I had to tighten/pinch the black clips on mine so they wouldn't slide down and fall off! Also, I put a dab of RTV on the fender nib and in the slots to help impede the louvers from sliding and falling off.
79 300 Restoration
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azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
I had to JB weld some of the clips back on the louver. I was thinking of putting a drop of blue loctite on the pegs when I reinstall. Although the clips may fit tight now with the new paint on the pegs.
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
All sanded and buffed. Gonna wash it up and put on the stripes. Next up is the interior. Have to clean up and dye some interior panels and then wait for the seats to be finished.
Looking great!
Were you satisfied with the TCP global paint in terms of terms of laying it down plus color sanding and buffing?
They seem to have very good color matching capability when I talked with them last week about being able to duplicate the GJ4 April Green Metallic paint I am going to need for one of my 71 300s and even stated they had the correct fine metallics to add to the paint to accurately duplicate the factory color. I haven't talked with any other supplier who had fine metallic additives anymore so that most paint one gets these days for our old cars have metallic that stands out too much to look original.
Wow, that looks great, Chris! You can probably do that in your sleep though. I'm laying down some white paint as well. Not nearly as glorious as your's though. Yeah, I'm a little jealous. Haha!


azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Yes Steve, I was very happy with it. Laid down great, sanded and buffed easily. If you look at it you'd swear it was clear coated because it has depth. The only thing I'm not sure about is the color match. It's brighter than the old paint in the jambs and engine bay. Of course the old paint is over 40 years old so it could just be that.
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Mr C
Senior Member
Great job. Wish I could get those kinds of results, but I`m too impatient and I get runs and crap. But doing it myself keeps my beaters going and my bank account in decent shape.
Beauty work there.
Beauty work there.
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Well I started working in a body shop in my hometown when I was 15 in 1972. "Those kind of results" are from 50 years of practice!
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Got it striped today. Breaks up the white nicely.
So the original stripes on the car were also decals and not painted on? If so, do you know when they started using decals in the factory instead of painted ones?
cbarge
World Famous Barge in a Budget
An old. Bodyman friend of mine likes spraying when it is raining...why? No BUGS!! LOL
cbarge
World Famous Barge in a Budget
I always liked the looks of the 79 300 with the stripes..
Looking great Chris!!
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Finished with bumpers and trim back on. Can't wait to get my seats back so I can drive it!
Nice job Chris!
Now I can clearly see what you mean Chris when you say it has the gloss and depth that gets real close to the basecoat/clearcoat (two stage) results, but with single stage in this case. It looks just amazing!
D Cluley
Well-Known Member
Looks sharp! 
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
Looks great
When did they ever paint the stripes on any '79 300?
FWIW, I've never heard of any '79 300 having painted stripes. I've seen one or two pictures of cars that were manufactured 12-78 and they had decal stripes. My car (original owner) was manufactured 1-79 and the stripes are decals.
Mr C
Senior Member
I think his comment was not directed at Cordoba 300s but meant in general for the Chrysler Corporation.
In which case, not including 300 Hursts, I think it was 1974...but don't quote me. I know for sure I've seen NOS Formal pinstripes at swap meets.
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