Grey Vynacote, Holden after thought?

[mr.jones]

The newer code for Grey Vynacote is 3H012 try your painter with that.

[Taily]

Utes were painted body colour in the rear..... All Sandman vans from Hq to HZ were painted grey Vynacote in the rear from factory.... What has happened to them over the past 30-40 years can be hard to tell sometimes..... Even WB vans were grey Vynacote.

Sean, my Melbourne build 3/1975 ute is grey vynacote in the tub from new. My understanding is that it seems to be model/plant dependent on HJ? I've also seen other HJ utes with it and also without it. All of the ordering spec info that I have for my ute (we've got everything else bar the production line sheet, which I would have dearly loved to find but it wasn't to be seen when I pulled it all apart) doesn't specify if vynacote was to be applied to it but looking at the way it had worn and flaked on the sides and bed of the tub area there is most definately no exterior coloured paint under it on the floor of the tub.

[mauser]

Utes were painted body colour in the rear..... All Sandman vans from Hq to HZ were painted grey Vynacote in the rear from factory.... What has happened to them over the past 30-40 years can be hard to tell sometimes..... Even WB vans were grey Vynacote.

I thought Kingswood Utes were body colour in the tub and Belmont/holden ones were the Vynacote. All panelvans I have seen were Vynacote.

Mauser

[husky srt]

The newer code for Grey Vynacote is 3H012 try your painter with that.

Thanks mr.jones, I'll get him to give it a go and see what comes up. I will still get him to scan one of my inside access panels and compare the two.

[husky srt]

Mine hasn't been repainted, it's as it came when new.

My old Dulon colour mixing book has grey vynacote code in it and it only runs to HJ Holden, so it's not a late model thing. I remember my mates HJ Sandman had it on the floor and walls back when it was new, but I don't think my Dads HQ ute had it in the tray, it was white and the tray was white (I think....).

Hi Rob, remember how the paint in the back of your van was different to mine? Just trying to work out why there is a difference. I hope to get the inside finished over Christmas now that I've got a new air compressor.

[Big Rob]

Hi Rob, remember how the paint in the back of your van was different to mine? Just trying to work out why there is a difference. I hope to get the inside finished over Christmas now that I've got a new air compressor.

Yeah, that had me stumped too, yours definitely looked like it had never had it anywhere, and for sure under the headliner where it was bare metal.

Mine has grey vynacote over the body colour on the floor, so I'm assuming that the body went through the normal painting process, then the vynacote was applied further on down the line.

I spoke to the original owner on Tuesday and he confirmed that the interior finish is as he received it when new. He put a piece of carpet in the back the day after he got it and it stayed almost scratch-free.

With regard to my Dad's ute having white paint in the tray, it was a Belmont and one of the very first built, as he got it the day that the HQ was released. That was a memorable day..... the HQ looked space-aged compared to a HG, even in Belmont trim. (Dad! Where are the quarter windows!?)

[Innuendo]

(Dad! Where are the quarter windows!?)

They were in some South Australian HQ Ambulances.

[HK1837]

Early W utes and vans have 2 x different rear finishes listed, for Kingswood utes and all Belmonts (which may mean wagon too):

"Colourflek" Astro Grey 611-14224 or
Grey Vynacote 599-15160.

I have the formula for 599-15160:

Tinter - Setting
34178 - 0
11999 - 80
00740 - 158
05440 - 165
00744 - 168
01012 - 500

[wbute]

My 84 ute is body colour in the back. It's a Kingswood. It's original.