Re: '64 Belvedere - Hemi

[tom hecht <baddd65@xxxxxxxxx>]

"all cars" is a pretty broad statement,
my car was all original when i bought it, it was gold
everywhere, i have only heard of "chevy" guys painting
these areas black, before this thread.
i have seen many originals, none with the black
treatment.

tom
65 satellite

--- Doug Ahern <D170A833@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> On 14 05/30/05, Dave Walters wrote:
> > Brian Schlump wrote:
> > 
> > > I do have a question about the way the the black
> paint was sprayed 
> > > behind the grille.  It extended from behind the
> headlights clear over to 
> > > 
> > > the radiator.  When you looked through the front
> grille all you would 
> > > see is black... no red body color. 
> >  
> > > Does anyone know whether the black-out method
> used on this car was 
> > > factory correct?  If that's the correct way,
> then I've seen a lot of 
> > > incorrect restorations...Brian
> > 
> > Perhaps it had to do with if and when the
> undercoating was applied and 
> > by whom.I've seen more Plymouth's that way than
> Dodges,even Dodges with 
> > undercoating and Plymouth's without it.
> 
> nope.  the "behind the grille black out" was used on
> all cars, except 
> those that were body color black, dark green, or
> dark blue.  
> 
> my 63 Dodge 330 was a stripped down 330 wagon,  body
> color white, with
> the black out, my 64 Dart is beige car with the
> black out.  same goes
> for my 67 Dart GT (gold).  
> 
> I was advised that the correct color was semi-gloss
> black.  after
> applying that color to the blackout area on my 63
> Dodge, and comparing
> it to what was there before and what is on my 64
> Dart,  I think 
> semi-gloss is the correct color.
> 
>
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