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gwhite · 01-20-2014, 08:36 AM

I'm interested in this too...most off the shelf 'chassis' pants and 99% of the alkyd enamels I've experimented with have a brown or olive 'cast'. My May 1930 chassis has a few places of well-preserved paint (oxidized slightly) and they have more of a grey/slightly blue tint.

I've done some experimenting with asphaltum-based paint and have found that it matches quite well, but has proven difficult to work with - I believe Henry used this type of paint originally.

01-20-2014, 08:36 AM	#5
gwhite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas: Where Bob Wills is still the king! Posts: 354	Re: What is the best chassis Black frame paint? I'm interested in this too...most off the shelf 'chassis' pants and 99% of the alkyd enamels I've experimented with have a brown or olive 'cast'. My May 1930 chassis has a few places of well-preserved paint (oxidized slightly) and they have more of a grey/slightly blue tint. I've done some experimenting with asphaltum-based paint and have found that it matches quite well, but has proven difficult to work with - I believe Henry used this type of paint originally.