Additional question on underbody paint

John Edwards · Apr 28, 2008

I had previously asked about the proper painting of the underbody of our 1968 Shelby and received the information for which I am greatly appreiciative. What I would like to know is whether there was a additional color sprayed over the red oxide primer in the rear wheel wells, or if they were left with the primer a factory undercoat.

TLEA · Apr 28, 2008

After the primer the body color went on so you will see overspray in the wells then (and this is for 68 NJ , different from other plants /years) sound deadener was shot in the well

shlb69 · May 10, 2008

send an email to me at shlb69@aol.com and I will send some photos of a orig 68 shelby bottom.

Snakepit · May 11, 2008

Since there was no great effort made to coat the entire rear wheel well with body color only the areas hit with body color (while painter applied the paint to the important areas) would receive overspray,

So directly behind the fender lip generally would be bare metal or have some primer/sealer. out from that edge the overspray would start.

Just think of the painter running the gun down the side of the car (front quarter panel to rear quarter panel) and the over spray pattern that would have created on the inner wheel well and exposed wheel well) Then picture the painter painting the entire wheel lip and the overspray that would produce

Most of the time the amount of paint and the application is often pretty heavy - basically. just like the exterior of the car.

OF course this is over the sound deadener applied earlier in the process

Here are a few pictures I hope will help explain