GM paint code 42
Warm Silver Metallic.
- Code
42(also seen as9523)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Silver
- Code in use
- 1988–1990 across GM
- Models
- 33
- 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 42: it is mostly listed as Blue Silver 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 42
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 Allure | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM C/k Pickup | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Captiva | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Grand Am | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Grand Prix | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Heavy Duty Truck | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Impala | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Monte Carlo | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Park Avenue | 1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Riviera | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM S-Series | 1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Sierra | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Silhouette | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Sky | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Sprint | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Srx | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1988–1990 | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Torrent | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Venture | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Vue | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
| GM Wave | 1988–1990 ? | Warm Silver Metallic |
16 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Catera (built 1996–2001)
- GM Cts (built 2002–2019)
- GM Cts-V (built 2002–2019)
- GM Envoy (built 1997–2008)
- GM Equinox (built 2004–present)
- GM Hhr (built 2005–2011)
- GM Ion (built 2002–2007)
- GM L-Series (built 1999–2004)
- GM Lacrosse (built 2004–present)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Montana SV6 (built 1997–2009)
- GM Rendezvous (built 2001–2006)
- GM Solstice (built 2005–2009)
- GM Sts (built 2004–2013)
- GM Sts-V (built 2004–2013)
Where to find code 42 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 Warm Silver Metallic
Ask for GM 42 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 9523).
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.