59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

[BILL HARTER]

I JUST BOUGHT A BATTERY HOLD DOWN FROM CORVETTE CENTRAL,IT IS CAD PLATED. WERE THE ORIGINALS PAINTED? WHAT COLOR? THANKS BILL

[John H.]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

Bill -

Semi-gloss black.

[John H.]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

Bill -

Semi-gloss black.

[Ed Jennings]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

John, I've got one of those gold colored ones too. Were the originals plated and then painted, or did CC just decide on their own to make them shiney?

[Ed Jennings]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

John, I've got one of those gold colored ones too. Were the originals plated and then painted, or did CC just decide on their own to make them shiney?

[John H.]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

Ed -

The originals were plain steel - the raw steel heat shield and hold-down were received separately and spot-welded together at St. Louis, then the assembly was washed, phosphated, and dip-primed (or flow-coated, same result). I assume the current repros are plated for corrosion resistance; I remember when I restored my '57 that the repro hold-down and the attached heat shield were plated - I primed and painted the unit black.

[John H.]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

Ed -

The originals were plain steel - the raw steel heat shield and hold-down were received separately and spot-welded together at St. Louis, then the assembly was washed, phosphated, and dip-primed (or flow-coated, same result). I assume the current repros are plated for corrosion resistance; I remember when I restored my '57 that the repro hold-down and the attached heat shield were plated - I primed and painted the unit black.

[BILL HARTER]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

THANKS ALL, BILL

[BILL HARTER]

Re: 59 BATTERY HOLD DOWN

THANKS ALL, BILL