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**hatzie** · 10-12-2021, 08:44 AM

It can be one of several colors.
The roof can be painted secondary color or body color depending on what option was chosen.
The secondary color roof was available without a secondary side color.
73-80 sides were typically second tone on the middle area of the sides inside the side molding ring.
81-91 had a stripe from the molding up to the body line or under the molding to the bottom of the body.

The secondary color could also be one of several not just white or off white. I've seen two tone with Gray, Black, Red, ... secondary color.

I had an 85 that had root beer brown as the main color with a cream white roof and cream white lower panels under the side molding.
My grandfather had a root beer brown 80's truck with body color roof and secondary color from the body molding to the body line. It was funny parking those almost twins next to eachother.

Page through the two tone paint thread for a bit and you'll see the diversity of two tone styles available from GM. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=333368

I used the 1995 GM Garnet Red Metallic with the 1985 GM Cream White from my 1985 inside the side moldings and on the roof of my 1976. It looked gorgeous. Darn if I can find an electronic picture of it after it was painted tho.

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hatzie Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wentworth, NH Posts: 4,916	Re: Paint code for the white on two-tone trucks? It can be one of several colors. The roof can be painted secondary color or body color depending on what option was chosen. The secondary color roof was available without a secondary side color. 73-80 sides were typically second tone on the middle area of the sides inside the side molding ring. 81-91 had a stripe from the molding up to the body line or under the molding to the bottom of the body. The secondary color could also be one of several not just white or off white. I've seen two tone with Gray, Black, Red, ... secondary color. I had an 85 that had root beer brown as the main color with a cream white roof and cream white lower panels under the side molding. My grandfather had a root beer brown 80's truck with body color roof and secondary color from the body molding to the body line. It was funny parking those almost twins next to eachother. Page through the two tone paint thread for a bit and you'll see the diversity of two tone styles available from GM. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=333368 I used the 1995 GM Garnet Red Metallic with the 1985 GM Cream White from my 1985 inside the side moldings and on the roof of my 1976. It looked gorgeous. Darn if I can find an electronic picture of it after it was painted tho. __________________ 1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD 1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD 1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD 1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD 1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD 1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD 2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500 2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263 2009 Impala SS LS4 V8 RTFM... GM Parts Books, GM Schematics, GM service manuals, and GM training materials... 1973-1991 GM Light Truck Service, Unit/Overhaul, Wiring Manuals, Parts Books and Some 1968-1999 GM Service Training textbooks in PDF 1988-1998 GMT400 CK service manual project 1988-1993 GMT400 CK parts books. 1967-1972 GM Light, Medium, & Heavy Truck Service Manuals in PDF Please include at least the year and model in your threads. It'll be easier to answer your questions. And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful. Last edited by hatzie; 10-12-2021 at 08:56 AM.