GM paint code 36
Firethorn Metallic.
- Code
36(also seen as4748)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1976 across GM
- Models
- 15
- Screen colour
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Check before you buy. Codes are compiled from public data and can contain errors: check the label on your vehicle or ask a dealer before buying paint. How we verify
Our sources disagree about code 36: it is mostly listed as Golden Quartz Metallic. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 36
Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.
| Model | Years | Colour name |
|---|---|---|
| GM Buick | 1976 | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM C/k Pickup | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Cavalier | 1976 | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Century | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Cutlass | 1976 | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Firebird | 1976 | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1976 | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Sunbird | 1976 | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Tavera | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
| GM Tracker | 1976 ? | Firethorn Metallic |
10 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Astro (built 1985–2005)
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Camaro (built 2015–2023)
- GM Corsica (built 1987–1996)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Safari (built 1998–present)
- GM Solstice (built 2005–2009)
- GM Sunfire (built 1994–2005)
- GM Xlr (built 2003–2009)
- GM Xlr-V (built 2003–2009)
Where to find code 36 on your GM
Service Parts Identification (SPID) label. A code starting with WA followed by digits (for example WA8555), or a three-character code such as GAZ; the line often starts with BC/CC and U.
Touch-up paint for Firethorn Metallic
Ask for GM 36 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 4748).
This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.