We are restoring a '72 442 and I would like to know what the color of the hood hinges and spring are from the factory.

The manual I got for restoring your Muscle car states that GM A bodies used either Natural Metal or Gray Oxide for the hinges and spring.

I tried Eastwood Detail Gray and it appears to be to light a shade of Gray.

Any help is appreciated.

 

I thought they were satin black, GM underhood black. Someone will know for sure.

Don

 

Dont know about the 72 hinges but my orginal 70 hinges are actually grey phosphate parkerized like the government used on their weapons. I would strip them with paint stripper and that should bring the original coating up or just strip tem and bead blast them dull and clearcoat them

 

Is the grey for the 70s and up, or is it the same for 68-72 +?? I think mine are black but I don't know if thats orig or not.

 

I would think the parkerized gray would be the color . Strip any paint off of them with paint stripper and see whats underneath. Parkerizing will not come off with stripper as it is a chemical process also called phosphating. If it goes to plain steel then prime lightly and paint lightly