Floor panel finishes

[cortica37]

What factory finish was applied to the interior surfaces of floor panels? Primer-paint-other? If painted, were they the same color as the body's exterior?

Thanks,

[Bullet]

On the Larks that I have had they have all been body color (same as the exterior). I can not say for the older cars/trucks.

Mark

[Kurt]

My all original 51 Commander has the floors painted body color.

[2moredoors]

Likewise with my '55 President. Same colour as outside.

[rockne10]

My '51 and '53 appeared to be primed and overshot with sound deadening glop. The '60 and '63 were body color with no glop. The '33 seams to be bare plywood.

[bsrosell]

Removed the seats from my '57GoldenHawk this weekend and cleaned 30 years of debris and dirt from the floor; the entire floor is a pale yellow color, assume it is a primer coat. Body color is the traditional Tiara Gold, so definitely NOT body color.....

[warrlaw1]

I have found that pale yellow in panels in my 55K which was satin black from the factory. Mentioned it before and people thought I was daft. Saw the pale yellow on many early c/ks. So it's primer? I wondered where all the pale yellow Studes had gone (lol).

[52 Ragtop]

The correct color is "rust" LOl use an etching primer on it, and a good couple coats of color. as primer is NOT water proof!

Jim

[Deaf Mute]

My '53 Starlight had undercoat sprayed on bare metal and body color on top of it when I was tearing it down for restoration.

[Jeff_H]

My '53 Starliner had the sound deadening asphalt stuff sprayed over grey primer or bare metal depending on where it was. Then, there was a "mist" coat of body color overspray on top of that.