Re: [FWDLK] Old Paint

[Terry & Andree Hoeman <tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That sounds like correct original black from what I have always seen. 
Personally have never seen an original car with paint used for black areas.

It is tar based product and probably the same stuff as used on radiators. 
All of my 49 50 and 55's have it used on the inner fender panels, frame and 
radiators of course.  go to you local radiator shop and if they use the 
correct stuff pick some up from them to do repairs.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Homstad" <dhomstad@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Old Paint


> My unrestored 56 Dodge has the firewall painted the same as the middle
> section of the body. The front fenders, inner fenders, and core support 
> are
> all painted separately before assembly. The undersides of the fenders are
> the same color as the outside, but dead flat. The inner fenders are black 
> on
> both sides, but are not painted. The material looks and feels like a tar
> based coating, but thin like a paint coating. It is soft and easily
> scratched, but will not chip like paint. My guess is it doesn't chip from
> stones and may dampen sounds slightly, so that is why it was used there. 
> It
> comes off with just a swipe of a rag dampened with lacquer thinner. As one
> would expect, tar has little shine to it. Semi-flat black was a close 
> match.
> The core support looks the same.
>
> Dave Homstad
> 56 Dodge D500
>
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> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 11:41 AM
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> Subject: [FWDLK] Old Paint
>
> Jim Mikolajczak PM'ed me, to say, correctly, that back-in-th-day, the
> factory applied enamel paint, to our cars, and the probably lower grade
> gloss black used on the inner fenders & core support would not have
> 'shined' as much as todays' synthetic formulations.
>
> IMHO, semi-gloss/satin finish is what was applied onto the generators
> (whose end-plates should not be painted black, but, should be in
> 'natural' finish--right??)
>
> Neil Vedder
>
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