After 4 hours of searching, I'm stuck on finding the correct spray paint/dye for my Graphite interior. My RPO sticker shows a 12I as the interior color, which I'm sure is overwhelmingly standard on most the Blazers out there.

My question is how do I find a matching spray can in a dye/paint that is an exact match?

I've seen a few of the manufacturers like "Colorbond", SEM" and others, BUT.......I can't seem to find a cross reference chart as to the exact product number I need. Each manufacturer has a different code and none of them have a cross reference to 12H or 12I. ALL of these paint/Dye manufacturers show a different graphite color and number. I emailed SEM and they said call the dealer for your paint code, I responded with I have my paint code and it doesn't match with your numbers.....never heard back from them.

A google search shows tons of people asking the same question I am, but no real answers. Its basically the same thing, bought the product and its the wrong color, doesn't match, nobody can help me, blah blah blah.

So once again, is there someone out here that has used a particular brand with a product number that can help me find the correct "Graphite Interior Pant/Dye for the 2001 Blazer?

Thank you.

 

Pretty sure if you could find the correct dye it still won't match exactly. Your interior is 17 years old and has faded some over the years.

 

Totally agree. I've been reworking my interior with an airbrush. I've decided to go do a local, renowned, paint distributor instead following the coded colors. While they were preparing the correct dye setup, they pointed, that a door handle today is a different (pale of) color that the door padding. And these two don't compare the dash either So, actually, depending on what You're gonna do, drive Your Blazer to a distributor and ask to make 1.5 oz for You for the exact details You're going to paint.

 

Also the fact that even if you did find a premade color match every batch produced has just a little variance from one to the other that if two containers are needed and have different batch numbers they will not match other

 

I understand that, not looking for perfect, just want really, really close. The frustration is that these companies that manufacture the colors are pretty vague with cross referencing GM's numbers. etc, as I found out by by tons of others like me complaining on various blogs, and some of the dyes/paints advertised are not even in the ballpark as to what they're described to be.

Just trying not to buy 3 different colors to find the one that's the best match.

 

A common practice here is to go to a paint supplier asking for making a base paint with a real car element or detail. They rarely follow any codes, as they may wary of what You actually have. Usually, they get the RAL selector and see which code is matching best. Then, they prepare the paint, and get back with a paper strips. By painting the strips and comparing to the detail, they check if they shall apply a slight dye modification. Of course, a special white source lamp is needed...