Quick ? for the swine-sperts

[toddslater]

Before I hop in the shower and go to dinner...I have a question. The past three plus days I have been assaulting my pig..I've taken Pigwald down to bare metal. (I'll post progress pics in a few days). Now I notice many pigs painted with color on the roof top (ie. not white from the fender line up). Now as I progressed down through the paint..it appears that my top (everything above the usual fender line break) was white. I am assuming that is the way it came. Sort of like the photos of Rush's piggie..only in the blue (267) down low and white. Anyone able to confirm this ? I have some time before Pigwald sees the paint, I just want to bring it back as it was.

 

[surfpig]

Before I hop in the shower and go to dinner...I have a question. The past three plus days I have been assaulting my pig..I've taken Pigwald down to bare metal. (I'll post progress pics in a few days). Now I notice many pigs painted with color on the roof top (ie. not white from the fender line up). Now as I progressed down through the paint..it appears that my top (everything above the usual fender line break) was white. I am assuming that is the way it came. Sort of like the photos of Rush's piggie..only in the blue (267) down low and white. Anyone able to confirm this ? I have some time before Pigwald sees the paint, I just want to bring it back as it was.

As far as I know, the roof was always painted the color on top. I'll probably leave mine white, though...

 

[890man]

I haven't gotten to my paint yet but it is wearing away and chipping in places. My top has white under the blue on the top too. I just assumed it was easier to shoot all white first then mask for the blue rather than mask twice. Just a thought.

 

[SirHamblett]

I have also been doing a little grinding on the roof and noticed the white. I figured it may just be a base/primer coat, since I couldn't really see a color under it.

 

[RHINO]

todd there was original blue paint up there when i got it, same fade and everything as the lower body. iffin i ventured a guess i would say they shot the whole top in white, then shot body color over the white on the roof??? it would explain the white under the factory looking blue.

 

[toddslater]

Thanks Clay...now it makes sense what I was knocking through with the 8" DA...as the white was the last thing before a very thin primer...then the shiny steel. Whoever the PO that put those rivnuts in the roof for bolting a rack....oooo baby I was cursing them. I ended up screwing some all thread down in them past flush and then welding them up...grinding and filling and cursing....much cursing