Battery tray color

[GJS]

Heres a stupid lil OCD question that I think I know the answer to but want confirmation on:

Battery tray should be body color. Yes, no?

 

[zombiedog]

Mine is on my 67 300.

 

[GJS]

Kinda figured that... I remember it that way on my 68 but I guess I was wishfully thinking I'd not have to match paint right now ... Oh well.

Mine is on my 67 300.

 

[MarPar]

in a word YES. lol

 

[GJS]

in a word YES. lol

DAMN! OH well, she may have to stay funny colored for a little while .. just a little while tho... it going to make my eyes hurt.

 

[MarPar]

just get yerself some yeller spray paint and give her a quick coat for right now. Ace has a lot of colors available...

 

[Jeff]

I had an auto paint shop put body color in a spray can and had pretty good results. I don't think you'd want to paint a fender with it, but it should work well for a battery tray.

 

[GJS]

I had an auto paint shop put body color in a spray can and had pretty good results. I don't think you'd want to paint a fender with it, but it should work well for a battery tray.

It's gotta be better than what the PO used on the fender .. appears to be some sort of self etching +/- "yellow" (ish) primer. The car is cream/gold .. I don't even want to talk about what he used to touch up the gold part.

 

[GJS]

just get yerself some yeller spray paint and give her a quick coat for right now. Ace has a lot of colors available...

Agree. I can likely get er close enough to hide well under the battery.

 

[Samplingman]

This is where I went:
Touch Up Paint and accessories | AutomotiveTouchup
$20 and the color was spot on.

 

[GJS]

This is where I went:
Touch Up Paint and accessories | AutomotiveTouchup
$20 and the color was spot on.

I was looking at a place like that .. I cant find my color on that particular site but I did at the other place. I might try that when I attempt to reverse previous touch ups ... but thats a little down the road.

 

[live4theking]

I had an auto paint shop put body color in a spray can and had pretty good results. I don't think you'd want to paint a fender with it, but it should work well for a battery tray.

I took my paint code to the local parts store. Less than $20 they mixed it put it in a can and then handed me a pint with the left overs in it. Looks great. That was how I did my battery tray and some other body colored items.

 

[GJS]

I took my paint code to the local parts store. Less than $20 they mixed it put it in a can and then handed me a pint with the left overs in it. Looks great. That was how I did my battery tray and some other body colored items.

I did that with my 68 Monaco .. Never seen a match quite as good... that car was a 25,000 mile car that was garaged it's whole life though .. this girl has been down in the TX sun and touched up with nail polish.

 

[clair.davis]

I thought my battery tray had some sort of rubberized coating on it... guess I'll have to look more closely at it when I pull the radiator support out in the next few days.

For paint, I've used Tower Paint a few times now with good luck:
APS Tower Paint Company, Spray Max, Aerosol Spray Paint, Custom Mixed Spray Paint

Got a couple cans of GG1 for my Fury a month or so ago, and it's a great match. I haven't sprayed any over the existing paint - which I know is not exactly right - but it's real close to the can of PPG I had mixed up.

Now I have to find a proper battery tray if mine is some sort of aftermarket thing...

Clair

 

[70bigblockdodge]

If you get paint mixed make sure it is PPG any others is a crap shoot.

 

[mrfury68]

Body color. I had a pint mixed when I detailed under my hood. Turned out great, especially for my lack of body work & painting skills.