underside of hood color?????? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

knsmodels · 07-10-2009, 05:00 PM

I have heard that our trucks should be body color on the underside of the hood....when I finished my truck there where some comments about it being incorrrect to paint the underside of the hood black even though the original paint I saw on my truck was black....I was looking at Dr. Evil's barn find survivor and noticed that the underside of his hood is black on an original paint survivor so which is correct???? or are both correct??? just curious here is the link the Dr. Evil's truck hope you dont mind me referencing your fine truck Dr. Evil.......

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=348137

**mikey531** · 07-10-2009, 05:45 PM

I just bought an original paint 69 GMC and under the hood is painted the same as the truck. I know my 71 and my 87 were body color too.

Huck · 07-10-2009, 05:47 PM

Original from the factory is body color. Semi-gloss black looks good but is an immediate flag that is trying to cover up something.

69GMCLonghorn · 07-10-2009, 05:56 PM

I don't know guys... My dad had an original '69 Chevy C/20 from 1979 to about 1993, never painted and the underside was always black.

My current '69 GMC was the same way. I have now painted the sheet metal black and had the structural parts painted body color. It actually looks better than either total black or body color.

sameyrasmea72 · 07-10-2009, 06:33 PM

I have never seen body color paint, other than slight over spray, on an original paint truck. I have about 14 hoods in my shop off of old trucks and they are all semi-gloss on the under side.

Hawker7 · 07-10-2009, 06:47 PM

My 72, and my dad's 70 were both original, and both were black on the underside of the hood.

**mikey531** · 07-10-2009, 07:36 PM

This is under the hood on my truck it has 54000 original miles and never been painted.

knsmodels · 07-10-2009, 08:08 PM

I dont know I am seeing plenty of evidence going either way here....

Dr. Evil · 07-10-2009, 08:25 PM

I have grilled the owner countless times.. I've known him for 19 years... short of rendition , waterboarding or plain ole torture I believe him . period... He has no reason to lie to me...he is as close to a blood relative as you'll ever get... Maybe the highly optioned trucks were the candidated for this treatment... I have no idea....The more I think I know , the less I really do know.

OldSkool71 · 07-10-2009, 09:08 PM

This is a good one...and im no better off then when this thread started...

turp mcspray · 07-10-2009, 09:16 PM

I restore cars for a living and have seen a lot of this type of thing over the years. Every truck that I have had has been black. I sanded a spot on the bottom of a hood in my shop and it is black over bare metal. Maybe they had a new guy start that day. For what I have seen over the years I believe that they were intended to be black(gm did it this way across board on their cars as well) but as they say..."never say never".

sameyrasmea72 · 07-10-2009, 09:18 PM

I think it depended on where the truck was built, but one thing was for sure these trucks had horrible paint jobs by todays standards. The hoods were painted off the truck. And the under side was black and when they painted the edges of the hood they got overspray on the under side of the hood and could care less, but they never intended on putting a full coat of color on that side. Almost all of my hoods are nearly all black underneath but some have more over spray than others do. So I guess the different build plants could be different. This truck had 19000 miles on it and has more overspray than most of the hoods I have seen.

tim21391 · 07-10-2009, 10:16 PM

im blacking my engine bay out and adding some chrome..

knsmodels · 07-11-2009, 06:14 PM

I think a poll is required for a final verdict.....we will have a conclusion in 7 days.....

71 super · 07-11-2009, 08:19 PM

Everything I have had has been black the trucks with body color were the ones that would raise a flag for me. I my experience the body color warped as sameyrasmea72 and the main portion being a semi gloss or egg shell black.

sameyrasmea72 · 07-11-2009, 09:48 PM

Your poll ? is a little confusing. In your original post you wanted to know which way is correct, but in your poll you asked what color is the underside of your hood as in what is the color now. Almost everyone who repaints a nice truck paints the underside body color, so your results are not going to be very scientific.

You should of stuck with you original theme of what color was the underside of hoods from the factory.

arm51 · 07-11-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sameyrasmea72

I think it depended on where the truck was built, but one thing was for sure these trucks had horrible paint jobs by todays standards. The hoods were painted off the truck. And the under side was black and when they painted the edges of the hood they got overspray on the under side of the hood and could care less, but they never intended on putting a full coat of color on that side. Almost all of my hoods are nearly all black underneath but some have more over spray than others do. So I guess the different build plants could be different. This truck had 19000 miles on it and has more overspray than most of the hoods I have seen.

maybe we should check vin numbers cause there may have been a plant that painted under the hood the body color mine is blue the same color of my truck and it is bare metal underneath the blue, mine is from janesville

**STP67-72** · 07-11-2009, 10:58 PM

All of the original trucks that i have had were semigloss black. I have had dozens of these trucks and it seems in this area they were black. I still paint mine a egg-shell black to match my inner fenders and core support. I like them either way.

vectorit · 07-11-2009, 11:06 PM

My ol' burb came from the Fremont CA assembly line. Body color on the underside of the hood.

turp mcspray · 07-13-2009, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikey531

This is under the hood on my truck it has 54000 original miles and never been painted.

