Paint question - please advise.

chinacat · Post by **chinacat** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 7:34 am

Anyone know what the original floor color for a Thing is supposed to be? I've seen them painted black, and I've seen them painted to match the color of the car - any idea how they looked when they came from the Puebla plant?

Thanks!

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 1:23 pm

They were painted to correspond to the paint code of the vehicle. In other words it was all the same color inside and out. Good luck. Bob Ingman

chinacat · Post by **chinacat** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 1:54 pm

Thanks!

germansupplyscott · Post by **germansupplyscott** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 4:41 pm

bob,

so a white thing would have had a white floor pan from the factory?

on a similar note, where is a good source for reference photos of original things? i am starting to tuck into my thing project, finally, and i am looking for reference materials.

scott lyons

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 5:50 pm

Scott I misread that previous post as being what color is the interior. I would assume the floors to all be black. Sorry, Bob Ingman

chinacat · Post by **chinacat** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:12 am

Ok, so my floors should be black if I'm going for a stock look - right?

A follow-up question to that is: what finish black? (i.e., flat, semi-gloss, or gloss)?

I appreciate the help!

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 5:12 pm

Chech here for more info. Looks as if might be the LD43 as used on steering,hand brake,gear shift,and seat frames. However is could possably be LD41 which is a bit less flat. Good luck. Bob Ingman http://www.thething.org/paintcodes.html

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 4:13 pm

What about POR15/ Is`nt the advantage offered by it worth a little sacrifice in originality? I like the idea, correct or not. How about you? Good luck. Bob Ingman

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lastsafari · Post by **lastsafari** » Sun Jan 12, 2003 12:25 am

The color for the pans is Azurite black semigloss, at list on Things and bugs made in Mexico.

kent@thething.org · Post by **kent@thething.org** » Sat Jan 18, 2003 9:55 pm

http://www.thething.org/paintcodes.html

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 4:19 am

Kent, thanks for your response and the information involved. This is nearly a double post because when chinacat first asked this question (11-19)I attempted to find him an answer so I took the question to topica where you were kind enough to respond. In effect I passed that information given by you at that time (11-20). Thanks again. Keep hanging out. We need all the information we can get and your participation is genuinely appreciated by those here. Bob Ingman

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