Luggage compartment SWB - satin black question

[IAA1963]

Hi,

I know the luggage compartment, engine bay, dash was painted satin black on SWB cars.

Was this satin black used all over the car (except the bodycolor parts), means for chassis, steering shaft tube, the gas filler neck etc.Was all painted in the same satin black?

If yes, my painter could match the new paint according to a steering shaft tube I do have in perfect condition.

Mark

[304065]

Mark, the honest truth is that the gloss level of the black varies among the different parts, depending on the supplier. That said, most total restorations have all the part in the same black, you will have to experiment with various degrees of deglosser to get the right match.

Of course the chassis was black schuetz over bare steel and then black over that. These days we put anticorrosion primer over the bare steel to seal it, then schuetz, then black to get the color right.

The steering tube is not a bad match. Notice the level of gloss. Notice how thin the paint is.

[IAA1963]

John, thanks for that. We will start to apply the schutz next week on primed steel.

[mshaver51]

the text below is re-copied from a previous thread about the finishes for the luggage compartment:

Mark, the honest truth is that the gloss level of the black varies among the different parts, depending on the supplier. That said, most total restorations have all the part in the same black, you will have to experiment with various degrees of deglosser to get the right match.

Of course the chassis was black schuetz over bare steel and then black over that. These days we put anticorrosion primer over the bare steel to seal it, then schuetz, then black to get the color right.

Two questions:

1.) Does the community have a preference or suggestion as to the type and color of the 'anti-corrosion' primer?
2.) Is "schutz" the preferred coating, or are there others that are recommended (& why)?

Thank you.

ms