NOS paint thickness
I have a NOS 1931 commercial rad shell (not AA) . It does have a little shelf damage but still has most all of its original gloss black paint . It looks as if it was dip painted as at the bottom shell return under the crank hole cover the paint is thicker .I suppose it was hung up to dry and run through a hot oven .There is no trace of any primer under the black enamel just bare steel the paint thickness is only a few thou. I suppose Ford had made many millions of vehicles and would know how long on average they would last so why waste too much protective paint . Some original sheet metal I have looked at also seem to have very thin paint thickness . I think we mostly put way to much paint on when restoring just my thoughts .
John in cold locked down Suffolk County England .
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