|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
10-18-2020, 08:15 PM | #1 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 25
|
Chassis painting
Does anyone out there know if the chassis parts were painted before assembly individually or, for example, was the rear axle assembly painted after assemble?
Thank you in advance for your input!! |
10-18-2020, 09:09 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,486
|
Re: Chassis painting
Some were painted before assembly and some, such as the rear end, were painted after assembly. We're talking many different components with many different finishes on the chassis.
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
10-20-2020, 10:09 AM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 3,466
|
Re: Chassis painting
Painting was done to all painted parts before installing them onto the frame.
__________________
Bob Bidonde |
10-20-2020, 08:15 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Long Island
Posts: 172
|
Re: Chassis painting
How do you guys know this stuff!!??
|
10-20-2020, 09:59 PM | #5 |
Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Pearland, Texas
Posts: 85
|
Re: Chassis painting
Was the frame dipped or sprayed?
|
10-20-2020, 10:33 PM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 1,868
|
Re: Chassis painting
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
|
10-21-2020, 10:11 AM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Eastern Tennessee
Posts: 11,513
|
Re: Chassis painting
For me, I have spent nearly a lifetime of studying this. The Corvette and the Ford Model-A are the two most documented vintage vehicles ever produced. When the original factory prints, along with engineering notes and foreman's logs are studied, much of this is documented there. To make life easier for hobbyists, the national Model-A clubs have printed literature that offers this information to the restorer.
. . It was sprayed with a bituminous asphaltum-based coating. As it was handled, the soft thin tar-like coating was often scratched so Ford authorized those scratches and bare areas where riveting was done to be spot painted with Pyroxilyn during assemblage. . . |
10-21-2020, 11:33 AM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Alabama
Posts: 8,099
|
Re: Chassis painting
I use gloss black Rustoleum enamel . While its not necessary , I add hardener for appearance and durability .
|
10-21-2020, 03:03 PM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lee County Alabama
Posts: 828
|
Re: Chassis painting
Right On Terry...
|
10-21-2020, 03:34 PM | #10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
|
Re: Chassis painting
With all due respect what will you do with this information ?
Last edited by McMimmcs; 10-22-2020 at 01:53 AM. |
10-22-2020, 12:39 AM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 114
|
Re: Chassis painting
I imagine it's similar to asking "shall I assemble my rearend and then paint it or paint the parts individually and then assemble?"
Makes a big difference in my mind as one would result in the entire rearend being painted black and the second what we would call "detailed" with the painted components black and the hardware, etc. a different finish. Just a thought. |
10-22-2020, 10:52 AM | #12 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Glide, Oregon
Posts: 1,339
|
Re: Chassis painting
Quote:
__________________
Ruth "Sometimes you really DO need to read the whole thread" |
|
10-22-2020, 11:52 AM | #13 | ||
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Eastern Tennessee
Posts: 11,513
|
Re: Chassis painting
Quote:
Quote:
I think it often falls in alignment with C.S, Lewis' quote about doing the right thing when no one is looking. Actually, I think it really boils down to what is happening to the hobby as a whole. Somewhere along the way, the mindset has changed from 'Restoring' (returning something exactly as it was in a previous timeframe) to a mindset of 'It is my car and I will do it however I want.'. It is never wrong to do the right thing, ...and generally it is considered 'right' when all of the bolts are reinstalled, when the paint colors are authentic, and .... |
||
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|