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5149 Number: 5148 From: "Sandy Block" Date: Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:46 pm Subject: Re: To Mike !!!
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Re: To Mike !!!
Dk. Charcoal, with that satin finish (NOT gloss)
S A N D Y
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote: > What about the antenna bezel? > > -Mike > >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...> > wrote: > > So....you have: > > > > > > Charcoal Trim > > > Black Keyholes > > > Black Mirrors > > > Black Grill > > > Black PW Bezels and Switches > > > Black Exterior Door Handles > > > Charcoal Interior Door Handles/Cups > > > > No, the Grille is dark charcoal, the keyholes are gloss black, the > > mirror housings are satin black or semi glossy, the interior > switchs > > are black, the exterior door handles are glossy black, while the > > interior door handles/cups are charcoal. > > > > Sandy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...> > > wrote: > > > The door handles and the mirror housings are a slightly > different > > > black that the key holes. The key holes & rings are super GLOSS > > > black, whereas the door handles & mirror housings are NOT that > > > glossy, but still black and muted shiny. Seems to me like 3 > > > different paints. To tell the truth, they are all so close, yet > > > different that I never really noticed it before. I thought they > > were > > > all the same color and texture! > > > > > > S A N D Y > > > > > > > > > > > >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote: > > > > So....you have: > > > > > > > > Charcoal Trim > > > > Black Keyholes > > > > Black Mirrors > > > > Black Grill > > > > Black PW Bezels and Switches > > > > Black Exterior Door Handles > > > > Charcoal Interior Door Handles/Cups > > > > > > > > OK, the mirrors boggle my mind. When I went hunting for NOS > > > mirrors > > > > (which are on my car and have NOT been painted) all the part > > > numbers > > > > were for grey housings. Even the replacent 85-86 Passenger > side > > > > Mustang door that replaced the my RH door after the accident > had > > a > > > > grey mirror and was unpainted. The grill is a trip too. Mine > > was > > > > grey as far as we could tell it was painted once...by the > > factory. > > > > The true color of the plastic was neither black nor charcoal > but > > a > > > > nluish material. Black here...Grey here...What the heck was > Ford > > > > doing? > > > > > > > > The Charcoal Interior Door Handles and Cups you have are crazy > > > too. > > > > Anyone else have them? I THINK I have seen the charcoal > handles > > > > before....but just thought they were faded. > > > > > > > > Next time you go visit you museum piece, please please please > > take > > > > your digital camera and get a few picks of your car. > > > > > > > > Well, right now I think I'm going to leave things as is except > > for > > > > the locks which I will either paint black or install my black > > > topped > > > > NOS set. The door handles will match the locks. All the > other > > > > stuff is painted charcoal grey for now. I will probably take > the > > > > shine off with some steel wool or something. > > > > > > > > If anything is wrong I blame Mike Martinelli as I used pics of > > his > > > > car for my paint guy to go by. > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > -Mike > > > > > > > >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" > > <cigarsandy@c...> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Okay, Mike! I just walked 3 blocks to the "Museum Piece" to > do > > a > > > > > look-see for you. (Man, watch your news tonight.... 96 > degrees > > > in > > > > > Newark, N.J.) ~ ~ > > > > > Allright, here we go. All exterior window mouldings are > > charcoal > > > > > gray flat, but with a sort of satin finish. They are not > > gloss, > > > > but > > > > > unlike flat, they are smooooth to the touch, rather > > than "coarse" > > > > as > > > > > flat frequently is. > > > > > All three exterior key holes AND circular key lock discs are > > > gloss > > > > > black! GLOSS BLACK! The exterior mirror housings are also > > > black, > > > > > but they are shiny black, not dull flat black. > > > > > The grill bars are a flat black, but smooooth to the finger > > pads. > > > > > On the interior, the power window & power door lock buttons > AND > > > > > finishing plates that house them are the same shiny black of > > the > > > > > exterior mirror housings. > > > > > The power window housing say nothing on them, but the power > > door > > > > lock > > > > > housings say on the top of them POWER LOCK (singular) in > raised > > > > > letters that are white. > > > > > There is absolutely NO CHROME anywhere ON the car, inside > nor > > > > > outside, except for the tiny ascmclaren enblem in the > grille. > > > > (Yours > > > > > should say mercury in that spot.) > > > > > > > > > > S A N D Y