What are people using to paint suspension / rear end housing to get that factory fresh look? Thank you.
Factory paint color for suspension/rear end housing
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Not sure what the period correct finish was for 69. Maybe satin, but I went with a semi-gloss black, easier to clean.
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Semi Gloss Black. My Bee is in some expensive epoxy, but I cheated on my Dart and used a mix of Gloss and Flat Tremclad to get "semi-gloss".
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The factory paint was VERY cheap gloss black. It didn't have the shine we are used to seeing from gloss today. I'd go with semi-gloss.
Lots of other suspension components were bare metal. UCAs and LCAs are bare metal. LCAs were dipped in cosmoline. Other bare metal parts came straight from the foundry and have a dark gray color to them.
Lots of other suspension components were bare metal. UCAs and LCAs are bare metal. LCAs were dipped in cosmoline. Other bare metal parts came straight from the foundry and have a dark gray color to them.
FYI, High heat BBQ paint simulates very nicely as to what the black phosphate coating that the brake backing plates were originally.
I read in the FSM somewhere that external black was "80%" gloss.
That sounds like semi gloss!
That sounds like semi gloss!
I really like Rustoleum Professional semi-gloss black 239107. Comes in a 15 oz. spray can and sold at Lowes stores. Takes a while to cure but very durable. Also available in quarts if you want to use a spray gun, and you can also catalyze it with Valspar 4725 enamel hardener (Amazon) if you have the proper respirator and desire a faster cure.
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