In the midst of restoring the air cleaner I recieved from Brad. I've sandblasted it and filled in the rust pits. After a good coat of high build primer, I'm going to need to paint it. What is the correct shade of black? I've seen gloss and semi-gloss. I suspect semi-gloss. Is there a brand of rattle can that is closest to being correct? Same question for the metal stove pipe.. Thanks Todd
Many years ago, a friend of mine changed interior color on a 65 Nova from blue to black. He used T-3 for the tops of the doors, the dash, (not the pad, I mean the metal parts) and the rest of the interior stuff that had been blue. It was parked in the garage beside my 65 Acadian, and it was as close to being identical as mine as you could get.
To me, it's very close to the original gloss for stuff like brackets and air cleaners, stuff like that.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I used Eastwoods Underhood semi-gloss black and I am quite happy with the results.
Here is a description from Eastwood's site: Underhood Black is the correct shade of black, having just the right 10-20 percent semigloss finish most car manufacturers used on radiator supports, inner fender walls, air cleaners, lug wrenches, jack bases, underhood brackets, and other parts. Hardware store black paints are either too thick, too glossy, or the wrong color. Just clean, degrease, and prepare the parts well, then spray on for a factory-like finish. This acrylic lacquer withstands up to 250 degrees F and goes on thin for a satin smooth finish which does not hide surface details. One aerosol covers 6 square feet.
This product can be purchased from Hawkes Auto in Essex ON: www.hawkesauto.com
