Redoing my engne bay, not sure about colors

[michael.warshaw]

link doesnt work

http://www40.addr.com/~merc583/mopar...eframeset.html

[HalfdollarMayflower]

Michael,

Follow this LINK

Scroll down about 2/3 of the way down the page or use the drop down menu in the upper right. Its all there.

[Plymouthy Adams]

as he stated he sent the link earlir...click on Dennis name, look at all post...look at the one where he sent you the previous link..click on the link...this forum is very adaptive if you wish to to actually find something..it is there and it does work..

[michael.warshaw]

yes i know no need to get crazy about it, i check it before.

[T120]

Arthur,Appreciate the info. Ralph

[Plymouthy Adams]

no one is getting crazy here..just trying to inform you of the many uses and tools the forum has to offer in your search for answers...if you wish not to learn then just spell it out point blank you need no help..this is part of the learning process and I was just trying to point out some useful search tools and help you get up to speed..

[michael.warshaw]

ok sounds good.

[Arthur1947]

Interesting. My trunk lid and hood's underside are painted the same as the rest of the car, which is the original lacquer finish. My fenders inside are painted the same way. I'm wondering why these parts would have been painted two different colors when chances are they were painted prior to assembly? Don't mean to challenge anyone's knowledge but I don't think that chart is entirely accurate. Mind you my P15 is a Canadian make. Someone pointed out my interior looked like a 48 although mine is a 47.

Best.

ARTHUR

[RobertKB]

On my Canadian Dodge D25 the underside of both the hood and trunk lid are painted body colour. Car was always and is dark blue and I matched the colour by taking in a trunk hinge. I have seen other D25's and they are the same with hood and trunk lid underside painted same as body colour. Sounds like it was true for the Canadian P15's as well. You also get the long block engine in Canadian cars.

[BobT-47P15]

Some P15s appear to have been a blueish-grey color on the underside

of the hood and trunk lid.

This is on a 47 Chrysler....which is black on the outside. Appears to be

original paint.

[Joe Flanagan]

My 49 had that same bluish green color. I found a Rustoleum rattle can that is practically a dead ringer: Charleston Green. I did the inside of my trunk with it and also the underside of the trunk lid, which is how it was originally.

[BobT-47P15]

And, this pic from a current ebay ad.....P15 convert.

[Joe Flanagan]

You know, with all this talk about what was original color, I'm tempted to go back and paint my engine silver. When I got the thing I wasn't thinking so much in terms of originality. I painted the head red and the block black. The head bolts all got painted black, which I thought looked great. Now I think I want to match everything to original. I think it'll look good with the seafoam green.

[RobertKB]

I have always liked the silver engines. If they start looking a little "tired" I just pull off the few attachments on them, put in some "painting" plugs and redo by hand. This was my engine in my Dodge D25 after I repainted it last winter. Took about two hours for everything.

Edited September 21, 2009 by RobertKB

[T120]

I had first thought that on my parts...but was not sure...I tested the underneath and came to the conclusion it was not, I could still be in error.....its finish is that of the hinge springs also...if your original is fairly rusty and to clean it would require sandblasting...you can coat the stuff with Rustoleum brand cold metal galvinizing...gives it a dull metal looking finish that would not look out of place...

Good suggestion Tim,That would be my method.I thought I'd post some photos.As someone mentioned in another thread.

My car is mostly original with necessary repairs done over the years and certainly not to be used as standard by which others are judged;)

[BobT-47P15]

My latch plate is, and always has been, bare metal.

I have since used Mother's Mag Wheel Polish and a rag and shined

that plate til it looks almost like it's chromed.

That process, which can be done on various bare metal parts, takes

a while to accomplish. It's just like using Brasso to shine brass.....

every time you go over the item, you get a bunch of black on the

rag. Just have to keep going over it again and again till it shines.

Just my two cents worth.

[T120]

Hi Bob,Interesting that the unpainted metal has resisted corrosion.I never gave it much thought before, but I gathered the parts may be cad plated or zinc coated.Sort of the same surface appearance as the metal cover for the horn relay and the metal retainers where the cables pass through the firewall which also resist corrosion,also the rad cap.

[desoto1939]

I have a 39 Deosot that was an original car when I purcahsed it. I discoverd that the inside of the side panels and the under side of the hood, which has the butterfly stype were not paited.

They ahd a factory color of a very dark green sort of light a dark ink color with a hint of green. This was the factory undercoating in these areas.

Most people and painters just paint the indder sides of their cars the same as the exterior colors just to make it look consistent. Most of the people that are loking at our cars would wonder why we did not paint the enterior of the hood and inner side panels the same as the car. We do this because we want the cars to look pretty. I see this all the time when I go to Hershey inthe fall for the AACA eastern fall meet. The majority ofthe cars at this show are over restored and even AACA will admit this. They are primarily looking to see a car that looks fantastic. remember an AACA car does not have to have working head lights or tail lights a horn or fog lights. It jsut has to look pretty and correct. As a drivier I feel our cars are really better since we need all of these items to be working.

Do not get me wrong a Show car is great and the owners take a lot of pride in them but in my world a driver is even better becasue this is what we all associate a car to be used for.

rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

[T120]

Rich,I totally agree with you.Ralph