C2 Underhood Paint Margin

[Roger P.]

Re: C2 Underhood Paint Margin

Gentlemen,
Thank you all for your input on this subject. My conclusion is that the paint mask was used at both plants, and therefore the vertical plane of the hood frame adjacent to the outer lip should be painted black. If any midyear has body paint on the vertical plane, then it is not original and was repainted at some point. Also, A.O. Smith bodies should have black paint under the male hood pins/latches, and St. Louis bodies should be bare fiberglass under the latches. All hoods should have bare fiberglass under the hinges. I will paint the underside of my hood accordingly.

Happy Holidays to everyone,
Roger (50141)

[Doug L.]

Re: C2 Underhood Paint Margin

Doug,

And to be clear, your car has a St. Louis body?

Gary

Gary,
Mine is a St. Louis body, December 13, 1963 build date. AO Smith bodys appeared in January 1964 according to Adams.

What I still don't understand is how the hood catches avoided getting blackout under them and at the same time the catches didn't get painted black. If they were screwed onto the hood at the time of black-out so as to leave an unpainted circle under them, then it stands to reason that the catches got painted or masked. A mask????
Doug

[Wayne W.]

Re: C2 Underhood Paint Margin

Gary,
Mine is a St. Louis body, December 13, 1963 build date. AO Smith bodys appeared in January 1964 according to Adams.

What I still don't understand is how the hood catches avoided getting blackout under them and at the same time the catches didn't get painted black. If they were screwed onto the hood at the time of black-out so as to leave an unpainted circle under them, then it stands to reason that the catches got painted or masked. A mask????
Doug

Here is another, one owner, that shows the parting line and if you look closely you will see the catch pin assembly is unpainted. I believe this is an AOS body. AOS certainly didnt have the latch or the pin on the body at blackout.

[Wayne W.]

Re: C2 Underhood Paint Margin

Under latch AOS.

[Michael H.]

Re: C2 Underhood Paint Margin

My conclusion is that the paint mask was used at both plants, and therefore the vertical plane of the hood frame adjacent to the outer lip should be painted black. If any midyear has body paint on the vertical plane, then it is not original and was repainted at some point. Roger (50141)

Roger,

Does your hood have body color on the vertical surface on BOTH the left and right sides of the hood?

[Roger P.]

Re: C2 Underhood Paint Margin

Hi Michael,
Yes, my hood currently has body color on the vertical surface on both sides of the hood and the back (toward the windshield). However, I am fairly confident that my hood is not original to the car. Based on conversations with previous owners, I know that my car was re-painted two times. It is also clear to me that the underside of the hood was not re-painted the second time as the body color and finish appear older (thin paint and showing little sheen). With red body paint on the vertical surfaces, it must have been painted during its early days as it contradicts the way the factory painted it using the perimeter lip mask. I attached two photos of my hood from the inspection when I bought the car over 3 years ago.

Roger (50141)

[John H.]

Re: C2 Underhood Paint Margin

Gary,
Mine is a St. Louis body, December 13, 1963 build date. AO Smith bodys appeared in January 1964 according to Adams.

What I still don't understand is how the hood catches avoided getting blackout under them and at the same time the catches didn't get painted black. If they were screwed onto the hood at the time of black-out so as to leave an unpainted circle under them, then it stands to reason that the catches got painted or masked. A mask????
Doug

Doug -

It's common to see blackout overspray on the hood-mounted striker pins on a St. Louis body, AND on the firewall-mounted latch assemblies and cross-cable, as all were in place during the blackout operation.