Topic: Paint stripes on drive shaft

[rocnhrse]

67 gta s code April San Jose 3:00 non posi
I am trying  my best to restore  this car a original  as I can so do I paint the stripes as I found  them or tape them off and have perfect  stripe,hard to make something  look messy as per factory original

[68NordicCat]

I would try your best to just reproduce what you found. Definitely don't tape them off if you want an original look.

[jwc66k]

I don't know exactly who, when or where the stripes were painted on the drive shaft, but I will guarantee the painter was bored, sloppy and a union worker. In other words, think "assembly line monotony" when you identify your drive shaft, and don't "over restore" anything. That will get you points off by a judge.
Jim

[J_Speegle]

67 gta s code April San Jose 3:00 non posi
I am trying  my best to restore  this car a original  as I can so do I paint the stripes as I found  them or tape them off and have perfect  stripe,hard to make something  look messy as per factory original

Don't tape them off if you want them to look original/factory. Plenty of examples of original applications in other threads along with some hints on how others rotated the drivelines while apply them. The drivelines arrived at the car assembly plants already measured, cut, striped and ready to be installed.

Just be very happy you have some colors left to go by/copy So get yourself a few 1" chip brushes - mix up some matching paint and just slap them on, once the driveline is all nice and pretty/restored

maybe you can get a kid/child to hold the brush as you spin the driveline and watch

[markb0729]

You put a smile on my face Jeff. 

[Crgjohnson]

I soaked mine in evapo rust for a couple days and used a light scrubbing pad to finish it off. To paint I bought four small cabinet wheels from the hardware store and mounted on a pierce of plywood so drive line would rest on the wheels. Spinning the shaft with my right hand and painting with the left hand the stripes were applied. I was happy with how it turned out.

[rocnhrse]

Thanks for the insight  and advice, also the tips on how to do things,this is a helpful  and respectful  Web site there never is a feeling  your questions  are dumb ones

[WT8095]

...but I will guarantee the painter was bored, sloppy and a union worker.

That's a bit of a disparaging description. Bored, probably. Sloppy - Ford wasn't paying them to spend time "coloring inside the lines". The paint marks were not a cosmetic item, they were only for identification during assembly, so extra time spent making them pretty would have cost the company money. Union worker - damn proud to be one, I would imagine. Look at how much time we spend obsessing over cars they built a half-century ago!