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1982 PAINT CODES INFORMATION

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PAINT CODE NUMBERS FROM VARIOUS SUPPLIERS FOR THE 1982 MODEL YEAR. THESE COLOURS CAN BE OBTAINED LOCALLY.

DUPONT REFINISH PAINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN:

L - LUCITE - ACRYLIC LACQUER A - CENTARI - ACRYLIC ENAMEL D - DELUX - ENAMEL

WHEN ORDERING DUPONT PAINT USE 'L' 'A' OR 'D' WITH THE APPROPRIATE DUPONT CODE

DITZLER REFINISH PAINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN:

DDL - DURACRYL - ACRYLIC LACQUER DAR - DELSTAR - ACRYLIC ENAMEL DQE - DITZCO - ALKYD ENAMEL DAU - DELTRON - ACRYLIC URETHANE

WHEN ORDERING DITZLER PAINT, USE 'DDL', 'DAR', 'DQE' OR 'DAU' WITH APPRO- PRIATE DITZLER CODE.

R-M REFINISH PAINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN:

A - ALPHA-CRYL - ACRYLIC LACQUER E - SUPER-MAX - ENAMEL

WHEN ORDERING R-M PAINT, USE 'A' OR 'E' WITH APPROPRIATE R-M NUMBER.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS REFINISH PAINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACRYLIC LACQUER AND ACRYLIC ENAMEL.

USE: PREFIX 34, J4 OR L10 FOR ACRYLIC LACQUER. PREFIX 35, J5 OR F10 FOR ACRYLIC ENAMEL.

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