During the tear-down of my Fremont built '68 Elky, i noticed a fair amount of gloss on the frame finish...say 70-75%; (i'm no expert..just comparing it to a full gloss black enamel sprayed on a test panel)the rub is that the front control arms appear to be closer to a 50% gloss when compared to the frame's original finish....of course the SuperClean i used could of had somthing to do with this whole thing....i dont really want to start splitting hairs, BUT if the assembly line workers were pulling pre-finished control arms from a bin and installing them on a frame painted by someone else on a different day.......i havent a clue as to how the chassis was assembled in relationship to it's painted (or not) components. Anyone have some insight they would like to share? Happy New Year!!!!
Assembly line procedure question...
BBElky
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Pual,
I would not find this unusual. Spraying the same paint at different pressures and or at different distances will affect the final appearance. Humidity and temperature will also affect the final finish you see.
Some chassis parts were sprayed and some were dipped. Not all chassis parts were manufactured and painted by the same supplier or at the same factory. And the manufacture may have resourced the paints from different suppliers. Chassis paints I'm sure varied in level of gloss just because it was not that big of a deal.
My .02 cents worth.
I would not find this unusual. Spraying the same paint at different pressures and or at different distances will affect the final appearance. Humidity and temperature will also affect the final finish you see.
Some chassis parts were sprayed and some were dipped. Not all chassis parts were manufactured and painted by the same supplier or at the same factory. And the manufacture may have resourced the paints from different suppliers. Chassis paints I'm sure varied in level of gloss just because it was not that big of a deal.
My .02 cents worth.
Why not? I did!
Paul,
The one place the difference in gloss is more noticable and more important is in the engine compartment. For example, the heater box/fan cover and radiator top plate are gloss black compared to the radiator support, inner fenders and firewall which would all be semi-gloss. Also note: The gloss black would not be "High Gloss" that would be found on the outside sheetmetal/body.
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