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Old 07-12-2010, 09:17 PM   #1
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Default SW Fordor Roof Mouldings - Color

This is in regards to my late '31 Murray bodied SW Town Sedan:

If I read the JS correctly, my steel roof mouldings going around the back 3/4 perimeter of the roof material get painted black while the fold-over aluminum roof moulding over the windshield header gets painted Copra Drab (my upper body color).

Can anyone confirm this? I read the standards for this item several times and the word "generally" in the paragraph scares me.

Thanks for any confirmation.

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Old 07-12-2010, 11:26 PM   #2
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I solved this dilemma on my car by having the upper body painted in black :-)

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I solved this dilemma on my car by having the upper body painted in black :-)

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This is in regards to my late '31 Murray bodied SW Town Sedan:

If I read the JS correctly, my steel roof mouldings going around the back 3/4 perimeter of the roof material get painted black while the fold-over aluminum roof moulding over the windshield header gets painted Copra Drab (my upper body color).

Can anyone confirm this? I read the standards for this item several times and the word "generally" in the paragraph scares me.

Thanks for any confirmation.

Tom Miller
I wish I could provide an absolute answer but I can't. I'm responsible for the wording you are questioning. The problem is original unmolested cars I've seen as well as archive photos I've seen, the cars are dark colors with a black upper body. I would expect the rear moulding to be prepainted in black. The pyroxylin covered filler strip was definitely unpainted and black in color. I would think the front moulding could go either way in my opinion but I can't be sure.
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