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My original paint 43k mile 68 RS/SS 396 had a semi gloss tail pan...

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Got a pic ?

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I wish... it was definatley not Gloss... looked very similar if not the same as the inner fenders and rad support. maybe 60degree gloss. Those parts begin to look glossier the more they age and are polished but they still have that blue black sheen that is definatley not high gloss.

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Weoclme to the site. Is the car orig paint and if it is can you confirm how glossy or non glossy the black paint on the tail panel is ?

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This is one of a bunch of pictures I took of the car.

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Welcome to the site Jim,
Would you happen to have pictures of the interior.. Cool car https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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John...just for you...courtesy of Jim! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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I know it will be hard to believe that Chevrolet actually didn't build the cars as perfect in 1969 as the people are restoring them to be. We just accepted their workmanship as okay because it was a Chevrolet.

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Amen to that, Jim https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Love that fold-down rear seat https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Welcome to the site and thanks for maintaining that car just as it is!

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I have pictures of the interior I will post for Jim tonight!

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I have a theory on the black. While it may have been flattened, I tend not to think so. I think on an X66 that maybe the tailpan, and rockers were painted at the same time.
Remember that we're working with laquer. If you buff the primary color to a high gloss,(and you had to buff laquer to get it to shine) but you just sprayed the black on, and left it, no buff. It would have a dull sheen to it with out being flattened.
Over time as you waxed, and rubbed on it, it would actually get a higher luster.
I don't think you can really duplicate this with bc/cc. I think you'd need to use laquer.
Just my humble opinion, as someone who shot laquer back in the day, and have seen this effect. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

Very cool car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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a friend and i have been watching and researching L78 cars, and the ones that came with the curved neck rad all had a 410 rear end gear.

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The tailpans even rubbed on and polished for years never looked like the black on a car...