Thanks to everyone who replied. I called the painter and body color it
will stay. I always appreciate the very timely help this list
provides. John Mitchell 76 TR6
Chip19474@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/15/2005 12:01:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jmitch@snet.net writes:
>
>> Anyone know what would be original
>
>
>
> John,
>
> All of the TR6's we've seen (including my '76 restoration) appeared to
> have been sprayed body color. The paint was heaviest in the area
> under the skuttle vent/grill where you would hope there would be paint
> since that's where most of the weather would affect the metal. Using
> a mirror, we found that the paint feathered out (got thinner) in both
> directions (left & right) from the skuttle vent area. I think that
> the thickness of paint really depended on who was wheeling the paint
> nozzle around during production that day. Don't forget, the wiper arm
> box covers on the inside of the bulkhead would not have been installed
> before painting so some paint probably misted its way into the
> bulkhead cavity from those openings.
>
> One thing's fairly certain in my opinion.....the inside of the
> bulkhead cavity wasn't black!
>
> Chip Krout
> Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
> Skippack, PA USA
>
> '76 TR6 CF57822U
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