Kurtis Jones wrote:
>On 9/6/05, Dave Connitt <dconnitt@fuse.net> wrote:
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>>List,
>>Sitting here in my garage looking at my TR4A tub hanging from the ceiling
>>and day dreaming about how it will look all painted up. It occurred to me
>>that the engine compartment on the restored TR4A's I have seen have either
>>been painted flat black or the color of the car.
>>Which is correct, flat black or colored? I am leaning towards painting my
>>engine compartment the color of the body.
>>Flat black would be good to keep the cleaning to a minimum I guess.. I don't
>>know.
>>Dave Connitt
>>'67 TR4A
>>http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a
>>
>>
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>Dave,
>
>The engine bay color should match the body color; however, like you,
>I've seen a lot of flat black engine bays. In fact, mine has been
>painted flat black.
>
>The flat back does hide a lot of grease, dirt and grime. This could
>be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the condition of your
>engine bay, and what you're trying to accomplish with the car. I
>personally like my flat black engine bay, since my car is not a show
>car, and it's easy to keep it presentable looking. However, if I were
>going through the trouble of actually restoring the car, I think I'd
>go with the body color.
>
>
>
The only problem with painting the engine compartment is that IF you get
it clean enough to paint black, why not just go with the original
color? If it is not clean, the black will peal and you'll see the
original paint....
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