Blacking out the radiator supports

[Mytur Binsdirti]

How far into the fender is the flat black to go & is the lower radiator support supposed to be painted black or body color?

Thanks! 

[Back N Black]

couple of links
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http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,5621.0.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,5947.0.html

[ODZKing]

How about 3rd gen's?   

[elacruze]

Here's a good shot of my factory paint before restoration. It's durty and hard to see, but the lower core support was painted black. Obviously none of it was very thick.

[E5 Charger]

I'm not sure where I got these photos from, but they show it well on a couple 3rd gen's.

[JB400]

From what I hear, the black was sprayed after the front end was put on and it was done from underneath.

[Troy]

I posted some pictures of my 68 in this thread:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,84880.msg954091.html#msg954091

Troy

[CDN72SE]

How about 3rd gen's?   

Here's a '71, sorry can't credit the original poster.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Well, based on Rarefish's original paint car, I painted mine like his; all the way across to the edges of the fenders including the lower crossbar. In the pictures he sent to me, I noticed thatthe inside of his front valance is painted black as well. Anyone ever seen that before?

[Ryan]

I have read that the valance can go either black or body color.... Doesn't seem to be a right or wrong.
Are you going to make a resto thread as you finish putting that car together?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I see you opted for the "neat" black out....good choice

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I have read that the valance can go either black or body color.... Doesn't seem to be a right or wrong.
Are you going to make a resto thread as you finish putting that car together?

Where's the resto thread section?

[cdr]

start a new thread in the charger section  is what i did,,ie[ dirty turbins not so dirty 68 hemi]  dang thats a nice car

[Indygenerallee]

Mine looked like your elacruze! pretty shoddy really thin and sprayed like my 4 year old daughter did it!!

[bakerhillpins]

Interesting how some of the pics of original paint cars show the blackout stops at the edge of the core support and some go to the fender. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Well, based on Rarefish's original paint car, I painted mine like his; all the way across to the edges of the fenders including the lower crossbar. In the pictures he sent to me, I noticed thatthe inside of his front valance is painted black as well. Anyone ever seen that before?

This was my lower valance experience

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,14588.0.html

[Brock Lee]

I have some old original valances. They are painted black inside. They start either to the center or to the outer edge of the parking light holes and go across to the same approximate spot on the other parking light.