Jay
It all depends on the process they used to paint the cars and then the
blacked out grill area.
I do not hold with the idea that the grill area was brush painted but I
can't dismiss it either. I would think that the grill area was masked off
and spray painted. I also think it is possible that this area would need
some touch up after assembly and a brush is appropriate at that point. It
all depends on how the production line process worked.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Laifman [mailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:48 PM
To: CoolVT@aol.com
Cc: rfraser@bluefrog.com; genepadgett@comcast.net; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Paint - originality question
Here is another thing to think about. How could it be that the hinges would
end up being painted a different color? That would mean that the bonnet and
hinges were not on the car when the car was painted. But, heck, even the
doors were already attached when the car was painted (remember the older
threads about there not being any paint under the door hinges, and the
alignment problems people have had when trying to reassemble the doors with
multiple layers of primer and paint and maybe even clear coat now on the
door and hinge backs?).
I think I have seen pictures of the cars about to be painted, or just
painted, in one of the Sunbeam books. I'll have to see if I can find those
pictures. My recollection is that the bonnet, doors and trunk were all
assembled and open for the painting.
Jay
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