Hi Guys (& Girls),
I am preparing to paint the underside of the hood on my '65 convertible during the holidays while I have some time off from work. I have read several threads from the archives about which polyurethane sealant to use to replace the dried out adhesive attaching the outer hood layer with the hood frame. That task appears straight forward using the DAP product. I have also read about the correct paint margin between the body color on the "lip" vs. the blackout under the hood. A few threads had photos posted of original and Duntov cars showing the "correct" paint margin. I even saw the photo from the assembly line where a "mask" was used to protect the hood body paint while a worker blacked out the bottom of the hood. However, the photos I have seen vary on where the body paint ends and the blackout begins. Based on the mask concept, I assume the body paint (red in my case) wraps the edge of the hood and continues onto the bottom of the outer lip, and then ends at the vertical plane of the hood frame. The vertical edge of the hood frame would therefore be black along with the entire bottom of the hood. Is that correct? The photos that I have seen vary even though all the cars were supposedly original and unmolested. My car is not being judged other than by me and other "entusiasts", but I would like to get it right. Currently, the vertical plane on my hood frame is red, but I don't believe it is correct. Replies from those that have the answer would be appreciated. Also, what is the preferred contact cement to use to install my new hood ledge weatherstrip? I hope to keep things neat & clean (no assembly line mess for me), so I don't care if it is yellow or black.
Thank you,
Roger (50141)
I am preparing to paint the underside of the hood on my '65 convertible during the holidays while I have some time off from work. I have read several threads from the archives about which polyurethane sealant to use to replace the dried out adhesive attaching the outer hood layer with the hood frame. That task appears straight forward using the DAP product. I have also read about the correct paint margin between the body color on the "lip" vs. the blackout under the hood. A few threads had photos posted of original and Duntov cars showing the "correct" paint margin. I even saw the photo from the assembly line where a "mask" was used to protect the hood body paint while a worker blacked out the bottom of the hood. However, the photos I have seen vary on where the body paint ends and the blackout begins. Based on the mask concept, I assume the body paint (red in my case) wraps the edge of the hood and continues onto the bottom of the outer lip, and then ends at the vertical plane of the hood frame. The vertical edge of the hood frame would therefore be black along with the entire bottom of the hood. Is that correct? The photos that I have seen vary even though all the cars were supposedly original and unmolested. My car is not being judged other than by me and other "entusiasts", but I would like to get it right. Currently, the vertical plane on my hood frame is red, but I don't believe it is correct. Replies from those that have the answer would be appreciated. Also, what is the preferred contact cement to use to install my new hood ledge weatherstrip? I hope to keep things neat & clean (no assembly line mess for me), so I don't care if it is yellow or black.
Thank you,
Roger (50141)
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