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GM spec. WPPGLA for Powder Coating

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Q. What do the letters WPPGLA 0848 represent in a powder coat requirement by GM? I know the 0848 represents color. I think GLA represents gloss level, but what level?

Ralph Hetfield
Consultant to an automotive tier 3 Powder Coater - Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

A. GLA is the gloss level of the A-surface. It has a value of 5 - 7 degrees.

Lokesh Khurmi
- Toronto, Canada
2005

Q. I am looking for the Powder Coating MFG and Code for a 1998 Corvette Pace Car It's Purple with a yellow strip. I do have a wet paint code: waeq 5387- basf/r-m 225678 but this doesn't help me. The rims are Powder Coated a Yellow and Need the Powder coating Code to Match. Can any one help with this?

Gino Tighe
- Pittston Pennsylvania
May 2, 2012

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