i am currently restoring my 7/71 hq gts coupe can anyone tell me if the chassis rails were painted in a low gloss black or high gloss also inner guards and firewall im doing in gmh black is that right!!!

My experience has been, any "black" on the production line is GM-H chassis black, but components assembled else where are real black, ie all the same colour.

By this HK front subframe is painted on the car in the factory so chassis black, but front crossmember is painted elsewhere and is black.

Obviously the plant making the cross members only had black paint and therefore no variation.

So on my theory the front subframe and inner guards on HQ should be black not chassis black. Firewall, unless one of those short period of time Sydney cars with colour firewall, chould be chassis black, along with undercarage and rear compartment.

Warren

get a can of GMH black(sounds funny but true) thats what to use but dont forget to prime as it will peel ,btw its a satin kinda finish ,looks good when done properly.

Jim in Adelaide...Hindsight is bad vision!