Underneath hood painting margins

[Tony S.]

I had an opportunity today to photograph parts of an original 12,000 mile '65 L79 car. It is a recovered theft from 20 years ago. Before it was recovered, it sat in storage.

The photo attached is an excellent example of the proper look of the paint/blackout margins of the underneath side of an original '65 small block hood. I'm sure it will help someone out there who is about to paint their car.

Best,
Tony

[Michael H.]

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I had an opportunity today to photograph parts of an original 12,000 mile '65 L79 car. It is a recovered theft from 20 years ago. Before it was recovered, it sat in storage.

Great shot! Thanks Tony.

[Keith B.]

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Nice. It is hard to find many restored cars that the restorer has the guts to leave it with the overspray a such a tatered edge.

[Wayne W.]

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I am actually surprised that it has that much red up front.

[Tony S.]

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Some of it is red/brown primer. It's hard to distinguish old red lacquer from red/brown primer in the photo.

[Michael H.]

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I am actually surprised that it has that much red up front.

Typically, the area that you describe would be void of primer/body color but it would depend on the angle of spray while the front lower panel was being painted. (hood closed) That angle, if just right, can coat this area as it is coated in Tony's pic above.

[Wayne W.]

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Typically, the area that you describe would be void of primer/body color but it would depend on the angle of spray while the front lower panel was being painted. (hood closed) That angle, if just right, can coat this area as it is coated in Tony's pic above.

Thats pretty good coverage there. Most I see are rather bare in that area.

[Michael H.]

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Thats pretty good coverage there. Most I see are rather bare in that area.

Yes, that's exactly what I stated above. The majority of hoods are bare/naked in that area. Some, though, do have a decent layer of primer, or paint, or both, depending on the painters angle of spray.

[James W.]

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Hello Tony,

Great shot of the hood paint margins, I will use it to update my not so correct margins on my '65 L78 car.

Any chance you could post a picture of the area behind at the inner fender panels? I'd be curious as to how it looks also.


Regards,

James West

[Paul J.]

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Nice. It is hard to find many restored cars that the restorer has the guts to leave it with the overspray a such a tatered edge.

It's not a matter of guts. That work is just sloppy.

[Michael H.]

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It's not a matter of guts. That work is just sloppy.

But.... it's correct. And a LOT more difficult to do than it is to make it perfect. Perfect is easy. Anybody can do that.

[Francis F.]

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Boy I can't wait to make my hood margin
look like that,,,(factory original wow that will
be nice)
so much for factory correct!
Francis

[Bob J.]

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I had an opportunity today to photograph parts of an original 12,000 mile '65 L79 car. It is a recovered theft from 20 years ago. Before it was recovered, it sat in storage.

The photo attached is an excellent example of the proper look of the paint/blackout margins of the underneath side of an original '65 small block hood. I'm sure it will help someone out there who is about to paint their car.

Best,
Tony

Tony, nice pic but the black / red break line going up the side is not where I'm use to seeing it.............it usually breaks at the lower surface Bob

[Paul J.]

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But.... it's correct. And a LOT more difficult to do than it is to make it perfect. Perfect is easy. Anybody can do that.

"Correct" for NCRS and perhaps for knowledgable collectors, but not correct for the majority of the market. Remember, the factory delivered result was not the intention of the design. Proper techniques were compromised because of assembly line and time restrictions. We're talking about a prime example of this with the hood blackout, where it would have been more expensive and cost more time to paint the body parts individually. Of course, we're partially to blame too, since we kept buying the cars and did'nt demand perfection.

[William L.]

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Great picture thanks for posting it. I would like to have a print of it but when ever I try and print it all I get is a blank page? What an I doing wrong???