1968 kr door paint cut lines

[427heaven]

Looking for a couple of pictures that show on a 1968 kr , where the paint cut lines are located. Separated by the rubber door molding/ seal? From the rubber molding/ seal towards the interior... is interior color, and from the rubber molding/seal towards the exterior the same color as the exterior paint? Much Thanks!

[J_Speegle]

Where and how the paint got applied depended on how caring. patient and careful both the masker and painter were on that car. He location or area that the interior door mask covered varied slightly depending on where the masker put it and the adhesive (tape or mask) edge. Typically it was much like the other two plants  where at the front and rear of the door the paint edge followed under where the weather strip would be glued but at the bottom the line moved inward and away slightly from the metal weather strip channel on the bottom of the door.  If the masker didn't press the mask well enough the mask lifted and the exterior color could travel in side the mask for a small distance or in some cases the painter didn't been over much and some of the bottom of the door would only receive a light coat of overspray and later rust. Remember the interior of the door was painted interior color before the exterior color was applied.


Here are some examples of the extremes. The bottom pictures illustrate the most common and typical IMHO results where everyone was doing their job as expected

Hope this provides the information you were looking for

Pic #1 top picture shows where the mask was not attached well and we see body color introduced under the mask




Pic #2 On the top the masker applied the edge allot closer to the weather strip channel than normal but still leaving the channel exposed to the exterior paint application on the inside surface. Bottom picture another paint "blow out" under the mask edge




Pic #3

[427heaven]

Thanks Jeff- Pics and description tell the story. It is hard to believe that some of that mess was allowed back then. So having a clean cut line is generally considered over restored?

[J_Speegle]

Thanks Jeff- Pics and description tell the story. It is hard to believe that some of that mess was allowed back then. So having a clean cut line is generally considered over restored?

Ford had a bunch of inspectors for just about everything but there were areas that were important and those that were not. The bottom of the doors is like the inside of the trunk or areas of the engine compartment. Not seen while the owner is walking by or while driving the car. But would not agree that a details like the one were discussing if done nicely and following the patterns shown would be "over restoring"

Things worked out as planned all the time as long as the pattern follows one of the ones patterns we find like above. Sometimes workers and painters did what was expected, for many they took pride in their work, and things turned out really nice. But historically correct restorations as well as those viewing such cars should IMHO take into consideration what did take place based on research.

Often with paint, sealers and so on, its a range not an exact, always the same detail. Often if can simply be describe as being between a little or allot. This can be a challenge for many owners/builders restoring cars since they want a simple "do it exactly like this" sort of answer and direction or pictures of restored cars. This is one of the reasons I don't post pictures of "restored" cars since  we would end up with allot of exact copies of one car. Not something that represents IMHO of what a group of new cars would have looked like in 68 for example, but this is what some will try and do to make things easier and take less effort.

[427heaven]

As all ways Thanks for your knowledge and willingness to share the traits of these cars. Hope all is well with you and yours!

[Bob Gaines]

Thanks Jeff- Pics and description tell the story. It is hard to believe that some of that mess was allowed back then. So having a clean cut line is generally considered over restored?

To add to Jeff's post and to clarify as long as the body paint lines are in the typical places down low on the interior side of the weatherstrip rail then the the door it is not considered over restored. They don't have to be purposely crooked or over sprayed , dirt in paint etc. With that said those things happened as his pictures indicate. 

[427heaven]

Thanks Bob!