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Heres a few pictures showing the remains of the paper that covered the bed floor. This is a 1962 with 900 miles.
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Good Info Jon , On my green 66 from fremont the rear section between the tailgate and wood was painted black . That looks much better than then being painted black
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That's amazing the paper is still there, so are the 4 rear bolts just natural zinc.
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The cam bolts holding the bed down were put in after everything was painted and the bed attached to the frame. So yes they stayed natural or zink plated. On GMCs all or most of the perimeter bolts that hold the wood to the sheet metal were zink. Here on the Chevy you see they are painted. Notice on this truck the very front of the bed wood to bed panel bolts are on top of the paper and end up body color. Ill find some examples of GMC bolts. I believe we need some bed detail pictures from OEMforme's 66 Chevy ! Like Yelmer mentioned also there will be some differences plant to plant. I've noticed a mix of painted and plated bolts on all of these trucks. If you look at picture one of the blue inner fender the one next to the bedside is still natural while the rest are painted. This particular truck I had the chance to see in person. Original tires , original everything.
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So weird that GMC had a totally different approach, even with trucks coming off the same line? Just curious on some of the incredible details that blue '62 shows. With the bits of paper remaining, I'm guessing the side panel and wheel tub sealant was applied on top the masking paper before sheet metal assembly, and then torn out after completion? |
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![]() [QUOTE=oem4me;Just curious on some of the incredible details that blue '62 shows. With the bits of paper remaining, I'm guessing the side panel and wheel tub sealant was applied on top the masking paper before sheet metal assembly, and then torn out after completion? [/QUOTE] Yes, another thought might be they applied it to the flange of the inner fender instead of the paper ? Hard to say.
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Thanks for the additional information on primer /paint process. Following is from what I found on well worn '64 built in St Louis. It seems to follow what you know. Front fenders black primer; whole doors black primer, along with outside of door and jam area red primer ( can not say whole jam red primer, at least have it some areas; center part of door inside is black). On the cab, looks like red primer on outside under painted areas and bottom of floor pan, inside of cab black?? Firewall - black ??. Again this is a well work truck. Les |
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I'm getting close to paint time on my 60 C10 and need some guidance from you factory original guys! I was wondering if the underside of the hood is body color or black. Also, under the front and rear fenders, and underside of cab, is it black or body color?
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I found a picture of the 1961 interior interior from a brochure. Does anyone know where we could find a close or similar pattern material to reupholster the bench seats?
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My original paint 1966 is painted black on the underside of the hood.
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I really enjoy seeing these nostalgic brochures and seeing just how much detail they put in these trucks. Sub'd, Thank you!
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Thanks for sharing very useful information, on how the bed was painted. Do you have similar knowledge on how the cabs, hood, doors, and fenders were primed and painted. Have found black primer on some of these parts too. Les |
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Every book I have from Chevrolet and GMC states these trucks were factory painted in Enamel while the touch up paint you find from this era for these trucks is a can of Lacquer . The old saying was , " You can spray lacquer over enamel but you cant spray enamel over lacquer.
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I did not know that saying about painting one over the other. In fact, from my experience painting cars, I know lacquer is chemically much "hotter" than enamel, which would mean enamel can go over lacquer, but not the other way. In most cases lacquer will lift underlying enamel unless a sealer is applied first. |
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Hello All,
Does anyone have any formulation information for the acrylic primers for GM cars and trucks during the years 1965-1967? I have an old code or two that I'm interested in learning more about GM-3, and GM-44. I believe the first code is for an acrylic primer, and the second is for an actual paint. Any and all information would be extremely helpful. Todd |
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For instance, chassis components as-installed were dipped in black to a certain point, then bare metal, while parts for the replacement market were fully coated. That way they didn't rust on the shelf. The factories stamped body panels for the crash market long after the model year ended, so your NOS doors weren't necessarily painted as they would have been on assembly-line assembled cabs. I would guess the factory-installed doors were painted with red oxide, like the cab, not pre-primed in black. -Brad
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Removed and Looked under some door hinges on cabs and doors, no paint on either, just light surface rust. It seems as though hoods may have been dipped but then you look at the very front edge and you see surface rust again but not inside the rear of the hood between the rear brace, thats all black. Looked up under some bed sides in between panels and they are black. Would be nice if we could find pictures or films on the painting process .
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Sooooo glad I asked this!
I thought I've seen somewhere that the paper was staple-gunned to the top of the bed wood? Maybe it was on stepside beds, where there isn't an inner fender. I remember that the staples were still stuck in the wood on that truck. Maybe it was that beige or fawn stepside with the aluminum camper shell. ? -Brad
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