AMC 1976 Touch Up Paint

1976 AMC Touch Up Paint (19 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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Where to find AMC color code

How to Find Your 1976 AMC's Color Code

AMC paint codes are hidden on top of the radiator support; engine grease and oil often make them impossible to read. Typical format is BS/GBS; only the BS portion is the color code. It can also appear as QBS, PBS, TBS, etc. The first letter is the Year Code, which makes color codes confusing. BS corresponds to Deep Water Blue Pearl Clearcoat. The G in GBS is not part of the color code. Lately AMC lists codes as BS. AMC has many two tone combos on some cars and often omitted the secondary color information.

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1976 AMC Background Info

The 1976 AMC Vibe

It's 1976, the Bicentennial is in full swing, and AMC is doing what it does best: taking wild swings at the Big Three. You're either rolling in the "Flying Fishbowl" Pacer or a Gremlin with a Levi's denim interior. While everyone else was getting conservative, AMC went experimental with the palette. We've got 19 colors in the vault for '76, and it's a beautiful, earthy mess. You had your pick of the decade's greatest hits, from the "funky" Limefire Metallic and Aztec Copper Metallic to the more patriotic Firecracker Red. It was an era where a car could be Sunshine Yellow or Dark Cocoa Metallic and nobody would blink an eye-it was just the spirit of the times.

Paint Health Check

If you're looking at a 1976 AMC today, you're looking at the Single Stage Era. This was the peak of pigment-rich acrylic enamels, and it's a double-edged sword. Back then, we didn't spray a clear coat "shield" over the top; the color was the protection. The bad news? Oxidation. If your Nautical Blue or Evergreen Metallic looks like a dusty chalkboard, that's the pigment literally dying on the surface from forty-plus years of sun exposure. These finishes "chalk" because there's nothing standing between the environment and the paint. AMC was also fighting a losing battle with sheet metal prep back then, so if the paint is thinning, the rust is already making plans for the floorboards.

Restoration Tip

The beauty of 1976 single-stage paint is that it has depth-there's color all the way down. If the finish is just hazy and chalky, you can often "shave" off that dead layer with a light rubbing compound to reveal the vibrant Brandywine or Golden Jade underneath. But listen to an old hand: it needs wax or it dies. Once you've buffed it, that fresh pigment is naked. Without a heavy coat of high-quality wax to seal the pores, the oxidation will return before the next oil change. When you're touching up those chips, build your layers slowly to match the thick factory enamel; don't just blob it on and expect it to level itself out.

AMC Models Released in 1976

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