People have been asking about the original primer under my car and what paints may be out there that are close to replicating it. I bought a can of the OEM Paints #42030 "Undercarriage Paint Factory Red Oxide Low Sheen" sold by Classic Industies (1-800 854-1280) at $17.95 a can. I sprayed a couple coats on a piece of white cardboard (so it ended up a little bit lighter than it would be over metal) It is pretty darn close to the original stuff under my 12A-built 1972 T/A. It was hard to get a good photo of the comparison because the flash tends to meter off of the card instead of the car itself. Anyway, here it is. It seems to have the correct sheen/gloass as my car has. It should be noted that it was very hard to find a spot on the underside of this car that did not have original white overspray on it, but I managed to find a spot where a hunk of the original undercoating fell off.
Looks like this stuff is the ticket for replicating the original e-coat. Now if we can all chip in and buy about 10,000 gallons, we can dip our cars in it just like the factory did!
By the way, Classic Industries just sent me an email announcing their 15% off holiday sale. You have to use the secret email code to get the discount. Here it is, feel free to use it: HC1157. Happy Holidays!
