65 inner door paint ??

[Donald S.]

Hi all, i am looking for some pictures with good detail of the paint brake between the body color and the blackout arround the top frame of the inner door . .My car is red with black interior , and its time to paint the black so as i can then install the doors . thanks fro all your help . Don.

[Tony S.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

Donald. I have a number of the photos you need from my '65 396 coupe (red exterior/white interior). Send me your email address and I'll email them to you.

Tony

[Tony S.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

Donald. Here is one photo. It was taken right after I bought my car. It was parked in an old dirty desert barn in Phoenix, AZ where it sat from 1972 until I bought it in 2007. Everyone called it the "mud car" when I first bought it, but it had alot of originality.

Hope this helps.
Tony

[Tony S.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

Here's another photo.

[Donald S.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

thanks Anthony that was exactly what i was looking for Don..

[Wayne M.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

Donald. Here is one photo. It was taken right after I bought my car. It was parked in an old dirty desert barn in Phoenix, AZ where it sat from 1972 until I bought it in 2007. Everyone called it the "mud car" when I first bought it, but it had alot of original...
Tony

Hey Tony -- I would have called your car the "fall leaf" car, based on the shot of your engine compartment taken by the seller (which I kept a copy of). Can't remember if your car is A or S-body, but pics pretty well define the break line between exterior / interior colors on original paint.

Did you (or anyone else) ever hear if there was a difference (even if slight) between the break lines on A.O. Smith versus St.Louis bodies -- there does seem to be variations on almost everything else . The wording of the '65 TIM&JG implies all '65s were the same, regardless of body source.

[Mike M.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

Nice shots, Tony.
Don, it is critical to note that originally, the break line at the rear of the door is at a 90 degree angle to the upper door, not horizontal with the world.
No, Wayne, we have not seen a good deal of variance between the two body vendors in that area.
SOP's and specs must have been quite clear.
Perhaps the GM'ers can elaborate.
HaND

[Tony S.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

Wayne. Does this glamour shot look familiar? It was pretty dirty when I got it. After I pulled the body and washed the chassis, all the factory black and paint daubs were still there. It has been a pretty fun project.

Tony

[John H.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

No, Wayne, we have not seen a good deal of variance between the two body vendors in that area.
SOP's and specs must have been quite clear.
Perhaps the GM'ers can elaborate.
HaND

Mike -

The specs WERE quite detailed, and were issued as "Paint Instructions" from the Chevrolet Paint Standards Department; that same group also issued the "Painted Parts List", which listed all the parts that required assembly plant painting and exactly how they were to be processed. Both of these were strictly internal documents between Central Office and the plant Paint Superintendent, and none have ever been seen outside the plant.

[Mike M.]

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Thank you, John. Always good to hear your "behind the scenes" insights.
HaND

[Art A.]

Re: 65 inner door paint ??

Mike -

The specs WERE quite detailed, and were issued as "Paint Instructions" from the Chevrolet Paint Standards Department; that same group also issued the "Painted Parts List", which listed all the parts that required assembly plant painting and exactly how they were to be processed. Both of these were strictly internal documents between Central Office and the plant Paint Superintendent, and none have ever been seen outside the plant.

To add to what John has said, Engineering actually created drawings with very specific painting (and material specs) instructions for the plants or suppliers to follow.