Re: Likely the most trivial question in

Posted by su8overdrive On 2012/3/5 16:49:38

Thank you, gentlemen. HH56, i'm with you, usually, on being lowkey. In fact, after i had them replated, i painted the insides of my bumpers black. But since the rest of the exhaust system is already gray/silver from the manifold through the muffler, believe i'll paint the tailpipe a similar color, per Packard47. This is silly, since no one'll ever see it. Guess this is like R-R's handwork, finishing on the insides of doors, places no one ever sees.

Similarly, on the bumper guards--i rechromed but didn't use those heavyhanded,bulky postwar "fender shields (as Packard calls them in the parts book)" bumper extensions-- i used a razor to split black windshield wiper hose to make a trim bumper-protecting gasket.

Years later, walking down the street, i see a parked late-model Rolls Royce sedan with that done at the factory. Only car i ever saw that did that.

As written many times by many motoring journalists, all R-R ever had to recommend them was craftsmanship.

We know our Packards are better automobiles, so they deserve any paltry finesse we might bestow.

Now i gotta figure out what shade of silver/gray to use. Decisions, decisions. Life is cruel.