superbird on ebay restored with finish paint under the car

[kiwitrev]

Mopar's were all dipped in a tank of dip primer, the exterior hosed off, baked dry, primed and painted. Whatever paint got on the bottom got on the bottom. The painters weren't killing themselves to try and get any paint on the underneath. The "dip primer" was usually a gray color - except at the LA plant where a lot of the cars used a black dip. Here is the u/side of one of my Daytona's - you can clearly see the gray dip color as well as the paint overspray.

this is exactly what I was getting at so a "correct" restoration should look like this not the "rotisserie finish paint" that is being done by most restoration shops. I personally think restored means as per factory or as per delivered to the first buyer, with dealer installed options or undercoating.

[maxwellwedge]

He likely meant 'rinsed'. This link will take you to a page from 1972, but it shows the multi-step dip process.

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1972/72_Dodge_Engineering0010.jpg

Rinsed sounds better      

[maxwellwedge]

Mopar's were all dipped in a tank of dip primer, the exterior hosed off, baked dry, primed and painted. Whatever paint got on the bottom got on the bottom. The painters weren't killing themselves to try and get any paint on the underneath. The "dip primer" was usually a gray color - except at the LA plant where a lot of the cars used a black dip. Here is the u/side of one of my Daytona's - you can clearly see the gray dip color as well as the paint overspray.

this is exactly what I was getting at so a "correct" restoration should look like this not the "rotisserie finish paint" that is being done by most restoration shops. I personally think restored means as per factory or as per delivered to the first buyer, with dealer installed options or undercoating.

Before people like Roger Gibson started restoring cars - People were painting the bottom like the top.....a very common and accepted practice.....Lots of older OE Gold cars were certified this way during that era. Roger upped the bar substantially with his restorations - regardless of brand. He studied and noted every aspect of the car and its finishes - even the smallest of inspection marks and put them back exactly as he documented them. It actually ticked some of the current restorers off.....because now they had to up there game as well.