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Title: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Martin on July 09, 2006, 12:47:54 PM I'm about to paint my 2-piece sun visor, but want some advice about the colour scheme.
The car is Skyline blue with Fountain blue insert. The top of the sun visor will be Skyline, but what is the underside usually painted? Is is matt black? charcoal? I'm thinking maybe doing the underside fountain blue with some flattener in it so it doesn't reflect. What have other people done? Advice will be appreciated. Thanks, Martin Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: HAD 708 on July 09, 2006, 04:06:41 PM Martin
The underside should be a matt or satin black not body color or otherwise! i prefer a satin black it looks better. Good luck Brett Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Johns on July 09, 2006, 07:33:58 PM Brett,
My FE sunvisor, still has its original paint underneath and its matt green, my firts EJ sunvisor was also green underneath. The visor is off the car at present (it blew off :() I can photograph it if required. regards John Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Brad on July 10, 2006, 12:27:11 AM Hello Martin.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i79/bradley241/visor.jpg). Underside of visor from my FC van .Original colour . The van is duchess green, I polished a small peice .Hope this helps. Sorry about the size of pic but when I try to shrink it the colours go funny, It wouldn't be much help then :-[. Brad. Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: graham_fuller on July 10, 2006, 06:06:52 AM My Car is Blue but the underside of the visor like Johns has always been a light matt green.
Cheers, Graham Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: mcl1959 on July 10, 2006, 08:56:52 AM There were 2 colours for under the visor, matt black and matt green. I have seen both in NOS condition and fitted on cars. It doesn't seem to matter what the exterior colour of the car was as to what the underneath colour was. Maybe possible that one was FE and the other FC but unable to confirm.
Ken Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Martin on July 10, 2006, 02:59:41 PM Many thanks, fellas.
Looks like it will be matt black. That's an odd colour on yours, Brad. Thanks again. Martin Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: King on July 10, 2006, 10:51:43 PM Obviously a different model but the visor on my unrestored 1960 FB is the same as Brad's on the underside - a "battleship-grey" colour.
Hayden Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Longhurst on July 11, 2006, 02:16:46 AM I still have an original FC two part and underside is also green. But then so is the car.
Peter Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Rusty_T on July 11, 2006, 09:25:24 PM :-[
During restoration I took The sun visor off my FE wagon and it too had two (2) colours.The top was (is to be again) Elk Blue and the underside was Red. Rusty Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: gp on July 12, 2006, 08:19:29 AM I have a Nasco Newsletter somewhere that says that both Black and Green are correct for the underside of the sunvisor, as Ken has already said.
Cheers, Graham Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: the_love_god on July 22, 2006, 04:56:29 AM find a good colour matcher at any paint shop they should be able to help you ,they will match the green then add matting paste that will sheen the colour cheers AlfioM 8)
Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Martin on August 07, 2006, 12:03:50 PM I've not been on the forum for a couple of weeks, hence the delay in replying.
Thanks, all, for your replies. Matt black appeals more than the traditional green. The colour on Brad's is interesting and makes me lean towards putting matt Fountain Blue underneath. I'm going for appearance more than authenticity. Martin Title: Re: Sun visor paint scheme Post by: Brad on August 08, 2006, 09:09:01 AM Martin
It's more a Matt Green with a tinge of Blue and not a Battle ship Grey as Hayden suggests, unfortunately the pic doesn't really show the true colour. Brad. |