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Offline kutzoh

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Paint break on door
« on: November 25, 2009, 12:27:17 PM »
Getting ready to shoot the interior color on the coupe, is the paint break between interior color and exterior on the door basically the weather strip seal? What about the hinge end of the door itself, where's the break?

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Greg

64.5 Dearborn coupe, D-Code, June 28, 1964   Skylight Blue


Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2009, 05:51:52 PM »
Getting ready to shoot the interior color on the coupe, is the paint break between interior color and exterior on the door basically the weather strip seal? What about the hinge end of the door itself, where's the break?

This is an area (like 99% of the restored cars out there) often restored incorrectly since most will locate the break at the weather strip

Remember the door interior color would have been applied firstly, then that surface masked off and the exterior color applied.

I've often found the paint very thin on the bottom of door and rust takes over with years making is difficult to determine. Below you've find a couple of examples of a heavier application - possibly the painter was a bit shorter or younger that did these

Just follow the line around as shown in the picture  at the front surface






Both of these examples are San Jose (first 65 second 66) Mustangs
« Last Edit: November 25, 2009, 05:54:06 PM by J_Speegle »
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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2009, 10:37:08 PM »
Here's a couple of pictures of an unrestored door before I had it repainted.  Door off of a San Jose 11M 1966.



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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2009, 09:28:42 PM »
Thanks guys for the response and pics, exactly what I was looking for. I forwarded the pics to my painter, I'll let you know how they turn out.

Greg
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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2010, 08:06:17 PM »
Jeff & Randy-
    Just to let you know your help and advise don't go unappreciated, Thanks again.
Here's the result:

Greg



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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2010, 10:52:48 PM »
Is this the same for 67 and 68 cars?  Did it vary plant to plant?

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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 03:34:10 AM »
Is this the same for 67 and 68 cars?  Did it vary plant to plant?

From the examples I have - yes there was some variation between plants and years. In later years the type (deluxe verses standard) made a difference also
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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2023, 03:57:12 PM »
This old thread will be helpful to show our painter with our 67 coupe Brittany blue with 2B interior.
VIN 7T01C246XXX
Actual build date 5-11-67

VIN 8F01J208XXX
Actual build date 6-27-68

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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2023, 07:39:06 PM »
This old thread will be helpful to show our painter with our 67 coupe Brittany blue with 2B interior.

68GT don't see a picture. Guess it was meant to be from VIN 7T01C246XXX  Actual build date 5-11-67




As a reminder for members and those lurking its best if you check out other treads focused on your year and assembly plant  for specific details in this matter.  Sure this thread will eventually be deleted in favor of those types of specific focus rather than somewhat less focused  ;)  But of course thanks to all that contribute
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Re: Paint break on door
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2023, 10:25:16 PM »
This old thread will be helpful to show our painter with our 67 coupe Brittany blue with 2B interior.
Not a lot of difference between those two - someone will have to look very close to see it lol
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