(Medium Garnet Red : Chevrolet : 1988 - 1998)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 10 years of use, across 5 manufacturers/makes, and on 13 models.

This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Medium Garnet Red. Other common color promotional names include Maroon and Medium Red. The color formulation has been used between 1988 and 1998, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, Cadillac, GM, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Beretta, Brougham, Caprice, Chevy Truck, Corsica, Deville, Firebird, Fleetwood, Lumina, Malibu, Monte Carlo, Seville, and Venture. See the full detailed list below.

3986 is a paint code for PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) who has been providing automotive paints since 1924 (originally Ditzler Color Company subsidiary acquired in 1928). PPG/Ditzler codes in the 2000 to 9990 range were primarily used on new paint formulations from 1969 to 2003 (except for the 8000 range which has been shades of white since the 1930's). These PPG/Ditzler codes serve as a great way to track the usage of paint between models, makes, years, and manufacturers.

Example of the color PPG 3986 See more information on PPG code "3986"

Examples of PPG code 3986 (click on image for larger/detailed view)


Usage list of PPG paint code 3986 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1988	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1988	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1988	Chevrolet	Beretta	72	Maroon	clearcoat
1988	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Maroon	clearcoat, Corsica Beretta
1988	Chevrolet	Corsica	72	Maroon	clearcoat
1988	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1988	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1989	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1989	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1989	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1989	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1989	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1989	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1990	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1990	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1990	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1990	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1990	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1990	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1991	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1991	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic, Deville Eldorado Seville
1991	Cadillac	Deville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1991	Cadillac	Eldorado	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1991	Cadillac	Seville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1991	Chevrolet	Beretta	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1991	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1991	Chevrolet	Corsica	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1991	Chevrolet	Lumina	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat, sedan, van
1991	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1991	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1991	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1992	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red
1992	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic, Deville Eldorado Seville
1992	Cadillac	Deville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1992	Cadillac	Eldorado	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1992	Cadillac	Seville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1992	Chevrolet	Beretta	72	Medium Garnet Red
1992	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red
1992	Chevrolet	Corsica	72	Medium Garnet Red
1992	Chevrolet	Lumina	72	Medium Garnet Red	sedan, van
1992	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red
1992	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red
1992	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red
1993	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red
1993	Cadillac	Brougham	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1993	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic, Brougham Deville Fleetwood Eldorado Seville
1993	Cadillac	Deville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1993	Cadillac	Eldorado	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1993	Cadillac	Fleetwood	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1993	Cadillac	Seville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1993	Chevrolet	Beretta	72	Medium Garnet Red
1993	Chevrolet	Caprice	72	Medium Garnet Red	sedan, wagon
1993	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red
1993	Chevrolet	Corsica	72	Medium Garnet Red
1993	Chevrolet	Lumina	72	Medium Garnet Red	sedan, van
1993	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red
1993	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red
1993	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic, Eldorado Fleetwood Seville
1994	Cadillac	Eldorado	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1994	Cadillac	Fleetwood	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1994	Cadillac	Seville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1994	Chevrolet	Beretta	72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Chevrolet	Caprice	72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Chevrolet	Corsica	72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Chevrolet	Lumina	72	Medium Garnet Red	sedan, van
1994	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red
1994	Pontiac	Firebird	72	Medium Red
1994	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red
1995	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red
1995	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic, Deville Eldorado Fleetwood Seville
1995	Cadillac	Deville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1995	Cadillac	Eldorado	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1995	Cadillac	Fleetwood	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1995	Cadillac	Seville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1995	Chevrolet	Caprice	72	Medium Garnet Red
1995	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red
1995	Chevrolet	Lumina	72	Medium Garnet Red	sedan, van
1995	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	72	Medium Garnet Red
1995	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red
1995	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red
1995	Pontiac	Firebird	72	Medium Red
1995	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red
1996	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red
1996	Cadillac	Cadillac	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic, Deville Eldorado Fleetwood Seville
1996	Cadillac	Deville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1996	Cadillac	Eldorado	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1996	Cadillac	Fleetwood	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1996	Cadillac	Seville	72	Medium Garnet Red	metallic
1996	Chevrolet	Caprice	72	Medium Garnet Red
1996	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red
1996	Chevrolet	Venture	72	Medium Garnet Red
1996	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red
1996	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red
1996	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red
1997	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1997	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1997	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red	clearcoat
1998	Buick	Buick	72	Medium Garnet Red	Skylark
1998	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	72	Medium Garnet Red	Malibu
1998	Chevrolet	Chevy Truck	72	Medium Garnet Red
1998	Chevrolet	Malibu	72	Medium Garnet Red
1998	GM		72	Medium Garnet Red
1998	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	72	Medium Garnet Red	Achieva, Cutlass
1998	Pontiac	Pontiac	72	Medium Garnet Red	Grand Am

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA8979
Make/Year Code : 72
PPG/Ditzler : 3986
Dupont : B8713
Sherwin Williams : 35894
RM/BASF : 17021
Glasurit : GM-8979, GM8979
Autocolor ICI Nexa : PA43B, 2NT7B

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