GM red interior color?

[Rbray47]

It was called Garnet Red in the 90s, correct? I'm building a Revell Caprice and I was thinking doing it red on red. What paint would be a good match for the interior, something off the shelf at either Hobby Lobby or Hobbytown? 

 

Thanks!

[espo]

3 hours ago, Rbray47 said:

It was called Garnet Red in the 90s, correct? I'm building a Revell Caprice and I was thinking doing it red on red. What paint would be a good match for the interior, something off the shelf at either Hobby Lobby or Hobbytown? 

 

Thanks!

Tamiya offers a color called Mica Red TS-39 also Bright Mica Red TS-85. You would want to top it with a flat or a very low sheen topcoat since a majority of these interiors were a cloth finish on the seating surface. The seat backs and door panels as well as the dash would be some sort of vinyl, so maybe a little more sheen than the seating surfaces. 

[av405]

I've seen some use TS-33 Dull Red. I haven't used it personally, but I bought a can to have it on hand for a Chevy C-1500 project I have planned. My goal is also to duplicate the Garnet Red interior. 

[espo]

Whichever color you think about using try a spray out on a picnic spoon is the best way to see if it will give you the color you are after. This will also save you from striping the interior if the color doesn't look right to you. 

[Rbray47]

Thanks for the help.

I have some Mica red, but even after dulling i worry the metallic pigment would show. I may stop and get a can of dull red and try both.

[av405]

On 7/28/2023 at 3:17 PM, Rbray47 said:

Thanks for the help.

I have some Mica red, but even after dulling i worry the metallic pigment would show. I may stop and get a can of dull red and try both.

Please post your results. I'd be very interested in seeing them.