1968 442 color paint for headlight housing
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1968 442 color paint for headlight housing
hello everyone,
hope someone can help me with what is the correct black paint to use for the headlight housing. I know the trim would be a dull aluminum but the black color, im not sure...semi gloss or flat? and what brand to use?
thank you..
hope someone can help me with what is the correct black paint to use for the headlight housing. I know the trim would be a dull aluminum but the black color, im not sure...semi gloss or flat? and what brand to use?
thank you..
Randy C.
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Albany, OR
I used GM Chassis Black on mine which gives it a bit of a shine, but nothing like semi-gloss or full gloss. I'm sure the originals weren't real shiny but they did have a little shine to them and the GM Chassis Black gave me what I thought was right.
Funny thing - when I cleaned off the original paint, there was a bit of overspray on the passenger outboard bezel. So, when I repainted, I purposely left a little edge of tape up on that same bezel so there would be a very small area of light overspray on the lower outboard corner of that particular bezel. Hardly noticeable, right? Just like the factory, right? I got gigged a couple of points at the Reno Nationals in 2011 for the overspray on that headlight bezel! Sometimes you just can't win that game! Never-the-less, going to the Nationals was an absolutely enjoyable week for me.
Randy C.
Funny thing - when I cleaned off the original paint, there was a bit of overspray on the passenger outboard bezel. So, when I repainted, I purposely left a little edge of tape up on that same bezel so there would be a very small area of light overspray on the lower outboard corner of that particular bezel. Hardly noticeable, right? Just like the factory, right? I got gigged a couple of points at the Reno Nationals in 2011 for the overspray on that headlight bezel! Sometimes you just can't win that game! Never-the-less, going to the Nationals was an absolutely enjoyable week for me.
Randy C.
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Registered User
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 66
From: san francisco, ca
I used GM Chassis Black on mine which gives it a bit of a shine, but nothing like semi-gloss or full gloss. I'm sure the originals weren't real shiny but they did have a little shine to them and the GM Chassis Black gave me what I thought was right.
Funny thing - when I cleaned off the original paint, there was a bit of overspray on the passenger outboard bezel. So, when I repainted, I purposely left a little edge of tape up on that same bezel so there would be a very small area of light overspray on the lower outboard corner of that particular bezel. Hardly noticeable, right? Just like the factory, right? I got gigged a couple of points at the Reno Nationals in 2011 for the overspray on that headlight bezel! Sometimes you just can't win that game! Never-the-less, going to the Nationals was an absolutely enjoyable week for me.
randy,
thank you for the feedback, i will go ahead and use the GM chassis black...along with the argent silver for the trim. by the way, beautiful car...!!!!
fred
Randy C.
Funny thing - when I cleaned off the original paint, there was a bit of overspray on the passenger outboard bezel. So, when I repainted, I purposely left a little edge of tape up on that same bezel so there would be a very small area of light overspray on the lower outboard corner of that particular bezel. Hardly noticeable, right? Just like the factory, right? I got gigged a couple of points at the Reno Nationals in 2011 for the overspray on that headlight bezel! Sometimes you just can't win that game! Never-the-less, going to the Nationals was an absolutely enjoyable week for me.
randy,
thank you for the feedback, i will go ahead and use the GM chassis black...along with the argent silver for the trim. by the way, beautiful car...!!!!
fred
Randy C.
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