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Bracket color
I am repainting the accessory brackets on my 72. What type of black? Satin, semi gloss or full gloss
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1972 GTO Hardtop - 400, M22, Cardinal Red now Nocturne Blue Treasurer 2008 GTOAA International Meet |
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All GM A-bodies I have seen, use satin black for brackets.
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All original alt. brackets I've seen we're not painted, they are natural metal.
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Pat Brown |
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Pat
I am looking for the shade of black for Alt bracket that mounts to the block and the power steering brackets. these are steel. if they were natural they would've rusted. mine were definitely painted some shade of black. John
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1972 GTO Hardtop - 400, M22, Cardinal Red now Nocturne Blue Treasurer 2008 GTOAA International Meet |
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Isn't it a 60 degree gloss? I believe it's the "Underhood" black our sponsor sells.
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1964 GTO Auto 1970 GTO Ram Air III 4-speed 1972 Lemans Convert with endura option, 455, 4-speed |
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Performance years site says it is now supplied by Eastwood. Is eastwoods underwood black close to original finish?
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1972 GTO Hardtop - 400, M22, Cardinal Red now Nocturne Blue Treasurer 2008 GTOAA International Meet |
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I don't know about the Eastwood but I have went to using The Underhood Black from NAPA. May not be correct but I feel it's close. Some others may have used other paints that may work better.
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1971 GTO,72 400, stock bottom end, 670 heads, Lunati BMII cam, headers, iron intake Q-jet, four speed. Best 60 ft 1.806in 2004. Best 1/8th mile e.t. 8.46 with 3.55 open rear 85 Grand Prix, 70 400, casting 62 heads stock rebuild, Turbo 350 trans 78 800 cfm Q-jet modified as per Cliff Ruggles book. 87 F350 6.9 4 speed dually A poor man has poor ways. |
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Just cleaned up the ring that bolts lower pulley to balancer. All the oil preserved the paint underneath? Very close match to Eastwoods underwood black.
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1972 GTO Hardtop - 400, M22, Cardinal Red now Nocturne Blue Treasurer 2008 GTOAA International Meet |
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71+ w/p & crank pulleys & the retaining ring for the crank pulleys were originally dip painted near 90% gloss. NOS examples of '71+ engine pulleys will often be near 100% gloss black. In estimating 90% gloss am going from experience refinishing these pulleys, & was confirmed again in '98 when I dragged in a garaged all its life 4K mile original '72 Lux LeMans as a parts car. So many times home restorers break out a can of 1613 Krylon or other satin black spray can & paint all the '71+ brackets & pulleys that color, it will look better than nothing, but is not correct.
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Ahhhh... Thanks Roger, now that makes sense of all my brackets I've gathered over the years. My HO was missing that rear alt bracket and all 3 of the ones I had we're all natural metal. Faded. Led me to believe they were not painted. My original HO AC bracket looks the same way.
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Pat Brown |
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looking at what i have been blasting cinfirms that. the pullys and ring clearly showed that they were dipped. my alt and P/S brackets had been rattle canned at one time black.
Is there a way to duplicate the original black phosphate finish? Pat - do you have more pics of that engine you can send me - I would love to have them for reference
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1972 GTO Hardtop - 400, M22, Cardinal Red now Nocturne Blue Treasurer 2008 GTOAA International Meet |
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Black Phosphate
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There are a bunch on my web site. I've been documenting my engine and all the original parts. If you need a specific shot, Lmk.
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Pat Brown |
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My Palmetto black -71 brackets, they are darker in real life.
And mounted on the engine |
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