1969 Camaro Special Order Paint Process

[Mr70]

Awesome research,but I'm confused about these quotes vs. what you followed up with.

~Restorer:"Then after getting the story from Clem i started to look harder,and found the color under the tar on top of the saddle bag area,on the wiper transmission,on the front inside edge of the fender's,on the heads of some of the door hinge bolts,and on the tail pan underneath the bondo".

~Team Camaro:"Whatever you found on the wiper transmission is not original.Was installed after paint; never had overspray".

~Phil:"The wiper transmission overspray as reported by the restorer is consistent with an AGR front end paint job."

So was the wiper transmission installed before or after they painted it?

[firstgenaddict]

I know in the past I have spoken in absolutes on the wiper transmission issue... I was wrong.

Thanks for taking the time to do the research on this Phil.

To answer Mr70

The wiper transmission was installed on cars by fisher was after the body was painted, however in the case of SPL Paint the front ends were installed as fully assembled primed units then in repair booth they were stripped of trim to a practical point taped and painted reassembled and finished.

Normally we say as an absolute that over spray on a wiper transmission would not have happened at the factory as this goes to show you, the only absolute is there are no absolutes.

[cook_dw]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: firstgenaddict</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I know in the past I have spoken in absolutes on the wiper transmission issue... I was wrong.

Thanks for taking the time to do the research on this Phil.

To answer Mr70

The wiper transmission was installed on cars by fisher was after the body was painted, however in the case of SPL Paint the front ends were installed as fully assembled primed units then in repair booth they were stripped of trim to a practical point taped and painted reassembled and finished.

Normally we say as an absolute that over spray on a wiper transmission would not have happened at the factory as this goes to show you, the only absolute is there are no absolutes.
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Just trying to learn and understand. When they added the striping on say a Z were those done off line as well or in Chevrolets paint booth? Why or how would paint get on the wiper trans unless they forgot to spray the cowl area on the fisher side? Just trying to determine how overspray ended up on the wiper trans in one spot on my 68 Z. LOS car also..