Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

[Larry M.]

I'm a little sorry for asking but I don't have an example car to look at and even if I did it might not be right. My cavities are body color due to a prior paint job.

I really only find one post on this topic with a response by John Hinckley.

This is what i think is right. Let me know where I'm wrong.

1. The flat ledge that the air intake grilles rest on stays body color.
2. The edge of this flat ledge which is 3/32 to 1/8 thick is likely body color
3. The bolts for hood latches and power brake booster need to be removed so as not to be painted
4. The U clips should be removed....not painted....retain plated color.
5. The paint is semi-flat black
6. The wiper transmissions get painted except the ends which engage the wiper arms (this point I'm less sure about but John said they were seam sealed and so I assume he meant prior to paint.
7. Washer hose grommets should be removed - not painted.

What am I missing???

[Domenic T.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

Larry,
That's what I saw and did with my 67 coupe.

Dom

[Doug L.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

Larry,
I think everything you said is correct. I'm not certain in what order the factory did the painting. The Nolan Adams book might shed some light on this. I did all of my black-out painting with the body off the chassis. The "ledge" that the grill rests on / is fastened to is part of the body so it would be body color. Everything in the well is blackout, i.e. semi-gloss black, except the grooved tip of the wiper shaft which is natural. I used SEM paint for the black-out. The machine screws that attach the grill to the body should be black as well. I left my rubber grommets on the washer hoses unpainted. They are really hard to see so I doubt they would be judged. One caution, the rubber washer under the washer nozzles should be the approximately the same diameter as the nozzle base. Mine were too large and cost a point in judging.

Doug

[Larry M.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

Doug says semi-gloss but in a post John said semi-flat(same as other under hood). I've never done any under hood painting so I don't know. It really looks like semi-gloss but I don't know what semi-flat looks like.......but I'm the proud new owner of a can. What is the right color.

[Loren L.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

The process is part of the underhood blackout, so that defines the color. What you're missing is a copy of the JG that will attempt to tell you the variations for whatever year your car is.

[Domenic T.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

Larry,
that one, semi flat, got me also so I had some universal flatening agent and mixed it with acrylic enamel and did all my black out. For me it was faster than the hunt for the right stuff.

DOM

[Doug L.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

I have heard of "semi-gloss" but never "semi-flat". Guess I have lived a sheltered life.

What I recall seeing from many others on the board was that SEM "Trim Black" was about the right color. That was for my '64. Maybe there are other colors / shades for different years. Search the TDB and I bet you find a lot of information.
Doug

[Larry M.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

So a couple of things. I bought Semi-Flat at O'Reillys Auto Parts...Krylon...they stocked it so it is not that unusual.

Also, as suggested, I looked at the Judging Manual...it says Semi-Gloss.

Also, as I said in my original post, I did look at the TDB and found only one relevant post.....of course I was searching for wiper cavity and not black out in general. I'll go back and do that now.

Thanks

[Don H.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

the Krylon Semi Flat you would buy at O'Reilly's is enamel. The good lacquer 1613 is only sold in six can packs (or larger quantities) by industrial paint sellers. The lacquer is the stuff you want to use if using the Krylon for black out. Otherwise, I'm sure the SEM Trim Black is just as good for this application. Semi flat is quite a bit "flatter" than semi gloss.

[Jim S.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

This is what you want http://www.toolup.com/krylon_1613_se...aint-12oz.aspx Krylon-1613.jpg

NOT THIS 71DjqJj68aL._SL1500_.jpg

[Larry M.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

Thanks guys. I'm going to try the SEM Trim Black first. If it doesn't look right I'll try the Krylon 1613 shown above. Interestingly the Krylon Semi-Black I have is not either of the above. It is a rust covering enamel. So this is a complex subject with a lot of possible pit falls. For me this is compounded by the fact that the prior owner did fairly complete blackout and I don't know what he used.

[Larry M.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

This is just a report back with one additional observation (and question) for anyone else planning to do this. I used the SEM Trim Black and it was just fine. But in reading the judging guide it said that not getting paint to some hard to get at places was acceptable. Well, I experience this for sure. It was difficult to get black coverage in some vertical walls and under/behind the wiper transmission brackets. I finally decided that to continue to spray paint in an attempt to cover these areas would eventually create some other issue so I just quit. I could buy a pint of paint and paint them with a brush but spraying was never going to give complete coverage. So I'm wondering, should any "non covered" areas exhibit bare fiberglass color, which in my case is white, or should they be body color?

[John H.]

Re: Wiper Cavity Paint for C2

This is just a report back with one additional observation (and question) for anyone else planning to do this. I used the SEM Trim Black and it was just fine. But in reading the judging guide it said that not getting paint to some hard to get at places was acceptable. Well, I experience this for sure. It was difficult to get black coverage in some vertical walls and under/behind the wiper transmission brackets. I finally decided that to continue to spray paint in an attempt to cover these areas would eventually create some other issue so I just quit. I could buy a pint of paint and paint them with a brush but spraying was never going to give complete coverage. So I'm wondering, should any "non covered" areas exhibit bare fiberglass color, which in my case is white, or should they be body color?

Larry -

That area was exposed to two different colors of primer, a sealer, and three coats of lacquer before it got to blackout, so I doubt if you'd see any bare fiberglass.