Buick 1972 Touch Up Paint

1972 Buick Touch Up Paint (25 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customized Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customized Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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Where to find Buick color code

Find Your 1972 Buick Paint Code

Buick used many different locations over the years, so the paint color plate can be hard to find. GM did not standardize the location. Commonly cited spots are the glove box or the spare tire well; otherwise it may be anywhere. The code format typically looks like 51/WA316N, usually preceded by BC/CC (BC/CC 51 or BC/CC 316N), and two-tone entries may show U or L (BC/CC U316N or BC/CC L316N).

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1972 Buick Background Info

The 1972 Buick Vibe

Welcome to 1972-the year of the "Deuce and a Quarter" Electra and the legendary "Boattail" Riviera. Back then, Buick wasn't just building cars; they were building land-yachts with enough sheet metal to sink a destroyer. With 25 different colors in our database, it's clear the boys in Flint were having a field day. Whether you were rolling in Flame Orange Poly, Emerald Mist Poly, or the quintessentially '70s Antique Gold Poly, your Buick was a rolling statement of status. It was a time when "Poly" meant you had enough metallic flake to catch the sun and "Luxury" meant you probably had a vinyl top that was destined to be your roof's worst enemy.

Paint Health Check

If you're looking at original 1972 paint today, you're staring at the **Single Stage Era**. These cars didn't have the clear coat "safety blanket" you see on modern plastic commuter pods. They were sprayed with thick acrylic lacquer or enamel where the pigment and the gloss lived together in one layer. The problem? Oxidation. If your Deep Chestnut Poly looks more like a dusty chalkboard than a jewel-toned masterpiece, that's "chalking"-the paint literally dying on the vine from UV exposure. And don't get me started on the roofs; those fancy vinyl tops were famous for trapping moisture and inviting the "tin worm" to eat your metal from the inside out while the paint above it still looked fine.

Restoration Tip

Since this is single-stage paint, you've actually got a secret weapon: you can often "bring it back" without a full respray. If the pigment is still there, a slow, methodical buffing can strip away that dead, oxidized skin to reveal the vibrant Stratomist Blue Poly hiding underneath. But here's the salty truth: It needs wax or it dies. Without a clear coat to protect it, that fresh-buffed surface is porous and hungry. If you don't seal it with a high-quality wax or sealant immediately, the sun will turn it back into a chalkboard before the next oil change. If you're touching up chips, build your layers slowly-don't try to fill a 50-year-old crater in one shot.

Buick Models Released in 1972

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