Anyone know how our cars were painted at the factory ? I mean as far as sequence - were the bumper covers on or seperate, were the front fenders on ? The spoilers and ground effects etc ?
Just curious after watching a few "how its made dream cars" shows. Also pondering how to paint a car one bite at a time. I know its more difficult with metallics.

 

Member z28cop May Know He Used To Work At Norwood.

 

At Van Nuys in 1992, the metal body parts were all on the car when painted, including the front fenders. The bumper covers were made in Mexico and came ready to install. At least that’s how I remember it.

 

IIRC,


What i heard/read MANY years ago Van Nuys factory used water based paint due to CARB and EPA ???


Norwood plant used enamel based less strict rules than Cali


Dave

 

The metal parts were painted together. The bumper covers were painted separately and installed late down the line. This would also include the rear spoiler. New cars are still painted this way. If you look closely, you'll notice many cars with a bumper cover that doesn't exactly match the rest of the car.

Recently I went to the local Ford dealer looking at their Mustangs and noticed every single platinum white car had a darker shade of white on the rear bumper cover. Poor manufacturing in today's technology, but that's the way it is.