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Offline 70 rtse

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hood latch coluor
« on: November 13, 2008 - 06:31:51 AM »
Need to find out what colour are the hood latch trunk latch and door latches are can any one help
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Re: hood latch coluor
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2008 - 06:42:22 AM »
not exactly a color but coated in cosmoline which with age turns kind of amber.
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Re: hood latch coluor
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2008 - 09:11:44 PM »
So....what would be best to replicate this with - gold?

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Re: hood latch coluor
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2008 - 09:48:38 PM »
you can get cosmoline to put back or paint natural metal with clear
  solid gold would be too stark when I say amber it is transparent 

Here is a pic of a well restored Challey with cosmoline or like finish on the lower control arms...I've never seen one in real life with such vivid tones but there are traces of this on may items on mine.

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Re: hood latch coluor
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2008 - 04:04:16 AM »
check in a Home Depot or similar I saw some antique gold paints that look closer then most gold paint does , it was a rust paint as well

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