Firewall paint
Firewall paint
Hi guys I’m needing to paint my firewall now that all my repairs are done to put my kframe back on.
My question to everyone is I’m painting the firewall black and the car grey but does anyone have a photo of where the black finishes and colour starts at the A pillar dog leg under windscreen corner? Any photos would help.
My question to everyone is I’m painting the firewall black and the car grey but does anyone have a photo of where the black finishes and colour starts at the A pillar dog leg under windscreen corner? Any photos would help.
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Re: Firewall paint
If you can be bothered trolling back through my ute build should be images. I painted the dash, plenum and firewall all in clinker grey satin as per factory. I kept the division just under the edge of the front guard.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: Firewall paint
Sorry I probably didn’t specify right I’m doing the exterior
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Re: Firewall paint
Yes you did. I was asleep at the wheel. Hopefully this is of more use. On mine there is colour to the inner guard bolt line inside the door opening. That way the guard goes on over colour. Even though the photo with the kframe shows yellow on the bit below the mounting points in the finished job, everything inside the front guard is now black. My firewall is painted as Adelaide assembly. Unfortunately I don't have a snap of inside door opening - but its all yellow
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Re: Firewall paint
Thank you for that! Is there different variations?
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Re: Firewall paint
My understanding is that cars other than Adelaide assembled had an all black ("clinker grey") firewall matching the inner guards colour, where mine as an Adelaide body, had the top section of the firewall the body colour. Of course many paint their cars the body colour in the engine bay too. The world is your oyster. In terms of the A pillar, everything you can see with the door open is body colour.
It's all new to me too, so more experienced members may have better info.
It's all new to me too, so more experienced members may have better info.
Sucker for a rusty bomb
Re: Firewall paint
Thanks mate that helps a heap !!
I’m not going too original so still in two minds to do colour or black
I’m not going too original so still in two minds to do colour or black
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Re: Firewall paint
Mine is just a generic 'flat' black where it is black. I didn't chase the elusive 'clinker grey'. Gloss is easier to keep clean looking I guess.
Sucker for a rusty bomb
Re: Firewall paint
Not really elusive. There is a standard Dulon formula for Protec PPG acrylic. Having said, gloss body colour firewall always looks nice.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: Firewall paint
It is nice but will show any imperfection in colour I think I’m going to go gloss black all engine bay then it will hide my attempt at bodywork deep in the engine bay. Shadows are my friend
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Re: Firewall paint
I used SATIN NOT MATT!! black in mine looks good hides a lot of imperfections
BILLY BLACKARROW
MY Father always said do the hard part first --because when you are OVER IT you only have the easy part left to do THINGS I HAVE TRIED TO LIVE BY
MY Father always said do the hard part first --because when you are OVER IT you only have the easy part left to do THINGS I HAVE TRIED TO LIVE BY