t.diller

I am looking for pics or info on where to break off the hood outer body paint and the underhood paint,1966,thanks

stingrayl76

Here is a shot of a 66 underhood paint with the weather stripping missing.

t.diller

Thank you very much,that was were i thought,you guys respond quick ,and this is such a helpfull group,thanks so much

t.diller

I am also needing pics of the underside of the rocker,i am converting my 66 bb to side exhaust.Need dimentions of where to cut to clear pipe.thanks ted

nassau66427

Here you go:

JohnZ

The paint break between the underhood blackout and the exterior body color looks like the photo below; the original cars didn't have a neat tape line, though - they were done with a cardboard spray shield and the breakline was "fuzzier".

BrettG

Car is finally in the body shop, can anyone (especially John Z) confirm the underhood lip paint mentioned is correct for a 65 BB hood?
Also, are all four edges of the underside hood painted? - not just the sides?
Want to be 100% sure when I approach the painter, he didn't think this was correct during our conversation this AM.


TIA

JohnZ

Yes, that treatment is correct for ALL midyear hoods. There's very little blackout on the bottom of the front lip on an original car (or body color, for that matter), as the car was painted with the hood installed and the radiator support was in the way of a direct spray path.

BrettG

John,

The clarification is much appreciated.

zeus337

So a green car... Under the hood, Outer edge is green on all four sides with black on center of hood or green on 3 sides with blank all way to edge on front edge near bumper?

Dave Tracy

A suggestion only and what I'm going to do with my restoration. I am going to use a flat black epoxy primer on the underside of my hood so that if there is any contaminant that gets on the underside of the hood, it won't percolate through the glass and destroy the paint. The reason for my concern is that I have factory air and the mineral oil can wick through the hood and wipe out the paint. I will be using PPG DP low VOC .My $.02.

zeus337

I need some good pics of how the under the hood paint should look from factory

JohnZ

See your other thread, same subject.

zeus337

Thanks