1967 SB fan shroud -can black paint be removed leaving correct unfinished fiberglass?
I need to replace a small block 1967 fan shroud. It seems my options are either to collect the three individual black (charcoal colored) NOS fiberglass pieces, or locate an original fan shroud in good used condition, with mounting tabs intact. If I understand correctly, the 1966 and 1967 small-block fan shrouds are identical, except the 1966 shroud was painted black while the 1967 shroud was raw unfinished black fiberglass.
So far, I am only finding examples that have been painted, which leads to a couple of questions.
1) Assuming for the moment that any painted fan shroud is from 1966, was the fiberglass black under the black paint in 1966, or was the fiberglass gray under black paint?
2) If I get a painted fan shroud, and I can confirm there is charcoal/black fiberglass under the paint (e.g., an original '67 that was painted at some point over the years), is there a way to strip the paint so that it would leave the shroud appearing natural and unfinished, as if it had never been painted?
The picture below is an example of a fan shroud in what appears to be very nice condition, but painted black.
So far, I am only finding examples that have been painted, which leads to a couple of questions.
1) Assuming for the moment that any painted fan shroud is from 1966, was the fiberglass black under the black paint in 1966, or was the fiberglass gray under black paint?
2) If I get a painted fan shroud, and I can confirm there is charcoal/black fiberglass under the paint (e.g., an original '67 that was painted at some point over the years), is there a way to strip the paint so that it would leave the shroud appearing natural and unfinished, as if it had never been painted?
The picture below is an example of a fan shroud in what appears to be very nice condition, but painted black.
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