Buick Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Paint: All Technical Service Bulletins
Paint - Assembly Plant & Paint Supplier

Bulletin  89-10-12

Date  Mar. '89

Ref. No. 89-113-10

Corp. Ref. No.  901702

SUBJECT:

ASSEMBLY PLANT PAINT IDENTIFICATION

MODELS AFFECTED: ALL 1989 MODELS

Attached is a current listing of the various assembly plants and their paint supplier. It should be noted, however, that paint suppliers are subject to change
at any given time.

Assembly Plant

Plant

Passenger Cars

Code

Paint Type

Paint Supplier

Hamtramck, Michigan

U*

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Dupont

Enamel

Buick City, Flint

H*

Basecoat/Clearcoat

PPG

Enamel

Lansing, Michigan

M* or C

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Dupont

Enamel

Lansing, Michigan

B*

Basecoat/Clearcoat

PPG

Enamel

Arlington, Texas

R

Dispersion Lacquer

Dupont

Bowling Green, KY

5

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Dupont

Enamel

Doraville, GA

D

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Dupont

Enamel

Fairfax, Kansas

X

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Dupont

Enamel

Framingham, Mass.

G

Basecoat/Clearcoat

PPG

Orion, Michigan

4

Basecoat/Clearcoat

PPG

Enamel

Janesville, Wisconsin

J

Dispersion Lacquer

PPG

Assembly Plant                

Plant

Passenger Cars                 

Code            

Paint Type              

Paint Supplier

Lakewood, Georgia

A*

Dispersion Lacquer

Dupont

Lordstown, Ohio

7

Basecoat/Clearcoat

PPG

Enamel

Oklahoma Cy, Okla

6*

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Inmont

Enamel

Wentzville, Missouri

1*

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Inmont

Enamel

Tarrytown, New York

T*

Basecoat/Clearcoat

Inmont