My 68 Le mans has a thick black rubbery substance on the inside of the trunk.Is this correct for the car or should it have that grey speckle stuff (not sure what it is called) in there instead? Just looking to have it correct for the car.Any help would be appreciated.
CdnGMfan said
May 28, 2013
The correct way to redo it would be to spray some rubbery sound deadener along some of the inside of the quarter panel (dont make it too neat), then spray the whole inside of the trunk with spackle paint (as they call it, or sometimes "fleck"). Now I cant remember if you need black & gray, or black & aqua to be correct. It depends on the year, and also the plant. The hinges, lock jamb and underside of the hat shelf should be left body colour.
Canadian GMs were body colour entirely, through 1968. After that they were painted the same as U.S. cars.
Malco said
May 28, 2013
Thanks CdnGMFan,you have been very helpful.
Blackheart4355 said
Jun 2, 2013
Hmmm...
Wondering if my 2+2 Parisienne should have that as well??
CdnGMfan said
Jun 3, 2013
Blackheart4355 wrote:
Hmmm...
Wondering if my 2+2 Parisienne should have that as well??
The rubbery sound deadener on the inside quarters, yes probably. Is it on there now?
The paint on your '67 Oshawa-built Parisienne should be body colour though, especially if your paint code on the firewall has a "9" somewhere near the 2-letter paint code. The "9" indicates enamel paint. I think 1968 was the last year for that in Canada.
Blackheart4355 said
Jun 3, 2013
Well,
As my car is not the original shade of blue...things are a bit different...
My 68 Le mans has a thick black rubbery substance on the inside of the trunk.Is this correct for the car or should it have that grey speckle stuff (not sure what it is called) in there instead? Just looking to have it correct for the car.Any help would be appreciated.
The correct way to redo it would be to spray some rubbery sound deadener along some of the inside of the quarter panel (dont make it too neat), then spray the whole inside of the trunk with spackle paint (as they call it, or sometimes "fleck"). Now I cant remember if you need black & gray, or black & aqua to be correct. It depends on the year, and also the plant. The hinges, lock jamb and underside of the hat shelf should be left body colour.
Canadian GMs were body colour entirely, through 1968. After that they were painted the same as U.S. cars.
Wondering if my 2+2 Parisienne should have that as well??
The rubbery sound deadener on the inside quarters, yes probably. Is it on there now?
The paint on your '67 Oshawa-built Parisienne should be body colour though, especially if your paint code on the firewall has a "9" somewhere near the 2-letter paint code. The "9" indicates enamel paint. I think 1968 was the last year for that in Canada.
As my car is not the original shade of blue...things are a bit different...