I've been following the discussion with interest.
As this is all new to me so I don't have much to contribute but will
offer a couple of bits of information.
First, the picture was sent to me in response to my original posting.
It is a picture of black painted hinges on a Mk II Tiger with original
paint under the hood.
Secondly, I stumbled into this discussion while seeking advice on
factory correct engine bay paint at the
Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club America (SAOCA), an organization possessing
strong knowledge of factory
details.
The beginning of that discussion can be found here and it extends over a
few pages:
http://sunbeamalpine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18047&page=3
Lastly, there are a few issues in addition to the black painted hinges,
including the extent of the area coated with black paint, the shade of
the black paint (presumably satin black) and whether it was applied with
a brush.
Allan Ballard
Mk1a Tiger
On 4/16/12 2:04 PM, Ron Fraser wrote:
> Jay
> It all depends on the process they used to paint the cars and then the
> blacked out grill area.
>
> I do not hold with the idea that the grill area was brush painted but I
> can't dismiss it either. I would think that the grill area was masked off
> and spray painted. I also think it is possible that this area would need
> some touch up after assembly and a brush is appropriate at that point. It
> all depends on how the production line process worked.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Laifman [mailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:48 PM
> To: CoolVT@aol.com
> Cc: rfraser@bluefrog.com; genepadgett@comcast.net; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Paint - originality question
>
>
> Here is another thing to think about. How could it be that the hinges would
> end up being painted a different color? That would mean that the bonnet and
> hinges were not on the car when the car was painted. But, heck, even the
> doors were already attached when the car was painted (remember the older
> threads about there not being any paint under the door hinges, and the
> alignment problems people have had when trying to reassemble the doors with
> multiple layers of primer and paint and maybe even clear coat now on the
> door and hinge backs?).
>
> I think I have seen pictures of the cars about to be painted, or just
> painted, in one of the Sunbeam books. I'll have to see if I can find those
> pictures. My recollection is that the bonnet, doors and trunk were all
> assembled and open for the painting.
>
> Jay
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