I see the hood latch is painted. This is deffinitley not typical of factory. In the pics it also looks like some of the stuff on the firewall is blue as well. Something could have happened on the assembly line to require some touch up as well. Anything is possible.

mrein3 · 07-13-2009, 12:10 PM

I didn't vote because mine is black AND body color.
Here is what I did:
I took off all the factory color - I don't remember what color was underneath it.
I epoxy primered everything, top and bottom.
I taped off the supports, the cross hood and front and back ones and painted the rest gloss black.
I removed the tape and taped up the black I just sprayed. Then I put body color on the supports.
Then I painted the top body color.

I wish I had a picture on this computer for you guys because I really like how it turned out.

XTRMRCR · 07-13-2009, 12:24 PM

Here is a shot of mine. It has original paint everywhere except for the outside. You can even see a line where debris thrown from the alternator belt has worn the paint over the years.

Sinister · 07-13-2009, 12:37 PM

Body color on my '69.

EyeH8the24 · 07-13-2009, 12:48 PM

body color on my 70...my 71 is black ....my 72 is body color...my 69 is black but i can tell it has been rattle canned

LOW DOUGH · 07-13-2009, 12:56 PM

body color on my 71 (green)

black on my 69. was a whit truck but now painted black ( i got it black)

Your going to make me go pop my hood at lunch. My 69 hood is on my 71 right now.

View Poll Results: What color is the underside of your hood???
Black	36	53.73%
Body color	31	46.27%
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

07-10-2009, 05:00 PM	#1
knsmodels I make Models Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bucks, PA Posts: 626	underside of hood color?????? I have heard that our trucks should be body color on the underside of the hood....when I finished my truck there where some comments about it being incorrrect to paint the underside of the hood black even though the original paint I saw on my truck was black....I was looking at Dr. Evil's barn find survivor and noticed that the underside of his hood is black on an original paint survivor so which is correct???? or are both correct??? just curious here is the link the Dr. Evil's truck hope you dont mind me referencing your fine truck Dr. Evil....... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=348137 __________________ Click to see what I do 1972 LWB K10 350/4 sp 1968 SS Chevelle 396/tremac5spd

07-10-2009, 05:45 PM	#2
mikey531 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Exeter, NH Posts: 774	Re: underside of hood color?????? I just bought an original paint 69 GMC and under the hood is painted the same as the truck. I know my 71 and my 87 were body color too.

07-10-2009, 05:47 PM	#3
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Re: underside of hood color?????? Original from the factory is body color. Semi-gloss black looks good but is an immediate flag that is trying to cover up something.

07-10-2009, 05:56 PM	#4
69GMCLonghorn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Porter Ranch, CA Posts: 978	Re: underside of hood color?????? I don't know guys... My dad had an original '69 Chevy C/20 from 1979 to about 1993, never painted and the underside was always black. My current '69 GMC was the same way. I have now painted the sheet metal black and had the structural parts painted body color. It actually looks better than either total black or body color.

07-10-2009, 06:33 PM	#5
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: underside of hood color?????? I have never seen body color paint, other than slight over spray, on an original paint truck. I have about 14 hoods in my shop off of old trucks and they are all semi-gloss on the under side. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

07-10-2009, 06:47 PM	#6
Hawker7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 321	Re: underside of hood color?????? My 72, and my dad's 70 were both original, and both were black on the underside of the hood.

07-10-2009, 07:36 PM	#7
mikey531 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Exeter, NH Posts: 774	Re: underside of hood color?????? This is under the hood on my truck it has 54000 original miles and never been painted. Attached Images

07-10-2009, 08:08 PM	#8
knsmodels I make Models Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bucks, PA Posts: 626	Re: underside of hood color?????? I dont know I am seeing plenty of evidence going either way here.... __________________ Click to see what I do 1972 LWB K10 350/4 sp 1968 SS Chevelle 396/tremac5spd

07-10-2009, 08:25 PM	#9
Dr. Evil Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bernardsville, NJ Posts: 164	Re: underside of hood color?????? I have grilled the owner countless times.. I've known him for 19 years... short of rendition , waterboarding or plain ole torture I believe him . period... He has no reason to lie to me...he is as close to a blood relative as you'll ever get... Maybe the highly optioned trucks were the candidated for this treatment... I have no idea....The more I think I know , the less I really do know.

