wisniows

Just recieved my hood hinges from being rebuilt and they came back sand blasted would anyone know what color the hood hinges came originally from the factory, i was told by one person grey another person black and also if it was a matte, semi gloss or gloss finish this is for a 1968 oldsmobile 442 convertible thanks again

joe_padavano

They were not painted. Stock would be dark grey phospate coating, which is a matte finish with a "powdery" feel to it.

rcorrigan5

If you don't want to go the route of original on the finish, you can use "cast iron" color paint and they come out pretty close. I did that with both my '68 and '69. I removed the springs, cleaned them and painted them a color called "stainless steel". The appearance looks remarkably original, even though they aren't.

Randy C.