Olds original paint thickness

[Canuck]

Just did some vintage certification judging at MCACNon a 69 Hurst Olds and a 70 W31.
First off,hood can’t be gauged because it’s fiberglass. Paint ranges over the entire car extend to a low of 2.5 at the bottom of doors and quarters to 5.5 on flat panels like trunk and sides of roof and fender tops.
Keep in mind there were no robotics when there cars were painted new and there will be spray patern variances. A good example of this is at the ends of the quarter panels were we found depths of 7mm due to end of spray patern. As front clips were painted at Lansing separate from the body you may find inconsistencies between the front fenders and doors.
Additionally you will find the stripes fairly consistent but surprisingly not much thicker that the paint around them.

Paul Martin
Vintage Certification Team MCACN 2013 to present.

[Kurt S]

Originally Posted by Canuck

Keep in mind there were no robotics when there cars were painted new and there will be spray patern variances.

Not quite true. No robotics, but the process was automated.

Body by Fisher video
Note the oscillating paint heads at 20:50. There was no person spraying the bodies.

[firstgenaddict]

Originally Posted by Kurt S

Not quite true. No robotics, but the process was automated.

Body by Fisher video
Note the oscillating paint heads at 20:50. There was no person spraying the bodies.

The reciprocating rails show you that the guns don't tilt at the bottom of the rockers... NOTE THIS WHEN SPRAYING YOUR RESTORATION JOBS....