69 underhood paint lines
I am painting the hood of the 69 convertible I am restoring. The underside of the hood had been painted before with gloss black up to the edge of the hood. from what I can tell, the line where the black meets the color coat should be about where the weatherstrip is attached all around the edge. What is the proper treatment/placement for where this contrast line should be?
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Re: 69 underhood paint lines
Hi Richard,
The hood blackout was done in a pretty careless manner.
Here are some pictures from my 71's hood. I think it's pretty typical. Notice the almost total lack of any paint forward of the hinges.
You can use your judgement as to how closely you may want to follow them.
Regards,
Alan
71 Coupe, 350/270, 4 speed
Mason Dixon Chapter
Chapter Top Flight October 2011 -
Re: 69 underhood paint lines
I am extremely glad to see you post that picture even if it is a 1974 or so. If one looks closely there is a mask around the edges of the hood. I have heard folks relating a story about the painter holding a piece of cardboard as a mask in one hand and the spray gun in another. This should put that story to rest. Or maybe not.TerryComment
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Re: 69 underhood paint lines
There appears to be red primer on the underside of midyear hoods when the blackout paint is removed or worn away, but in the C3 picture above, it looks like bare fiberglass without any red primer, can anyone confirm this?
I have seen this under-hood blackout photo in the TDB archives several times, has anyone tried making a mask like the one in the photo, out of something like a large piece of cardboard, and doing a test paint with the hood installed to see how closely the end result matches the factory paint lines?Comment
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Re: 69 underhood paint lines
Hi Scott,
There was no evidence of any primer on the underside of the hood on my 71. And as I noted, really no paint at all forward of the hinges.
Here you can see the blackout coming off and a nice set of initials and date. (The trim tag indicates the 14th.)
Regards,
Alan
71 Coupe, 350/270, 4 speed
Mason Dixon Chapter
Chapter Top Flight October 2011Comment
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Re: 69 underhood paint lines
Thanks for your help guys. On my hood, there was primer, but no color coat under the blackout. Except near and around the edges, where we found original color. The picture with the guy using the mask from the archives might be the inspiration to try to make a mask or my own out of cardboard. Shouldn't be to difficult.Comment
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