Z/28 Paint Application ??? - 76 76 Daytona Yellow

[x33rs]

There may be truth to that NorCal, I'm not sure.

Mine being a Frost Green car, has grey primer that is very visible around the trans tunnel and when I removed the gas tank just about everything under and around the gas tank was grey primer. I've never found a spec of red primer anywhere on the car.

[nova67]

I know my car has grey primer and its Fathom Green but its a Van Nuys car.

[m22mike]

My understanding was LOS/VAN Nuys cars were all gray primer. Norwood body , red oxide then gray. I do not believe the front clips got the red oxide, just gray ? In the first picture the trunk lid was closed when the gray primer was applied.
Third shot is a LOS car, no red primer.
Also , as mentioned, the first gen assy process by John Hinkley is a must read.

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by m22mike

My understanding was LOS/VAN Nuys cars were all gray primer. Norwood body , red oxide then gray. I do not believe the front clips got the red oxide, just gray ? In the first picture the trunk lid was closed when the gray primer was applied.
Third shot is a LOS car, no red primer.
Also , as mentioned, the first gen assy process by John Hinkley is a must read.

Not sure exactly what year and car models you are talking about. I checked my 72 Nova SS, it is a Van Nuys built California car and has the red oxide primer inside the fenders, and back seat support brace you can see inside the trunk. So maybe not all cars used the gray primer as you stated.

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by RALLY

Not sure exactly what year and car models you are talking about. I checked my 72 Nova SS, it is a Van Nuys built California car and has the red oxide primer inside the fenders, and back seat support brace you can see inside the trunk. So maybe not all cars used the gray primer as you stated.

Mostly, the reference was to 1969 Camaro models, Norwood built cars and how they were painted, but that discussion has expanded a little into other plants and timelines. I was looking for constants in how the 69 cars were painted and learned a lot from this discussion. My next thing on my list is dialing in the stripe measurements and painting the trunk in a factory like finish.