C2 Hood Catch Blackout
Recently I posted a request for photos showing blackout on C2 hood catches for St. Louis bodied cars. I have since talked with some NCRS friends and managed to come up with examples of the blackout on three cars. So far, I have found the following:
Below are my observations about the blackout, based on these three examples. First, some terminology is needed. I describe the female hood catch as having a large, top, horizontal surface, two vertical side surfaces (coming out perpendicular to the plane of the firewall), and three flanges (one flange attached to each vertical side, and one flange attached to horizontal top, at the back). Each of the three flanges has one bolt that screws into the vertical firewall or horizontal cowl area.
For cars 1 and 3, one consistent observation is that extensive blackout can be seen on the inside surface of the outboard vertical side. Suggesting that the painter was standing inside the engine compartment, with the sprayer aimed from below, pointing upward and outward.
In another photo showing the passenger side catch, looking up from below, you can see part of the outboard flange has paint, but about 40% of the flange was in the shadow of the outboard side and is free of paint. Indicating that the painter did not reach around the far side of the outboard side to spray paint on the entire outboard flange or to cover all of the bolt head.
There is some indication of blackout on the top (center, rear) flange, but the hood release cable and actuating lever would make it hard to completely paint the top flange and bolt head, without the painter going at it from multiple angles and spending more time on it than was probably warranted.
Please contact me by email if you have photos that you want to share offline.
Gary
gsb1966@comcast.net
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Below are my observations about the blackout, based on these three examples. First, some terminology is needed. I describe the female hood catch as having a large, top, horizontal surface, two vertical side surfaces (coming out perpendicular to the plane of the firewall), and three flanges (one flange attached to each vertical side, and one flange attached to horizontal top, at the back). Each of the three flanges has one bolt that screws into the vertical firewall or horizontal cowl area.
For cars 1 and 3, one consistent observation is that extensive blackout can be seen on the inside surface of the outboard vertical side. Suggesting that the painter was standing inside the engine compartment, with the sprayer aimed from below, pointing upward and outward.
In another photo showing the passenger side catch, looking up from below, you can see part of the outboard flange has paint, but about 40% of the flange was in the shadow of the outboard side and is free of paint. Indicating that the painter did not reach around the far side of the outboard side to spray paint on the entire outboard flange or to cover all of the bolt head.
There is some indication of blackout on the top (center, rear) flange, but the hood release cable and actuating lever would make it hard to completely paint the top flange and bolt head, without the painter going at it from multiple angles and spending more time on it than was probably warranted.
Please contact me by email if you have photos that you want to share offline.
Gary
gsb1966@comcast.net
18B4E740-7BB1-4A81-AC06-750F204B188A.jpg
948D315C-2BDA-4AA1-869E-BE4F44D55B3B.jpg
B6D6696C-4CF8-400B-A0B9-3B77CD249F95.jpg
1FB0CF5E-84E2-4DDB-99F6-27DD8C427045.jpg
04F2CECF-11B6-40CB-94F0-D45E1894FAA0.jpg
75E3A032-1C96-42D4-9062-31B968E33F20.jpg
35992871-9CF0-4E19-8786-13F449D30FA8.jpg
48FED239-A30E-4FF2-94B8-086DDD8C8E2B.jpg