69 GT350 Dearborn car, black interior paint

[SChatman]

Are all of the painted interior panels painted with the Dark Charcoal Metallic? The trim pieces around the back, the seat fold down, the windshield trim all painted the same? What about the plastic trim pieces that go at the end of the dash and by the radio, they appear to just be  black...
Thanks for the help

[J_Speegle]

The painted items in the interior were Dark Charcoal Metallic. This refers to interior painted panels and not things like mounting brackets and such. The dash pad extensions were a flatter version of the same color based on the descriptions in the paint chip pages of the period

If you have a non-fold down fastback there are a couple of rear smaller parts that are the same lower gloss formula as the dash extensions but you mentioned that yours is a fold down

The paint charts will list the painted parts in two groups when you read it

Don't recoat over old paint. Strip everything, lay down a new nice coat to keep the grain on many of these parts visible. Many use a couple of light semi-gloss black coats followed by one or two light slightly dry coats of Charcoal over the black base since many times the Charcoal is thin with allot of clear carrier with metallic some color in it


One related earlier thread. Where were dozens in Forum #1 Only 36 or so now   and most are in the 67 section
Here's three

https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=10533.msg89196#msg89196

https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=13374.msg111263#msg111263

https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=5566.msg47574#msg47574

[SChatman]

Thanks Jeff

[SChatman]

Jeff, how do you get the old paint off of the plastic and metal without messing up the grain?

[J_Speegle]

Jeff, how do you get the old paint off of the plastic and metal without messing up the grain?

For metal any paint remover and some scrubbing with a stiff brush or plastic scratch pad in circular motions

For the plastic try Easy-off oven cleaner

Plenty of threads here and over on CMF about the successes owners and shops have had

Here is one thread found here using the words "stripping interior"

https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=11620.msg98183#msg98183

[JWH]

Easy-Off Heavy Duty in the yellow can is your friend for the fiberglass parts. Be patient as it may take several applications. For a panel with numerous layers of paint, spray on a heavy coat of Easy Off after work, cover the panel with Saran wrap to stop the evaporation and let sit overnight. Wash it off with a pressure nozzle on the garden hose next morning.
      I highly, highly encourage you to use SEM Prep and SEM dye in the color Jeff S recommends. My prep routine after stripping the panel is 1) put on gloves like the Dr.'s office wears to keep oils off of the panels 2) Spray the panel with Simple Green and lightly rub down with a folded white paper towel to get really clean. Repeat until a white paper towel shows absolutely no sign of grime after the rub down. Rinse well with water and let dry completely 3) Apply the SEM Prep per directions 4) Apply a couple of LIGHT coats of the SEM paint. You don't want to get too thick with the paint or you fill in the grain on the panel you just worked hard to strip. 
        As Jeff S pointed out, lots of good reading if you do a search.
Jeff H

[SChatman]

Thanks guys!

[SChatman]

Jeff, how do you reproduce the grain if you have to patch someone?

[J_Speegle]

Jeff, how do you reproduce the grain if you have to patch someone?

If a bare patch some have wound success my making a latex mold from a nice original area and transferring it over a thin layer of filler on the repaired area. Then one dry blending the edges and connecting the lines of each grain from the patched area to the unrepaired area. Takes allot of time and you may have to repeat things until you get something acceptable 

[SChatman]

Thanks, what do you use to make the latex mold?