'63 paint questions

[Rob M.]

I'm nearly reaching the milestone where my Daytona Blue/Saddle Split needs its paint job applied (after months and months of paint stripping and sanding). Since this car has a contrasting interior color I'm confronted with some findings/questions:

1) Is there any interior color paint on the inside of doors (I could only find traces of excessive blue (exterior) paint on my doors)?

2) Is there any interior color paint on the interior of the body (I found Saddle on the floor and in the rear compartments areas (where the jack is stored)

3) I understand the dash rivits and the tabs are interior color (correct)?

4) All the interior molding should be interior color (right)?

5) was there any other area's which should be interior color or have interior over-spray?

6) Was there interior paint in the door post area?

Do I overlook any other bit that should receive interior paint?

thanks and cu at the National convention in a couple of weeks,
Rob.

[Michael H.]

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3) I understand the dash rivits and the tabs are interior color (correct)?

Rob.

Rob,

I'll let the interior color guys have your other questions but I'll take #3.

The dash end tabs and rivets are supposed to be painted gloss EXTERIOR color.

Not interior color as shown in Nolands book on page 99.

See current post on this subject at... https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthre...87598&uid=1128

[Edward J.]

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I'm nearly reaching the milestone where my Daytona Blue/Saddle Split needs its paint job applied (after months and months of paint stripping and sanding). Since this car has a contrasting interior color I'm confronted with some findings/questions:

1) Is there any interior color paint on the inside of doors (I could only find traces of excessive blue (exterior) paint on my doors)?

2) Is there any interior color paint on the interior of the body (I found Saddle on the floor and in the rear compartments areas (where the jack is stored)

3) I understand the dash rivits and the tabs are interior color (correct)?

4) All the interior molding should be interior color (right)?

5) was there any other area's which should be interior color or have interior over-spray?

6) Was there interior paint in the door post area?

Do I overlook any other bit that should receive interior paint?

thanks and cu at the National convention in a couple of weeks,
Rob.

Rob, I am in the same stage as your 63 about ready for paint. I Maybe able to answer a few of you questions.

1)The iside of my doors appear to be painted exterior color, with a blackout around the inside door handle, and around the door acess plates.

2)The jack compartment and tool box recess is painted interior coloron my 63.

3) The dash end plates was in one of my recent posts as I wondered since my car was a red/red comb. its was hard to say what it was. any way it seems body color os the way to go.

4) My conv. interior mouldings were paintws interior color. the s/w maybe different.

5)??? I believe most of the interior parts were alreay colored prior to install.

6)???

[John H.]

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1) Is there any interior color paint on the inside of doors (I could only find traces of excessive blue (exterior) paint on my doors)?

Rob -

The inside of the doors above the door trim panel are painted interior color; the paint break between interior and exterior color is under the weatherstrip. When you look around the inside of the car with the doors closed, you should only see interior color.

[Rob M.]

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When you look around the inside of the car with the doors closed, you should only see interior color.

So would that means the dash tabs and rivets should be interior colored?

[Michael H.]

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So would that means the dash tabs and rivets should be interior colored?

See post #2....

[Rob M.]

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See post #2....

That would not be consisted with the statement of John, would it, or are these tabs on visible when seated in the car?

[Michael H.]

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That would not be consisted with the statement of John, would it, or are these tabs on visible when seated in the car?

I don't know if it's consistant with anything or anyone but I do know that ALL dash end tabs and rivets for all 63's are painted gloss body/exterior color, no matter what the interior/exterior colors are.

Does anyone happen to have a picture or two of their original paint dash tabs/rivets, no matter what the color combination? I think more pictures may help.

[Rob M.]

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Does anyone happen to have a picture or two of their original paint dash tabs/rivets, no matter what the color combination? I think more pictures may help.

Especially for cars with different interior color combo's?

[Bob R.]

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About 1 foot of your stering column gets painted the interior color.

[Harry S.]

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About 1 foot of your steering column gets painted the interior color.

Yes, as Bob said the interior color is about 1 foot. There is no tape line at the end of the paint, it starts to look like over-spray.

Also, I found on some cars at 13.5 inches from the top a piece of the old style cloth electrical tape that hold the wires against the column. Has anyone else seen this?

[Paul J.]

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So would that means the dash tabs and rivets should be interior colored?

Rob, read John's comment again. You cannot see the tabs with the doors closed. They are exterior color.

Paul

[Rob M.]

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Rob, read John's comment again. You cannot see the tabs with the doors closed. They are exterior color.

Paul

Good point!!!

[Michael H.]

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Especially for cars with different interior color combo's?

Well, sorry Rob. It looks like we have no 63 owners with original paint in the door jambs?? I'm really surprised. I thought for sure at least some of the guys had unrestored jambs and dash tabs.

[Bill C.]

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Rob; since nobody answered with an original photo; I remembered some photos I took of Harry Snows 63 Bowtie car at the last National. I have a photo of the dash tab and rivets and it clearly shows it painted exterior color. Sorry but I am unable to post it.
Bill