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My car's painting is being finished up at the paint shop and I wanted to confirm the front part of the door color.
I believe this picture (not my car) is correct. Appears to be a satin black (?) in the front area of the door. And I am guessing the remainder of the jamb is body color. Does the black go all the way down to the bottom of the front edge?
Is this accurate?
And if new hinge bolts (and/or shims) are used would they also be painted body color or left natural?
Many Thanks,
Mark
Last edited by marky mark; Mar 14, 2017 at 03:17 AM.
Alan would have an exact correct picture.
My 68 is original paint so I can tell you in 68 the hinges are a
dull satin black and the front of the doors are black IIR where the access panel is.
Hope this helps.
In your picture my educated guess would be the hinges were sprayed over.
Marshal
The area of the door, between the weatherstrip and the door panel, is blacked out in semi gloss black, all the way to the bottom of the door. This was done on all 68-82 Corvettes (except maybe black ones?). The hinge bolts are body color and I think the shims are too.
On 78-82's, painted in lighter colors such as white, silver, beige etc, it's possible that there was blackout applied to the body, in the area of the hinges and courtesy light switches. It doesn't appear that this blackout was applied to all light color cars. It may just have been used on ones where the fit of the door and kick panels, allowed the exterior color to be seen inside the car. I've never seen it applied to any cars earlier than 1980, but I've been told that it's possible that it was done in 78 and 79?
Below is an 81, that has both the door and body blackout applied.
Hi,
The black paint applied to the front of the door was very crudely done.
It varies from car to car as to just how far down the black extended… but typically at least about half way.
The doors were on the car when it was painted so the hinges and any shims used were painted. I guess a shim might have been added later, but that wouldn't be typical.
Regards,
Alan
Here you can see the part of the hinge that was in the door wasn't painted but the part on the hinge pillar was.
Also note that some black sealer was added after the car was painted.
Thanks Marshall, GBVette and of course Alan for these fast responses.
I am conveying this info to the painter as we speak.
Your help is much appreciated!
Best Regards,
Mark
Calling Alan 71 please (1)
