Flat Black SS396 Rear Panel?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: William</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427TJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Look closely at that rear panel. No shine. Looks flat black to me. </div></div>

I wouldn't draw any impressions from what was done to a show car hand-finished by the Styling department.

Chevrolet built about 36,000 67-69 396 Camaros. Maybe each of us has personally seen 100 of them. There are several excellent original paint examples still around with very glossy rear body panels. Also, some with satin rear body panels. Appears either was acceptable. </div></div>


Bill,

This topic was discussed in depth here on the board in a previous thread. A very plausible explanation was provided on page 4 at post #639458.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...opics/639185/1

[William]

Agreed; that does explain it. I don't know beans about paint. We did a rotisserie resto on a '67 Z/28 many years ago; the painter has been doing this stuff forever. He mixed up some black lacquer with flattener for the undercarriage and firewall, sprayed away. Was during the Summer months. Dried nearly full gloss and really looked bad. Tried again with more flattener, knocked it down a bit but not where it should have been. Certainly wouldn't do it that way today.

If the current owner reads this he now understands...