(Blue : US Government : 1987 - 1999)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 12 years of use.

This code is listed in our database as a cross-reference to PPG code 17008; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1987 paint by GM with short manufacturer/year paint code of WA7901. This blue automotive paint color is most commonly known as simply 'Blue'. The color formulation has been used between 1987 and 1999, primarily by US Government; but also by GM. See the full detailed list below.

This is one of the paint colors used in US government procurement. Today these colors are specified by Federal Standard 595 documents. FED-STD-595 came out in 1956 with 358 colors; FED-STD-595A, in 1968 with 437 colors; FED-STD-595B, in 1994 with 611 colors; FED-STD-595C, in 2008 with 650 colors; and AMS-STD-595 in 2017 with 692 colors.

The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WA7901. This longer manufacturing code is useful for tracking paint usage.
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Usage list 1987 GM WA7901 paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Blue	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1987				Blue	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
1987	GM	Fleet	WA7901	Blue	North America
1999	Military			Blue	Airforce US, |Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register 2003-2004|

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA7901
Make/Year Code : WA7901
PPG/Ditzler : 17008
Autocolor ICI Nexa : KFN1B, KFN1

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