Hi ! Does anybody know what kind of paint Ford used for the 1979 Ford Pick ups. I have to do some touch up spraying on my 1979 F250. So my question is what kind : acrylic enamel or urethane and clear coat !?!

Alex

 

Acrylic enamel.. no clear.

I recall Ford started going base coat/clear (2K) in the mid-80s... if you ever noticed mid-80s Ford cars and trucks with original paint, their clearcoats are usually peeling off in sheets. The new technology was horrid but nowadays TONS better.

 

Im confused , i found that:
AutoColorLibrary - Color Chip Selection

three different acryl paints. Whats should i get to get the best result without problems when touching up.

 

Your hyperlink points to a 1970 paint sheet. Your question was with type of paint was used in 1979.

 

well 1979 the same _
AutoColorLibrary - Color Chip Selection !

Im looking for the tangerine 3058 on page 3 , theres a K under DAR ( acrylic enamel ) !Holy hell what the " K " stands for !?

 

try checking Historical Color Library

 

I believe it was acrylic enamel then. Good stuff too.

 

Compared to what? 1960's Laquer paint? ))

 

While the charts are correct for the colors for that year the paint options are correct for current year. While not looking in my book I can only suspect the "K" is the paint code that your truck originally was painted.

Acrylic enamel is what was used, no clear coat.

Besides Imron Acrylic enamel was the top of the line paint. The cheaper paint was a straight enamel, Dulux as duPont called it. Lacquer faded out in the early 70's but was used by a lot of body shops till the early 80's on restoration cars because you could get a deeper looking shine out of it once wet sanded and buffed.

 

I've had several painted with acrylic enamel with hardner added and it always held up well, as did the factory paint back then.