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1960 Fleetwood underhood paint. all excluding engine

Started by paulkersey, May 18, 2016, 09:00:59 PM

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paulkersey

O K. Its bay painting time for the Fleetwood .I read through old posts and did not see a complete answer so...
I have Eastwood extreme chassis blk in satin going on the fenders and suspension, looks good.
For the rest:
Black Gloss: Blower motor, oil breather, rad, ?

Black Semi Gloss:Rad support, hinge support. accessory brackets, battery box, hood striker, Air filter cover ?

Body Color: Horizontal fender metal inside front just above headlights and also inside of bright metal trim? 

And what is this metallic lavender I see and white tag? My car was orig white as far as I know and now black.
Any other bits and pieces under there advice is appreciated. Thanks All.
J. Wicks # 19583

n2caddies

Your cowl tag will tell you what the original colors where. The firewall on a 60 matches the body color. My suggestion would be to take a look at the pictures Jason Edge and others posted of the recent grand nationals in Las Vegas and you will get a pretty good idea of the colors. Hood hinges and latches were gold irridated or phosphate plated. Sheet metal that was part of the fender and headlight housing was body colored. There will be some differing opinions on which black finish is correct as for me unless the part is perfect I prefer satin black as it shows less imperfections. I have seen gloss black on air cleaner, blower motor, oil breather.
Randy
Randy George CLC# 26143
1959 Series 62 Convertible
1960 Series 62 Convertible
1964 Deville Convertible
2015 SRX

paulkersey

Randy,

Thanks I will look at his pics.

Firewall was white with factory chalk and stuff

so that why I was wondering if that lavender was some weird primer or something.

That's enough info to get me painting. Great.
J. Wicks # 19583