What they said for the all body color under the bonnet.
Bugeyes usually were primer inside the boot area. It's a reddish brown
color. We matched pretty close by mixing red oxide primer and black
about 50-50. You want a coffee color look to it.
Dave
Little Bits web page
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2z49v/bugeye.htm
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Willis, Ben wrote:
>Hi, It's me again :-)
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>I am in the process of planning out my paint and primer purchase for the
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>I have read that under the bonnet everything was "blacked" out. Does
>this mean that black was sprayed over the body color or that the engine
>compartment was painted independently?
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>I have also heard of red and black primer being used. Does anyone know
>of a god source for answers to these questions online?
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