops that almost fish-eyed/popped open when drying. Without the original type trunk paint or the proper application gun there is no way to properly duplicate this. I don't think there currently is a single paint that looks quite like the original Norwood or LA trunk paint, which are both different.

**Lynn** · #4 12-19-2012, 06:54 PM

Thanks Buddy and Mark. Mark, I believe you are correct on the two steps. I was planning on shooting the trunk in dp90 first, then applying the spatter paint. Will check in to the zolotone. I still have my the gun I got with the body shutze.

BTW, just in case anyone needs to know: 3 cans of the shutze is more than enough to do the four wheel wells and the trunk quarters. I wasn't sure, so bought 6.

**x77-69z28** · #5 12-19-2012, 09:28 PM

The zolatone is a one step process, and has held up really well in my 67 trunk. I believe it came from ken Lucas.

**Steve Shauger** · #6 12-20-2012, 02:02 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x77-69z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The zolatone is a one step process, and has held up really well in my 67 trunk. I believe it came from ken Lucas. </div></div>

Larry Christensen was selling the zolatone for years. At one time it was the best available, but the two phase process used and perfected by the Super Car Workshop, and now by other resto shop such as Muscle Car Restorations (Rick Nelson), Chris White to name a few, is spot on if done correctly.

**x77-69z28** · #7 12-20-2012, 02:11 AM

Good to know Steve.

**Lynn** · #8 12-20-2012, 03:19 AM

Great info. Will check it out. Someone pointed out via pm that frame connectors are not really a "day 2" bolt on. I fully agree. Just using them to try and avoid the dreaded cracking of the seams behind the rear window when these get driven hard. And I promise this one will get driven hard.

**firstgenaddict** · #9 12-20-2012, 05:46 PM

Speaking of the frame connectors, the RS COPO out of Berger that was offered 2 years ago was running 9 sec 1/4's with a bolt in cage and connectors and there was little if any body twist in the car, VERY GOOD Setup!

**Lynn** · #10 12-20-2012, 06:51 PM

Yeah, I won't be running 9's. Be happy to get it in the twelves.