Re: Wheel Well Paint Color 56 Caribbean
Posted by Ross On 2024/3/9 6:15:20
All of the front end sheet metal was dipped in black primer and baked. The front fenders were then laid on a pair of bucks and sent down a paint line completely separate from the body. Any paint on the inner fenders was black except for overspray 'cause nobody cared.
Here are some shots from a one family owned 56 400 with only 4000-odd miles that I woke up back in 2005 when the daughter of the original purchaser decided to sell. The car had NEVER been dicked with or restored although there was some minor paint touchup on the driver's side. You can see the baked on black under the wheel well with just a hint of overspray white. The particular car had never been undercoated as that was a dealer option. On the the engine side, you can see how the body color spilled down over the inner fender. There was no attempt to completely cover the engine side with color and they were pretty well completely black towards the bottom where they bolted to the frame.
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Here are some shots from a one family owned 56 400 with only 4000-odd miles that I woke up back in 2005 when the daughter of the original purchaser decided to sell. The car had NEVER been dicked with or restored although there was some minor paint touchup on the driver's side. You can see the baked on black under the wheel well with just a hint of overspray white. The particular car had never been undercoated as that was a dealer option. On the the engine side, you can see how the body color spilled down over the inner fender. There was no attempt to completely cover the engine side with color and they were pretty well completely black towards the bottom where they bolted to the frame.
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