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Does anyone know what color the factory primer was on chassis parts? I
have a TC frame here that hasn't seen the road in at least 40 years and
I'm trying to figure out if the finish is original. I would
automatically assume not, but the body wood is a bit rotten so it
doesn't seem like the car was ever restored to the point that the frame
would have been painted. The primer is sort of a brown-orange. Not
reddish-brown like the rust preventing primers I'm used to seeing, but
much more orange. The same primer appears on the scratched areas of the
rear axle, and all over the inside of the rear brake plates as if the
rear end was primed with the brake drums off, and then finished in black
with the drums on.
If the finish is original then considering the excellent condition, I
will probably leave it as it is and assemble the car. If it isn't
original paint then I plan to strip and coat in something better.
I'll attach photos and hope Yahoo lets them through.
- Steve Simmons, TC8975 (and now 9849 also)