68 Camaro SS396 Blackout Tailpan

[69Z28-RS]

All the illumination is from Overhead in Bryon's photo, so that is a big reason you're not seeing any sheen from the tail pan...

[bcmiller]

Possibly. But look at the quarter panel.

[bertfam]

Are we REALLY going to start this again???

Ed

[cook_dw]

I removed my post.  Had a relapse for a moment and then realized I do not want to be apart of the dead horse beating again.

[bcmiller]

So far it’s been a civil discussion. Let’s keep it that way.

[cook_dw]

For the record my post was civil and only a photo.   But the point (and I assume Ed's point) is this will never have a definite resolution.  I agree with others in the past; depending on the time of year and the applicator the "sheen" will differ from car to car.  Also am I correct in assuming that photo you posted is from an auto show of some sort or dealership floor?

[bcmiller]

December 1966 auto show.

It’s not full gloss - otherwise the sheen on the rest of the car would vary during the year too. I am not buying that thinking. Production line temperatures could not have varied by much.

[cook_dw]

Wouldn't the car then have "show paint" not really a fair comparison to standard everyday production paint jobs.?.

[bcmiller]

We don’t know if it had show paint - and I only posted to see what the tailpan shows on a new car back in the day.

[cook_dw]

Less than a month old.  April 68

[Mike S]

 Wilburrrr............. it may be an old topic, but still worth discussing 
Remember this thread and my reply #24.
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=16070.msg144790#msg144790

 The covered blackout on the 04B LOS seen first light the day of these photos. Looks semi-gloss. But maybe LOS used different gloss than NOR.

[KurtS]

I recall JohnZ stating that there were only 2 blacks in the main paint booth. Gloss and less gloss.

[bcmiller]

Kurt yes I agree. I have his old post from TC stored somewhere on my laptop. I need to find that.

[maroman]

At that time bodies were being painted in lacquer. So is it possible they were painted with regular lacquer paint but with little prep time or skill, because so few cars were getting this treatment, and that is the reason for the variation? They obviously were not buffed. Does anyone know where on the line were the black panels painted?

[Petes L48]

It's in JohnZ's research report article on first gen assembly process, under Fisher Body - Paint Shop Operations section, next to last paragraph.