1974 Cadillac Touch Up Paint (21 OEM Colors)

The 1974 Cadillac Vibe

1974 was the year of the ultimate land yacht-we're talking about the Fleetwood Brougham and the Eldorado, cars so long they needed their own zip codes. If you're looking at our database of 21 colors, you'll see Cadillac wasn't shy about leanin' into the decade. We've got everything from Canyon Amber to the wild Persian Lime Firemist Poly. This was the peak of the "Firemist" era, where Cadillac stuffed so much metallic flake into the mix that the cars practically glowed in a dark garage. It was pure, unapologetic luxury that took up two parking spaces and didn't care who saw it.

Paint Health Check

Now, listen close: we are firmly in the Single Stage Era here. In 1974, Cadillac was still spraying high-build acrylic lacquer. This stuff was thick and gorgeous when it left Detroit, but it's got a temper. Because there's no clear coat protecting the pigment, your biggest enemy is Oxidation. If that Pharaoh Gold or Victorian Amber looks like a dry chalkboard, that's the paint literally gasping for air and drying out. Lacquer is porous; it breathes, it shrinks, and if you leave it in the sun too long without protection, it'll chalk up and fade until there's nothing left but a memory.

Restoration Tip

The golden rule for 1974 lacquer? It needs wax or it dies. If you're touching up a survivor, don't go at it with a heavy-grit rubbing compound like you're sanding a deck. You'll burn through that 50-year-old pigment before you can say "Caddy." Use a fine polish to take off the dead oxidation layer, then seal it immediately with a high-quality carnauba or polymer wax. That wax isn't just for shine-it's the only thing keeping the oils inside the paint from evaporating. Treat those Firemist metallics like fine china, and they'll keep that deep, 1970s glow for another half-century.