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color for top frame - 05-12-2008, 03:05 PM

I was wondering what the proper color would be for the frame of the convertible top ?? I have a red car,with the grey/white interior.
Also,while doing some body work I can accross some yellow paint.Where there any cars that where yellow????
  
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color for top frame - 05-12-2008, 03:27 PM

I just asked this question at Gordon's and was told
that early cars had gray top frames and later cars had
black.

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I was wondering what the proper color would be for the
frame of the convertible top ?? I have a red car,with
the grey/white interior.
Also,while doing some body work I can accross some
yellow paint.Where there any cars that where
yellow????
  
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Re: color for top frame - 05-13-2008, 07:25 AM

I just redid my doors and found both gray and yellow way underneath the paint when stripping down to bare metal. I assume that it is a primer / filler of some sort?
  
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Re: color for top frame - 05-13-2008, 10:56 AM

Hi,

Yellow is the primer coat alright.

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