I thought it was red oxide.....???
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bowtie-trifive

 

With over spray from the body color

 

Most use semi gloss.

 

Eastwood sells the correct chassis black. It's a satin finish.

 

Seems to be different meanings of the term undercarriage....Do you mean frame, suspension. or the underside of the floor?

Get a copy of What's Painted What from 57 Viper.

 

Seems to be different meanings of the term undercarriage....Do you mean frame, suspension. or the undersidre of the floor?

Get a copy of What's Painted What from 57 Viper.

I thought he was talking about the underside of the floor.....:tu
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bowtie-trifive

 

Here is what I did to my under body and chassis. I matched the best I could against my buddies original 1956 under body. Then had that made into a single stage. My chassis is powder coated semi-gloss. Jim

 

YEAH, thats what I was talking about and it looks great.....:congrats: :congrats:
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bowtie-trifive

 

Dictionary

un·der·car·riage
   [uhn-der-kar-ij] Show IPA
noun
1.
the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
2.
the portions of an aircraft that are below the body.

 

Sorry for the confusion, but I meant the frame; or as I call it, the undercarriage.

 

If doing a high dollar restoration go with those mentioned. If not, get a quart of rustoleum gloss black and flat black and mix them together. Perfect match to what came on it. and 14 bucks for a half gallon. A little slow to dry (about 24 hrs) but holds up very well.

 

Here's a color guide ...
http://home.comcast.net/~warpwr/images/what color was it.pdf