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Posted By Discussion Topic: 1939 Deluxe Tudor - Period Correct Battery -- page: 1 2     MDB 02-18-2011 @ 12:39 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 28 Joined: Nov 2010 We're in process of restoration to as near original as possible,but probably not concourse. Pleased with 2LF from Antique Auto Battery which has unpainted "Ford" lettering and "Oval". I would like to paint the oval in white and insignia in Ford Blue. Does anyone know whether that would be plus or minus in "judging"? Would unpainted represent advantage? Thanks for any information provided. nelsb01 02-18-2011 @ 1:01 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 982 Joined: Oct 2009 While I like your color combinations, I have only seen the raised area (the oval) painted gold, or left natural case color. I do not see any advantage to painting it or just leaving it natural. I know that you can lose points for the 'wrong' battery. You can find out more yourself by printing out the judging forms for your year car off of this website. Go to the HOME page and click on Forms in the left column. jerry.grayson 02-18-2011 @ 2:23 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 128 Joined: Oct 2009 I believe that the color for the oval in 39 is gold and the Ford script is "natural" (unpainted case color). Here is the way I have done it: fill the script with bondo, when dry sand it down to the original level, paint the gold and when the paint is dry, pick out the bondo. Worked for me. ford38v8 09-21-2011 @ 7:28 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2762 Joined: Oct 2009 Merle, The correct coloring, as stated above, is gold only, on the oval, with the script unpainted. The easiest way to paint it is likely also the original method. Think simple when doing a project like this, and you'll do well. Get a small bottle of model paint (gold), and a small disposable model roller brush. Roll the painted brush on a flat surface to get even paint distribution, then just roll across the oval, using no masking. The result will be perfect, as original. Alan 37 Coupe 09-22-2011 @ 7:23 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 362 Joined: Oct 2009 I know this isn't the period correct color but the process may help you. I used a "brayer" from Hobby Lobby,a rubber roller about 1" more or less in diameter, you transfer the paint without it getting in the low points. dwj39 09-27-2011 @ 6:17 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 15 Joined: Nov 2009 You will always get great advise on this forum, however, one thing no one has mentioned is that originial OEM script batteries had the script only on one side. The 39 Standard had the script facing outward and was visible. The 39 Deluxe had the script facing toward the fender and therefore was not visable when installed. I believe this was one of the reasons for a battery change in 1940. Refer to pages 4-42 and 8-1 of the 1938-39 Ford Book. You might consider keeping the visible script unpainted as being the most authentic. kubes40 09-27-2011 @ 8:29 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3401 Joined: Oct 2009 DWJ39, Um, not quite DWJ... You are correct in that the script was on one side only. However, if you can't see the Ford script on your battery, then you have an incorrect battery. The 'standard' model had reverse posts vs. the deluxe model. The 1940 battery was larger than the '39. Nothing to do with the location of the script as that remained the same as '39. Antique Battery Company has sent me the incorrect batteries for the last two '39 standards I have restored. They are good about fixing their mistake at their cost but somehow manage to continue to make the same mistake. And, as long as we kind of strayed from the original post, the reproduction batteries although advertised to be identical to the authentic, are not. The sizes of the repops are off quite a bit. They also send the '39 batteries out with the incorrect cell caps. Again, they fix the problem but continue to make the same mistake... This message was edited by kubes40 on 9-27-11 @ 8:39 AM kubes40 09-27-2011 @ 8:41 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3401 Joined: Oct 2009 Here's a picture of a 39 standard... 37 Coupe 09-27-2011 @ 8:59 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 362 Joined: Oct 2009 I thought I was the only one who had trouble with this same issue from Antique Auto Battery right here in Ohio,at least that is what they told me.A few years ago I ordered a Ford script battery from them with a 6 volt Optima inside and when it came negative post was on the right and positive was on the left to correctly show the Ford script. They insisted this was correct and I had to show them proof from my 37 owners manual picture,so they finally made it work. I told them what was the need of paying extra for a Ford script if it will be hidden against firewall. Even though my 37 is not a Dearborn car especially with the 59AB I wnated it to look good.They told me later they would not correct this again and they could not make individual year batteries or "special order" , I suggested they start moulding script on both sides,still never looked correct to me the fake bars on top Ford script faces to rear but original may have been that way. kubes40 09-27-2011 @ 9:44 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3401 Joined: Oct 2009 37coupe, Nope, you are not the only guy to have trouble with them. My friend ordered a battery for his '39 standard last year. After I told him of my experience, he was certain to detail what he needed to the gal at Antique Auto Battery. Still, they got it wrong. They made good with him but it took some insistence.

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