Re: [Chrysler300] Conv. Top Rail Frame

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gil,

I've got a couple of convertibles (sorry, neither one's a Chrysler), and 
when I look up it mostly seems blue with a big yellow spot in the middle 
of it.

There's some kind of a cover that goes up?

Keith Boonstra

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lettercars@xxxxxxx wrote:
>  
>
> Mike and All:
> Chrysler did seem to have a little trouble deciding what color they liked
> on the inside of the convertible tops in the early '60's! Light
> gray---black---then back to an off white. I had considerable trouble 
> finding one for
> the "F". They are supposed to be a light gray inside. Finally thought I
> had found one, but when it came in, it was too dark (Not black, 
> though). I
> had the installer spray it with some fabric coloring, and that helped out
> quite a bit. However, where the top wears next to the mechanism, the
> darker color underneath shows. I do prefer the "feel" of a lighter 
> colored top
> interior to that of my 300H which is black, but one should be looking at
> the road, anyway, right?
> 300ly, Gil C.
>
>
> In a message dated 11/10/2009 12:06:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mwl1967@xxxxxxx <mailto:mwl1967%40aol.com> writes:
>
> Your painter can add a flattening agent to change the gloss level to suit
>
> your taste. Of course it would be nice to have the original paint chip to
> have something to compare to, at least to attempt to have a guide for the
> level of gloss.
>
> Something else to consider; I believe (Gil please chime in here) that the
> OEM tops (at least in '64) had the inside material of the top in white.
> Presumably to match the Ivory Semi-Gloss of the top mechanism. However,
> last
> time I changed a top I could only find replacements with a black
> underside.
> So.. you might be stressing out over a color and gloss level when it may
> not
> look great against a black underside. Perhaps paint them black? Ugh. If
>
> one can get new replacement tops with the (correct?) white underside
> please
> let me know... I'll get one put aside for my K
>
> Mike Laiserin
>
> In a message dated 11/10/2009 8:58:40 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> lettercars@xxxxxxx <mailto:lettercars%40aol.com> writes:
>
> Mike and All:
> The paint specified for the 1964 Chrysler convertible top mechanism is
> Ivory Semi-Gloss. The Ditzler (PPG) number for that paint is 8355. I
> doubt
> that will do you much good---as with all the old paints, formulations in
> modern chemicals are not available, to my knowledge. Perhaps you can get
> a
> scan, but I don't know if that works with semi-gloss. At any rate, good
> luck
> with it.
> 300ly, Gil C.
> Tallahassee, FL
>
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