cny first gen 71 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Does anyone know if the factory used white primer under the factory color. Also the original color was supposed to be mist green but it sure looks like dark green over the primer. I also took off at least 3 other coats of other paint off too. Looks like a gold and a couple coats of silver, and a few coats of primer theres a lot of paint on this hood and I'm taking it down to bear metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Good question. Lol. What is the last color before you get to bare metal? That would be the factory primer. I would guess the same black that the replacement parts came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Nope the last color before bare metal is white then the green or whatever color that is. I've never seen white primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 After 50 years, anything can be under the topcoat. In the early 1970's GM used a "dip" primer that was black, we called it "Black-dip". Later, PPG and Ford had a "electro deposition primer" that was a huge improvement. PPG called it ELPO, not sure about Ford. I think Ford paid PPG for the formula and made it themselves prior to DuPont purchasing the Ford paint business in the ? mid 1980's. BTW, DuPont was later purchased by Axalta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I’ve been in that movie. Last thing before metal was black on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I don’t think mine had primer. Lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 5 hours ago, stangeba said: PPG called it ELPO, not sure about Ford. Ford should have called it El Peel, for all the vehicles that the paint literally peeled off the cars back then. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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