Convertible rear deck lid
 

I have my 69 roadster apart and am cleaning up the rear deck. The underside was painted black along with all the hardware and cables. I removed all the latches and bolts and hardware and sandblasted them. I’m not going for correct restoration on this project because I’m building it back as an L88 racer/restomod. My question is should the underside of the rear deck be left stripped and painted whatever body color I decide on or flat black? I know its rarely seen but just wondering what others have done and what they like. Also did you paint the hardware black or clear coat them? I’ve looked around the internet to see pictures of others and haven’t found any good clear shots yet. I’ve seen some body color with clear brackets which doesnt look to bad. Black wouldn’t be either if it doesnt flake off from use.

Let me know what you’ve done or liked!

Thanks,
Pat

it was the same body color from the factory as OEM

Thanks, I figured it would be body color. The black on there now looks like a bad spray. This way I can strip it down when I send it out to paint.

Now what about the hardware??

According to my restoration guide the hardware was mounted before the deck lid underside was painted. So, the hardware should be body color as well.

From the factory, the hardware to release the lid so that it will lift up was installed when paint was sprayed, so it is body color. The hardware that releases the soft top/hardtop pins was installed later so it was unpainted.