Re: [Chrysler300] Fw: Door Latch Hardware 300C Painted? Plated?

[Paul Martin <paul_martin78ca@xxxxxxxx>]

My 300F with Original paint and a Feb 1969 build has
painted strikers and hinges.

Paul Martin
--- Jack Francisco <jfrancisco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Regarding original Chryslers and the door hardware. 
>  I have a 1961 Newport 
> 2 door hardtop that was assembled at Jefferson Ave. 
> The order date is 
> 05-01, shipping date is 04-21, the engine stamp date
> is 4-14, and the serial 
> number is 8113176736 so it is late in the
> manufacturing year.   The car is 
> comnpletely original, has always been in our family,
> and has never been 
> repainted.   The door hinges, door latches, and
> striker plate and hardware 
> are all painted the body color of white.
> 
> Jack Francisco
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Intl 300" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:52 AM
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Fw: Door Latch Hardware 300C
> Painted? Plated?
> 
> 
> > It may be helpful to the current discussion of
> 300F and G door latch 
> > hardware to consider how it was done during 1957
> at the same Jefferson 
> > Ave. assembly plant, the only plant at which 300
> Letter Cars were 
> > assembled for any year.  I would 100% expect this
> to be true for 1957 and 
> > '58 also.  Note however that starting  in '60 body
> shells were dipped in 
> > rust proofing primer so THAT change is an
> exception.
> > Any time we consider how the appearance of any
> part ended up on the 
> > completed car, we have to think about the most
> cost efficient approach 
> > that could be used on the assembly line.   Okay,
> applying that to 1960 and 
> > up, I would suggest the bare body shell was dipped
> in the primer and all 
> > of the bolt-ons, including door assemblies and
> door strikers, were added 
> > afterwards.
> >
> >
> >
> > Excerpts below from the 300C Handbook (the full
> article is 2.5 printed 
> > pages):
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> >
> >
> > BODY  AND  PAINT
> >
> >
> >
> > FACTORY  BODY  ASSEMBLY   AND  PAINT  APPLICATION
> >
> >
> >
> > The doors were being sub-assembled ....after first
> receiving a spray of 
> > the gray alkyd enamel and a shot of sound
> deadening mastic on the inside 
> > of their sheet metal skin.  They received hinges,
> latch assemblies, rear 
> > glass channels, and glass lift hardware, except
> power window motors.  Not 
> > yet installed into the doors were the anti-rattle
> plates.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Main body then received the following bolt-on
> items: hood with hinges, 
> > door and trunk striker plates and trunk lid with
> hinges, latch and torsion 
> > lift bars, fuel door and hinge, the entire sheet
> metal of the "front clip" 
> > or "dog house" including the front fenders along
> with previously gray 
> > primered front inner fender splash panels and
> Jiffy-Jet washer bag 
> > brackets attached, lower grille panel, and grille
> panel side extensions. 
> > Two screws attached the data plate to the radiator
> support.  The hood 
> > latch was installed later.  The completed door
> sub-assemblies were also 
> > bolted to the body.  Not yet installed into the
> body shell were the door 
> > anti-rattle brass striker plates.
> >
> >
> >
> > The completed body was prepped, primed, painted
> and baked.  This is a few 
> > years prior to the rust proofing "immersion"
> process (1960) or "robotic" 
> > painting, so all application is by human beings. 
> The painter did not 
> > enter the main body cavity or trunk at any time. 
> The painter was able to 
> > stand in the engine compartment or "bay" to fully
> coat all visible and 
> > accessible surfaces.
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> 
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