Front wheel well color

pfreen

pfreen

Gold forum user
CAT Member
Messages
440
On a Tiger 1A, are the front wheel wells painted body color or do they have black undercoating? I know the rear wheel wells have black undercoating as does the chassis up to the engine bay. The engine bay is body color.
I just can't find out about the front wheel wells.

Thanks.
 
Even though it’s not a tiger, i have an original SV Apine that has the wheel wells painted body color (white) over undercoating. My Mk1 had a red oxide primer with undercoating (black)on top of that, body color is 86 (BRG)don’t know if they had a different requirement for Tigers.

127EAE7A-3460-4527-9080-FB7327388CA6.jpeg


05449B9B-BFD8-4F12-BA0A-6F60E53F6734.jpeg
 
From factory all the cars are body colour underneath. They will have oxide, coating then body paint.
Dealers would often add another stone chip or undercoat as an option.. But factory is body colour
 
michael-king said:
From factory all the cars are body colour underneath. They will have oxide, coating then body paint.
Dealers would often add another stone chip or undercoat as an option.. But factory is body colour
Click to expand...
Michael,

Are you saying the entire car from the factory is body colour underneath or just the front wheel wells?
 
pfreen said:
Michael,

Are you saying the entire car from the factory is body colour underneath or just the front wheel wells?
Click to expand...
The cars were body colour all under. There is some discussion of tigers having overspray color in the tunnel as they went through a different line than the alpines... But yes... The floor pans and boot floor both inner and outer and engine bay etc were all body colour.
They sid use satin black in the grill area and in the A post drains to create sharper recess/ shadow zones.
 
I find it hard to believe dealerships in California would undercoat cars. The talk of broom finish undercoating and the up North opinion is different I believe. I've seen original California cars with undercoating.
 
There were a few oil companies here in the states that made and sold the undercoating to car dealers. Under coating a car was a huge profit center for dealers and one of the oil companies nation wide that was a major supplier to dealers was Quaker State. They had a program for dealers where they set up escrow accounts for dealers and based on the gallons of under coating bought determined how much money was put into the account to cover rust repairs if rust did happen. If no claims were filed then the dealer was given a check for the amount bought in a certain time frame. Dealers would under coat a new car and add the cost to the window sticker price. This happened on a continuing basis. There was an initial time period before the money started going back to the dealer. Street reps like myself were sent the checks and we handed them over to the dealers. I believe the last checks I dropped off was sometime in the mid 90's. All distributors nation wide and direct marketing units had this program available. A smart dealer sold the package and made profit two different ways.
 
Michael,

The A post drain you mention that is painted black. Are you talking about under the scuttle covers? If not, where?
Thanks.
I am trying to make my car as original as possible.
 
No0e.. Its the drain at the base of the windshield a pillar where the blade seal goes and the leading edge of the door closes over.

They used a stencil as there is a clear line the same profilr as the opening about 5mm below the top face.

Ill see if i can get a photo for you. The only cars that dont have it are the black cars.
 
As I recall this was a big issue at a training seminar as to the areas undercoated. My CA. original car has the broom finish undercoating. I've used the share feature and hopefully a response will come from a different time zone.
 
michael-king said:
No0e.. Its the drain at the base of the windshield a pillar where the blade seal goes and the leading edge of the door closes over.

They used a stencil as there is a clear line the same profilr as the opening about 5mm below the top face.

Ill see if i can get a photo for you. The only cars that dont have it are the black cars.
Click to expand...
I am not sure I asked correctly, but if you get a chance Michael, could you please post or send a photo of the area you are talking about.
Thanks,
Paul Freen
 
Yes will try and find the photos i have or get soemone to take them on some original paint cars i know
 
I appreciate it. My car was repainted badly by the previous owner so I have no reference.
 
Paul,

The process was
factory red oxide.
Body colour everywhere
Underseal.
The a mist over with body colour again in the arches and the leading edge of the arch to body cruciform structure.

Ill upload some shots tomorrow... Or perhaps jim linder can upload some i had sent to him fromma factory original SIVGT alpine
 
Don't have a ready picture of the water channel at the bottom of the windscreen. With the door open, look at the top of the body above the hinge and below the fender. It tucks under the door when closed. The water channel should have black paint instead of body color.
 
michael-king said:
Paul,

The process was
factory red oxide.
Body colour everywhere
Underseal.
The a mist over with body colour again in the arches and the leading edge of the arch to body cruciform structure.

Ill upload some shots tomorrow... Or perhaps jim linder can upload some i had sent to him fromma factory original SIVGT alpine
Click to expand...
When you say underseal, do you mean the black caulk/seam sealer in the joints which I just spent a week with a heat gun and scraper removing?
 
If I understand correctly, the inside of the channel in the attached photo gets painted black.
Please confirm.

Thanks

A96F9872-5A3E-40E6-BE8F-0877D23BBAA7.jpeg
 
You got it. wait for a picture as the paint job is kind of sloppy when down right and I think that it's more matte vs. gloss. There will also be a piece of trim in there too.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top