Painting of the small stuff

[Rustymopar]

My Bee will be getting color real soon. Below are pieces which I need to know whether they get Color, black or natural cast color.
Please feel free to copy the format and paste in your response (what gets what) Answers: Color, Black or Natural cast color
I think I know the answers to most of these. Just checking myself.

1) Hood hinges and Spring -
2) Hood catch and mechanism -
3a) Hood lever to release-
3) Lower radiator protective tray/shield -
4) Trunk lid springs - Criss cross behind seat -
5) Trunk hinges -
6) Door hinges -
7) Trim piece bottom front of hood -
8) T section for hood catch next to radiator support (not the technical name) -


Thanks
Rusty

 

[eagleone1983]

1) Hood hinges and Spring - painted body color
2) Hood catch and mechanism - black phosphate not paint
3a) Hood lever to release- black phosphate
3) Lower radiator protective tray/shield - semi-gloss black
4) Trunk lid springs - Criss cross behind seat - poor excuse of body paint from the factory
5) Trunk hinges - body paint
6) Door hinges - body paint, after installation; when I took mine off there was no paint behind them.
7) Trim piece bottom front of hood - not sure what you are talking about here?
8) T section for hood catch next to radiator support (not the technical name) - body paint

 

[Rustymopar]

7) Trim piece bottom front of hood - not sure what you are talking about here?


I will take a picture tonight and post. Its like a lip for the front for the hood (I think)

 

[eagleone1983]

If it's sheet metal and you can readily see it it's probably body color. I don't have a Bee I've a RR so I'm going off that but all the comments I made would be for both cars.

 

[Dako]

3) Lower radiator protective tray/shield

If you are referring to the horizontal sheet of metal at the bottom of the radiator support on the front side, it should be body color...it was/ is on my `66 anyway.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

7) Trim piece bottom front of hood - not sure what you are talking about here?


I will take a picture tonight and post. Its like a lip for the front for the hood (I think)

Front lower lip of hood that you are referring to should be "Body Color".

Lower radiator splash/rock shield is black as Eagleone stated, not body color on a '69 Bee. It might be body color on other cars, but NOT on a '69 Bee.

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Here is the radiator splash shield. Mine has been stripped and not repainted yet.



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Here is the front lower hood trim, also stripped and not repainted yet.

 

[Rustymopar]

Front lower lip of hood that you are referring to should be "Body Color".

Lower radiator splash/rock shield is black as Eagleone stated, not body color on a '69 Bee. It might be body color on other cars, but NOT on a '69 Bee.

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Here is the radiator splash shield. Mine has been stripped and not repainted yet.

View attachment 107976

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Here is the front lower hood trim, also stripped and not repainted yet.

View attachment 107977

The pieces in the photo's are exactly the pieces I was referring to. Protective tray - Black... Hood lips,, Body color.

Thanks a million!

 

[Rustymopar]

How about the battery Tray? Black or color?

 

[hunt2elk]

How about the battery Tray? Black or color?

Most agree the battery tray should be body color.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Most agree the battery tray should be body color.

Yep, body color.

 

[Rustymopar]

I picked up my scoops today. The painter painted them Satin black. They look a little too glossy to me.
Thoughts?

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Sorry, can't help you with the scoops. Mine are body color since it is an early build '69. I have heard the '69 Bees with the black scoops were part of a "Spring Special" package and were of course built in early '69, March or April I think. I don't remember the sales code for the Spring Special either and don't have any of my reference materials with me to look it up for you.

 

[Rustymopar]

V21 Performance hood treatment (Scoope painted black) - this came from Andy440 owner/operatoer of the 69 Superbee registry of America.
Does that sound right?