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Old 06-02-2019, 01:29 PM   #1
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What shade of black should the fan blades on my '41 be? Gloss,flat?
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Old 06-02-2019, 03:11 PM   #2
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chassis black
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Old 06-02-2019, 04:15 PM   #3
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What shade of black should the fan blades on my '41 be? Gloss,flat?
Gloss.

There is no such thing as "chassis black" when referring to our prewar Fords. That is a term coined somewhere in the past that I believe is meant to describe some semi gloss sheen.

In reality, Ford painted most of the (black) chassis parts and engine parts gloss.
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