[DeTomaso] Poll - Paint scheme

[John Taphorn]

Yes, Professionals use SEM Trim black.  This product was discussed recently 
on the Forum.  About $12/ can

JT
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To: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Poll - Paint scheme


> So for a car long out of the body shop, how would one easily correct an 
> unpainted
> car?  Is this a rattle can job?
>
> My rockers see a bit of road debris, and I can envision touching the area 
> up regularly.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
>
> DEFINITELY paint them satin black!   That's how the cars originally came;
> the front valance, and the rear valance below the A/C screen were also 
> satin
> black.
>
> Many people make the mistake of just repaininting the whole car body 
> color.
>  What this does is visually make the car about six inches taller, and
> about six inches shorter in length.
>
> I raised this issue to Tom Tjaarda a few years ago, as I am quite a zealot
> in favor of the original paint scheme (black rockers, front valance, and a
> small black area under the A/C grille on the rear valance).
>
> I sent him a photo of an otherwise beautiful car, that was solid red, and
> asked him what he thought about it.    His response:
>
> "...Concerning the painting which we used on the first Pantera prototype
> and the production cars, the rocker panel was painted a matte black as was 
> the
> front lower radiator intake (but not the bodywork) and a small srip below
> the rear radiator grill.    Personally I cannot remember seeing any 
> Pantera
> delivered in one solid color without at least the rocker panel being the
> matte black color except when they put on the wheel flares and miniskirts.
> The one solid color does in fact make the car look shorter and taller, and
> alters the classic' Pantera look.
>
> On one photo you sent, the top red car (a pre-L Pantera, painted solid 
> red)
> looks as if it may have been altered a it, the rocker panel looks deeper
> than standard and the lower front under body, in front of the wheels seems 
> to
> have been altered to a lesser angle than the picture I am sending you.
> Compare the two.    Maybe it is just a bad shot but it looks different."
>
> (In fact, it was a completely unaltered car; the odd appearance was due
> strictly to the failure to paint the black bits black).
>
> Tom continued:
>
> "In any case, you are right, without the satin black rocker panel the car
> loses that sleek look, and looks like a cat (Pantera) which has become a 
> bit
> fat and is dragging its gut along the ground.    Not good for the 
> reputation
> of the species!"
>
> So there you have it!
>
> Mike
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