Technical Question about paint

[studehunter]

Is the striker on the door post suppose to be painted or left unpainted? I guess that is what it is called. Its the small piece that the door latch goes on when the door is closed.

Thanks

Domenic Manera
1954 Regal Starlight Coupe

[Henry Votel]

[jclary]

I risked a visit to the dark corner of the "Man Cave" to check the un-restored 55 president I have and the strikers are painted.

[Retired]

Painted. Part of the body/door assembly when it is painted. Clean with paint thinner/solvent prior to installing. Oil after paint has cured.

Richard

[Jeff_H]

They were painted with the rest of the car body. Doors were painted after they were mounted on the body shell. So, if you take a never-restored car apart, its basically bare steel behind both the strikers and the hinges. There may be a thin primer coat remaining if the car is from a dry climate. Rust belt cars will have a nice surface rust layer.

When I painted my car, I painted the striker separately from the body, then installed it over the now-painted door post. The screw heads are supposed to be painted too (seeing as how the striker was originally painted after installing) so I used a modeling brush to touch them up once the door was adjusted and the screws tightened for the final tweak.

Jeff in ND

'53 Champion Hardtop

[studehunter]

Thanks for all the info, I will paint mine to match everything else. I sorta thought that was they way they were supposed to be, but since I had everything re zinced I wanted to make sure. Again thanks alot for the info.

Domenic Manera
1954 Regal Starlight Coupe