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Title: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: mhubert89 on July 04, 2015, 07:34:52 PM
Hi !

I want to know wich color suppose to be on my roof , interior of the car ! 68 fastback from dearborn april 16th ?!
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: J_Speegle on July 04, 2015, 07:53:22 PM
What color code is your car?

What piece - headliner or the rear (wide) steel trim panel that connects the sail/vent panels on both sides?

Or is the question related to the steel roof/unibody in that area that gets covered by the headliner?
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: mhubert89 on July 04, 2015, 09:42:55 PM
What color code is your car?

What piece - headliner or the rear (wide) steel trim panel that connects the sail/vent panels on both sides?

Or is the question related to the steel roof/unibody in that area that gets covered by the headliner?

The steel roof ! My car color is sunlit gold 'Y' !
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: J_Speegle on July 04, 2015, 11:22:24 PM
As a unibody the interior panels would have receive a coat of red oxide color primer sealer. Over that you might find some overspray from the grey surfacer/primer but that would be limited normally to the lower panels near opening. Overspray is effected by gravity

The the door jamb, trunk and exterior color  was applied which would produce a little or allot over spray - much more on panels and surfaces near openings were the painter would have sprayed the edge  (part of the paint going on the edge the rest into the interior) and those panels directly behind. Plus the paint "fog" would have drifted downward onto the lower panels

Since the inside surface of the roof is inverted and faces downward much less overspray got to its surface. So (as a estimate) it might show 90% red oxide when viewed

Here is a partial shot of the finish under the headliner and padding - in this case a coupe but both body styles would have been treated the same way.

Do have one example of a June 68 Dearborn fastback where the painter took a little extra time and sprayed the bottom of the roof panel with the grey primer sealer over the red oxide but IMHO not typical so not including that one off example ;)


(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/4/6-040715212147.jpeg)

Hope this helps

Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: mhubert89 on July 05, 2015, 09:25:59 AM
Yes perfect ! Thanks again for this helpful info like everytimes !!
Mathieu
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: mhubert89 on August 07, 2015, 04:41:39 PM
for the windshield pillar , wich color suppose to be ? interior color like the dash or red oxide like de roof ?

how i know if i suppose to have somes Windshield Pillar Pads ?!
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: J_Speegle on August 07, 2015, 09:00:56 PM
for the windshield pillar , wich color suppose to be ? interior color like the dash or red oxide like de roof ?


Appears to depend on when the car was built. With pads no extra effort was taken to paint that area so mostly body color

For cars without the pads the a pillars were painted to match dash metal



how i know if i suppose to have somes Windshield Pillar Pads ?!

You can go through and compare cars built around the same time but believe that the mounting holes would be a better confirmation unless the roof or a pillars have been replaced on your car



San Jose example but you get the idea

(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/4/6-070815190254.jpeg)
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: mhubert89 on August 10, 2015, 08:48:26 AM

Appears to depend on when the car was built. With pads no extra effort was taken to paint that area so mostly body color

For cars without the pads the a pillars were painted to match dash metal



You can go through and compare cars built around the same time but believe that the mounting holes would be a better confirmation unless the roof or a pillars have been replaced on your car



San Jose example but you get the idea

(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/4/6-070815190254.jpeg)


sound good , i will take a look for the holes on pillar ! thanks
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: mhubert89 on August 14, 2015, 07:40:13 AM
Here my pillar only have 2 littles holes for a screw ! So no pads ? Put what go there for the little holes ?
Title: Re: 68 fastback interior roof color ??
Post by: ruppstang on August 14, 2015, 08:42:45 AM
There is a painted metal strip about 3/8 of a inch wide that covers the edge of the headliner.