| 40fordor | -- 10-10-2010 @ 10:29 PM |
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I think I recall seeing a Ford factory photo of a 36 phaeton with the two sides of the grill unpainted. Were some early units produced without the sides being painted? The reason for my question is because the paint on my car is flacking off in several places and the chrome is showing under the formally painted area. If it is proper to leave it unpainted I may remove all of it. I doubt if the old paint could be color matched for a repaint of that area only. Don
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| Henryat1140 | -- 10-11-2010 @ 7:54 PM |
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I've never seen factory photos where the sides of the grille were left chrome and not painted. I am pretty certain the sides should be body color. As to the color match, the paint industry has made great strides in accurate color matching. I've had paint work done to older areas and they can get it just about perfect. The downside is the cost of the materials which has gone up lots in the past couple of years. My shop paid $74 for a pint of paint - and I believe that's typical. My 36 has the same problem, but I've been just using a q-tip and the aforementioned paint to touch it up. Regards Henry
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| TomO | -- 10-14-2010 @ 10:44 AM |
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When you paint over chrome, you should use an adhesion promoter to prevent the flaking of the paint. An etching primer will also work. Tom
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