Cadillac 1961 Touch Up Paint

1961 Cadillac Touch Up Paint (20 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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How to Find Your 1961 Cadillac's Color Code

Cadillac used many locations for paint codes, making them hard to find, often impossible. GM (parent company of Cadillac) did not standardize the plate location. Usually the code is in the glove box or the spare tire well; otherwise it may be elsewhere. The typical format is 51/WA316N, usually preceded by BC/CC (e.g., BC/CC 51 or BC/CC 316N). There are two codes in one, and a U or L may precede for Upper or Lower. Two-tone examples: BC/CC U316N or BC/CC L316N.

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1961 Cadillac Background Info

The 1961 Cadillac Vibe

Welcome to the peak of the "Jet Age." In 1961, Cadillac was slimming down the tail fins but doubling down on the "Space Age" swagger. Whether you were piloting a Series 62 or the legendary Eldorado, you weren't just driving a car-you were captaining a chrome-plated land yacht. With 20 different colors in our database for this year alone, Cadillac was clearly trying to outdo the rainbow. They had a "Poly" (that's old-school talk for metallic) for every mood, from the sophisticated San Remo Turquoise Poly to the bold Pompeian Red Poly. It was an era of excess, and the paint booth was no exception.

Paint Health Check

Listen, kid, we're dealing with the Single Stage Era here. Back then, GM was spraying "Magic-Mirror" acrylic lacquer. It was thick, it was glossy, and it was tough as nails-until it wasn't. Because there's no separate clear coat protecting the pigment, your 1961 Caddy is prone to "Oxidation." If it's been sitting out in the sun, that deep Jade Poly or Bristol Blue probably looks more like a dusty chalkboard than a luxury finish. That white, chalky film is literally the paint's "dead skin" rising to the surface. It's not peeling like a modern car; it's just starving for attention.

Restoration Tip

Here's the deal: 1961 lacquer lives and dies by the buffer. If your paint is looking chalky, don't panic-that's just the top layer of pigment surrendering to the elements. You need to gently compound away that oxidation to reveal the fresh color underneath. But here's the Golden Rule for this era: It needs wax or it dies. Once you've polished it back to a mirror shine, you must seal it. Single-stage paint is porous and "breathes," meaning if you don't keep a thick coat of high-quality wax on it, the oxygen will move right back in and turn your restoration project back into a desert landscape within months. Keep it sealed, or keep it in the garage.

Cadillac Models Released in 1961

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