The judges at the Arizona Regional told me that I had sprayed my frame instead of rolling the stencil paint on the frame. Everthing I have read in the archives confirms that is true. My question is that if the paint from Quanta is incorrect, what paint is correct? I have looked everywhere with no answers to the correct paint. I have a 66 Coupe, May 11th, build date.
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Re: Stencil frame paint
When I did my frame stencil I sprayed the paint in a small dish or plastic lid, then used a stencil brush to apply.
Do some practice and it will come out fine.Attached Files- Top
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In a nut shell. After much research and numerous conversations with plant i
personnel and line workers at A. O. Smith, the frames were manufactured and painted and stacked upside down. One person went and rolled a cheap white enamel paint upside down on the frame. There are three sets of numbers. The first number is the part number of the frame, The second number is a lot number earlier years it consisted of two digits and three digits in latter years. Finally the third set of numbers as we all know is the date that the frame was manufactured and painted. Again, this was a cheap white enamel paint that was rolled on, never sprayed like 99.9% of most restorations. There is also a size difference in the fonts in various years, but that is a whole Nother subject. This subject has been covered several times and prior post this subject has been covered several times prior posts. - Ron"SOLID LIFTERS MATTER"- Top
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Re: Stencil frame paint
In a nut shell. After much research and numerous conversations with plant i
personnel and line workers at A. O. Smith, the frames were manufactured and painted and stacked upside down. One person went and rolled a cheap white enamel paint upside down on the frame. There are three sets of numbers. The first number is the part number of the frame, The second number is a lot number earlier years it consisted of two digits and three digits in latter years. Finally the third set of numbers as we all know is the date that the frame was manufactured and painted. Again, this was a cheap white enamel paint that was rolled on, never sprayed like 99.9% of most restorations. There is also a size difference in the fonts in various years, but that is a whole Nother subject. This subject has been covered several times and prior post this subject has been covered several times prior posts. - Ron- Top
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Jim,
I should have made mention, that 1965 production had ome frames that were hand written with a grease pencil and others were painted. A number of years ago my dad and I restored a 1965 396 coupe that was originally owned by Peter Fonda. When we restored it was owned by a doctor in Cherry Hill New Jersey who I believe still owns the car. It was clear that it was a painted stencil, but yes I shouldve made mention of the hand written stencil which I also have seen. However, I cannot remember the serial number of that particular car. It could have been a transition period. - RonLast edited by Jack M.; September 9, 2025, 07:32 PM. Reason: Reposting ORIGINAL text... it was no longer being displayed, due to a glitch in the software."SOLID LIFTERS MATTER"- Top
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