Paint - Exterior Color Code & Cross Reference
BULLETIN NO.: 97-T-02ISSUE DATE: January, 1997
GROUP/SEQ. NO.: Body-01
CORPORATION NO.: 688105
SUBJECT:
1997 Model Paint Information
The listings of 1997 paint codes contained in this bulletin will enable Retailers to order the necessary paint materials required for proper field repairs. The list of colors indicates the suppliers' ordering codes for exterior and interior colors.
All Saturn vehicles are built at the Spring Hill, Tennessee manufacturing facility and painted with a base coat/clearcoat paint process.
Paint manufacturers such as those listed on the pages that follow, produce service paint which could perform satisfactorily for field repairs. Paint suppliers in your area can provide you with information regarding these materials.
The paints listed in this bulletin should be available from local paint suppliers. Please note the addition of Code 19 (Dk. Blue) as a new color and that Code 69 (Copper) and Code 99 (Purple) are now discontinued from production.
We believe these sources and their products to be reliable. There may be additional manufacturers of such products. Saturn does not endorse, indicate any preference for or assume any responsibility for the products from these firms, or for any such items which may be available from other sources.
The Service Parts Identification (SPID) label illustrated in the Figure is located on the spare tire cover. This label contains the paint codes needed to identify the paint materials for field repairs. This label identifies the paint code along with the WA# for that paint code. It is important to use this WA# along with the paint code to identify the correct repair materials. Care should be taken to transfer the SPID label or its information if the panel to which the label is affixed requires replacement; Replacement SPID labels are not available.
The 1997 Saturn Sedans and Coupes employ composite body panels on the vertical surfaces of the vehicle. The 1997 Saturn Wagons employ composite body panels on all vertical surfaces and on the liftgate. The following information identifies each type of material, where it is used and the procedures for painting the types of plastic materials used on Saturn vehicles.
A. Rigid Plastic Refinishing-GTX, PULSE and SMC
1. Same procedures as used for sheet metal.
2. Flex additives are not required when using urethane paint systems.
3. Avoid lacquer finishes and aggressive solvents and pre-cleaners.
B. Flexible Plastic Refinishing-TPO
1. A Polyolefin adhesion promoter such as 3M(R) Polyolefin Adhesion Promoter (P/N 05907) or equivalent is required over all unpainted surfaces.
2. Flexible additives, used per manufacturer's recommendations, are required in primer surfacer and clearcoat.
C. Structure Painting and Touch-Up
1. Structural components are painted black with 50 percent gloss. PPO DP9O or equivalent is recommended.
2. Door openings and upper door frames are finished with a black 50 percent gloss top coat finish.