Interior Paint and VIN

[TonyHuntimerRaceHome]

Hey guys,

I'm working with a friend on his Ash Gold exterior and Gold STD interior LOS '68 SS and noticed that the top of the dash and the metal around the rear package surround is a darker color...almost a green (I'm color blind so if I'm wrong...sorry) compared to the face of the dash which is almost the Ash Gold but slightly less gloss. There's a defined tape line on the top edge of the dash and around the rear package area. Is it common to have 2 different interior colors? The darker paint is also almost a satin finish. The tape line for the darker color is under the windshield channel.

The CRG states that the interior colors are painted first, then masked and then the exterior is painted. It looks like there is the paint from the face of the dash under the darker paint. The CRG also sort of implies that the VIN plate is installed after all the painting is done. Strange that the VIN plate has dash paint over it...but at the same time, there's no paint on the rivets. What gives?

Also, the metal under the corner trim in the package tray area always appears to be rusted, as if those trim pieces were installed before any paint is sprayed on the car. Was that metal completely bare before the trim was installed, or was it at least primed? The last 3 LOS cars I've paid attention to are rusted only under the trim like shown here.

Thanks,
Tony Huntimer
Camaro Performers Magazine