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Does anyone know what the original paint was behind the gas tank? Color? Sheen?
I am cleaning out surface rust etc and started wondering whether that rear area was the same color as the dash and seat frame? (OK I am new to all this, but loving it!)
Thanks in advance
Haasman | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | the inside back of the cab was the same color and shine as the rest of the inside of the cab shell, but not necessarily fully painted behind the tank as they knew the tank would hide the area, or in some years the tank was already in place - so it might be partly bare metal or primer [which was mostly flat black] - can't go wrong just making it whatever the rest of the interior will be
Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
Bill,
Your response interesting (and, all of it is reasonable).
One of the trucks I am restoring is an excellent-condition original-interior 1954 1/2 ton pickup and I was surprised to find that only the front/visible surfaces of the fuel tank was painted (the tank and the paint are in excellent condition. The color of the visible surfaces of the tank is the interior color. The cab behind the tank is the interior color - I could see no overspray around the fuel tank in the cab.
It looks like the visible surfaces of the fuel tank were painted with the tank outside of the truck?
Also, in my 1954/55 Suburban, and pickup, and GMC COE, there is no indication of that black primer was used on the interior surfaces.
Regarding all of the above observation, other years might be different, of course.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | I suspect a lot of that procedural stuff varied between plants and no doubt between years, though I haven't seen too many ADs and yes, I haven't seen evidence of the primer on interior or parts inside
I've seen TF gas tanks with no paint apparent on them, just the galvanized looking coating, and I've seen them with interior color on the face as you say, and one that had the turquoise body color on the filler neck, indicating the exterior painted after the interior was assembled
I've also seen trucks with an unpainted area where the tank would have been, sort of fogged at the edges as if they just skipped that part or there was a tank in front of it - can't say I've ever seen one painted behind the tank, but I might not have noticed
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