COLOR CODEDT- 7610 (1970) - Lime GreenDodge Touch-Up Paint

The Look

This is a loud, unapologetic piece of the 1970s. While most trucks from that era were painted in muted tans and working-man blues, this color was built for the owner who wanted their Dodge to be seen from three counties away. Because it was only active for a single year on trucks, you are working with a rare bit of High Impact history. It has an aggressive, citrus energy that makes modern greens look pale by comparison. Since your truck has likely been through decades of work and weather, this color will bring back that factory-floor vibrance that defined the peak of the muscle truck era.

Technical Details

This is a solid finish, meaning there are no metallic flakes or pearls to worry about. The benefit here is that you do not have to worry about "mottling" or stripes where the flakes bunch together. The challenge is that solid, high-contrast colors like this are very honest-they will show every bit of poor surface prep or uneven layering. Because it is a solid pigment, it provides excellent coverage, but it also highlights any deep scratches or dings if they are not smoothed out before you start.

Best Practices

You can usually find your paint code on the metal plate riveted to the driver's door pillar or occasionally on the firewall inside the engine compartment. Before you apply Dodge Lime Green (check for code DT- 7610 (1970)), you must shake the container for a full two minutes to ensure the heavy pigments are totally mixed. Test the color on the included card first to see how it looks against your current paint, as fifty years of sun can shift the original shade. Whether you are using a brush or a nozzle, keep the container moving to avoid pooling, and allow plenty of drying time between light layers in a covered garage or a patch of shade.