Engine bay painting

[Steve K]

After almost 30 years,(yes have owned it a long time.) I've finally decided to paint my engine bay body color. It's been flat black since I got the car. What parts of the bay get color? Does the K-frame get body color? Do the rails that the K-frame attaches to? I'm going to try and detail all of the under hood components too like the blower motor, wiper motor. The engine will be out so I can really accesses every corner of the bay. I'm not doing a restoration, but want it to look a bit more original and finished.
1973 Charger, '71 Ram Charger Hood, painted sublime green

 

[JimCoronette]

K frame is low gloss/ semi gloss black.
Everything else is body color.

 

[R413]

Body color is every part welded to the car. Plus the body panels: hood, hinges, latch bracket, fenders, valence. Also the hood catch, the round rod bolted to the bottom front of the hood.

The hood latch, spring, levers, secondary latch are not body color.

 

[tnfastback]

Hope this helps.

 

[Badvert65]

Is the front access cover (to the control arm bolt) supposed to be black or body color?

 

[tnfastback]

Are you referring to the splash shield cover??

 

[Badvert65]

No, the small cover to access the front upper control arm adjustment nut/stud. I had a 74 RR and I remember mine being painted black (car was red).

 

[R413]

You have several things painted that should not be painted.

2 wire looms on driver lower rear inner fender well
Bolt for brake valve
Linkage bracket
2 metal covers for alignment in front of shock tower each side

 

[Charger72]

Is the front access cover (to the control arm bolt) supposed to be black or body color?

Are black on my 72 Charger.

 

[tnfastback]

No, the small cover to access the front upper control arm adjustment nut/stud. I had a 74 RR and I remember mine being painted black (car was red).

I think you are correct.

 

[tnfastback]

You have several things painted that should not be painted.

2 wire looms on driver lower rear inner fender well
Bolt for brake valve
Linkage bracket
2 metal covers for alignment in front of shock tower each side

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Thanks

 

[tnfastback]

You have several things painted that should not be painted.

2 wire looms on driver lower rear inner fender well
Bolt for brake valve
Linkage bracket
2 metal covers for alignment in front of shock tower each side

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I have replaced the wire looms with new pieces since painted, but what color was the linkage bracket (Natural)??

 

[dmoore]

I want to say that linkage bracket should be neutral but I don't have any proof...

 

[Steve K]

OK Time flies and I'm still working on my engine compartment paint. I've got everything out (except the brake lines, resevoir and steering column) Going to get everything media blasted. I go to a auto paint store to ask about primers and paint. I haven't done anything like this in 30 years. The guys at the counter are great providing paint information and then when I tell them I'm going to be painting it '70 Sublime they couldn't find the paint chip in their books. I found on-line the paint page, is this page enough info to give them? Or do I need some sort of "Paint Code" to accurately match the paint?

 

[Steve K]

Also as a funny note, while I'm talking to them about primers and the process, one of the counter guys chimes in, " Oh yeah that was a popular color, I remember painting a guys road runner "Hemi Green, its just like that color".... I did not say anything....

 

[tnfastback]

FJ5 is the code
I like Hemi Green as a name. Sounds like something Chrysler should have used

 

[khryslerkid]

Also as a funny note, while I'm talking to them about primers and the process, one of the counter guys chimes in, " Oh yeah that was a popular color, I remember painting a guys road runner "Hemi Green, its just like that color".... I did not say anything....

That color was only available on the 440 Hemis