07-10-2009, 09:08 PM	#10
OldSkool71 C/10 CLUB MEMBER Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lakewood, CA Posts: 993	Re: underside of hood color?????? This is a good one...and im no better off then when this thread started... __________________ -Ron-

07-10-2009, 09:16 PM	#11
turp mcspray Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 2,359	Re: underside of hood color?????? I restore cars for a living and have seen a lot of this type of thing over the years. Every truck that I have had has been black. I sanded a spot on the bottom of a hood in my shop and it is black over bare metal. Maybe they had a new guy start that day. For what I have seen over the years I believe that they were intended to be black(gm did it this way across board on their cars as well) but as they say..."never say never". __________________ Turp Mcspray New life for an old 2wd, farm blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505987 My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342299

07-10-2009, 09:18 PM	#12
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: underside of hood color?????? I think it depended on where the truck was built, but one thing was for sure these trucks had horrible paint jobs by todays standards. The hoods were painted off the truck. And the under side was black and when they painted the edges of the hood they got overspray on the under side of the hood and could care less, but they never intended on putting a full coat of color on that side. Almost all of my hoods are nearly all black underneath but some have more over spray than others do. So I guess the different build plants could be different. This truck had 19000 miles on it and has more overspray than most of the hoods I have seen. Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd Last edited by sameyrasmea72; 07-10-2009 at 09:48 PM.

07-10-2009, 10:16 PM	#13
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: underside of hood color?????? im blacking my engine bay out and adding some chrome.. __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

07-11-2009, 06:14 PM	#14
knsmodels I make Models Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bucks, PA Posts: 626	Re: underside of hood color?????? I think a poll is required for a final verdict.....we will have a conclusion in 7 days..... __________________ Click to see what I do 1972 LWB K10 350/4 sp 1968 SS Chevelle 396/tremac5spd



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07-11-2009, 08:19 PM	#15
71 super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canton North carolina Posts: 3,075	Re: underside of hood color?????? Everything I have had has been black the trucks with body color were the ones that would raise a flag for me. I my experience the body color warped as sameyrasmea72 and the main portion being a semi gloss or egg shell black. __________________ 67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle

07-11-2009, 09:48 PM	#16
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: underside of hood color?????? Your poll ? is a little confusing. In your original post you wanted to know which way is correct, but in your poll you asked what color is the underside of your hood as in what is the color now. Almost everyone who repaints a nice truck paints the underside body color, so your results are not going to be very scientific. You should of stuck with you original theme of what color was the underside of hoods from the factory. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

07-11-2009, 10:58 PM	#18
STP67-72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PORT NECHES, TEXAS / USA Posts: 1,664	Re: underside of hood color?????? All of the original trucks that i have had were semigloss black. I have had dozens of these trucks and it seems in this area they were black. I still paint mine a egg-shell black to match my inner fenders and core support. I like them either way. __________________ 55 Chevy original swb (big back window) 61 Chevy bubble top (427-5 speed) 67 Chevy stepside (Krusty) 68 Chevy swb fleet (Lola) 68 Chevy swb fleet 71 Chevy swb fleet ( future PB project) 97 crew cab power stroke 07 SS Trail blazer

07-11-2009, 11:06 PM	#19
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: underside of hood color?????? My ol' burb came from the Fremont CA assembly line. Body color on the underside of the hood. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

07-13-2009, 12:10 PM	#21
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	Re: underside of hood color?????? I didn't vote because mine is black AND body color. Here is what I did: I took off all the factory color - I don't remember what color was underneath it. I epoxy primered everything, top and bottom. I taped off the supports, the cross hood and front and back ones and painted the rest gloss black. I removed the tape and taped up the black I just sprayed. Then I put body color on the supports. Then I painted the top body color. I wish I had a picture on this computer for you guys because I really like how it turned out. __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

07-13-2009, 12:24 PM	#22
XTRMRCR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 22	Re: underside of hood color?????? Here is a shot of mine. It has original paint everywhere except for the outside. You can even see a line where debris thrown from the alternator belt has worn the paint over the years. Attached Images

07-13-2009, 12:37 PM	#23
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: underside of hood color?????? Body color on my '69. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

07-13-2009, 12:48 PM	#24
EyeH8the24 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: beulah,alabama Posts: 1,075	Re: underside of hood color?????? body color on my 70...my 71 is black ....my 72 is body color...my 69 is black but i can tell it has been rattle canned __________________ DOH !!!!!!!

07-13-2009, 12:56 PM	#25
LOW DOUGH I'M TRUCK CRAZY! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sachse, TEXAS Posts: 1,737	Re: underside of hood color?????? body color on my 71 (green) black on my 69. was a whit truck but now painted black ( i got it black) Your going to make me go pop my hood at lunch. My 69 hood is on my 71 right now.

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