Re: [FWDLK] 57-8 Plymouth Hood Latch

[Greg Filtz <filtz1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI.    I believe Eastwood products has a cad coated appearance painting 
kit if you wanted to be authentic.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=722&itemType=PRODUCT

Greg in WI
56 Dodge Royal Lancer (soon to be hibernating)

a57fury@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Ron
>  
> I concur with Marv.  The spring and pin are cad coated.  Tfhe rad 
> support is painted black.
> John  
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MJRAGUSE@xxxxxxx
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 8:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 57-8 Plymouth Hood Latch
>
> In a message dated 9/28/2006 11:29:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>     Hi Everyone -
>
>     Is the large spring for the 57-8 Plymouth hood latch (the thing
>     that bolts
>     to a support near the radiator) supposed to be painted a certain
>     color ?
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Ron
>
> Hi Ron,
> The large spring you speak of is the hood pop-up spring.  It and the 
> two end pieces are not painted.  The two end forms that contain the 
> spring appear are cadmium coated. The spring has a protective coating 
> that is natural for spring material. The striker pin, in the center, 
> is also not painted but coated with a cadmium material.  Mine are 
> somewhat oxidized so the coloration can be misleading but none the 
> less they are not painted.   
>  
> Marv
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