Good Paint Reference Materials???

[70GranCoupe]

I am restoring my 70 Gran Coupe to it's original B5 blue. I was wondering if anyone has seen any really good reference materials on the correct factory application of the paint. Application of blackout paint, correct application of undercoating, correct grille color for a 70 Gran Coupe, etc. I wanna make the paint as close to factory correct as possible. Thanks!

[Steve]

Either Mopar Muscle or Mopar Action had an ariticle within the last year that talked about the blackout paint process. Undercoating would have been done from a pit for the underside and probably from topside for the fender wells and the inside quarters. The best reference is your car as it comes apart. For exaple, I have some pics, somewhere, showing how masking was done prior to undercoating. Also, application would have varied from factory to factory and worker to worker.

Resto Rick (see www.restorick.com) has a lot of good information on this stuff on his website. He also will answer emails! He's a great guy!

[70GranCoupe]

Hey Steve!

Thanks for the info! Yes the car is a great indicator of how the stuff went on but unfortunately it was painted a different than original color when I got it, then I had it painted a different color after an accident and the bodyman was a real jerk. So I don't trust the undercoating to be original just to hide the flaws and bondo. I read a resto topic about the black out paint in Mopar Action that was really good but it said black and blue cars didn't receive it, since I am restoring to EB5 which is kinda a light blue I didn't know if it has blackout or not. Thanks a ton for the info! Hope to see ya on the road! Sean

[70GranCoupe]

Steve, those pics would be greatly appreciated if you can send them protectmypet@juno.com
Thanks Again!

[FY1 RT SE]

I am restoring my 70 Gran Coupe to it's original B5 blue. I was wondering if anyone has seen any really good reference materials on the correct factory application of the paint. Application of blackout paint, correct application of undercoating, correct grille color for a 70 Gran Coupe, etc. I wanna make the paint as close to factory correct as possible. Thanks!

Blackout was to be applied to the cowl and radiator support of all cars except B7, F8 and X9 color codes, each car varied as to how they were painted.  Undercoating whether full (J55) or just in the wheel wells was applied while the car was raised in the air just before the driveline was installed.

[70GranCoupe]

Wow, awesome info and pics, thanks a bunch! Do you have any of the blackout on the cowl area?
What kinda paint was used?
Thanks again! Sean