Topic: 65 San Jose Fastback air extractor mesh color?

[CharlesTurner]

On a 65 San Jose fastback, has anyone noticed if some of the wire mesh in the exterior air extractor assemblies have a mix of black and natural?

It might span other assembly plants, but focusing on San Jose at this time. 

For reference, looking at Fall/Winter 64 cars.

[ChrisV289]

Charles are you referring to this? I don’t see paint on mine. Oct 64

[CharlesTurner]

Charles are you referring to this? I don’t see paint on mine. Oct 64

Yes, the chicken wire looking mesh.  Seen a few cars that have black, but only like 1 or 2 on each side, not all of them.

[J_Speegle]

Need to find and inspect ones that are disassembled since the plating or paint may not have held up well exposed to the elements. The grill surface pressed to the extractor body and not located in the opening area would be the spot.  Believe the subject was discussed here years ago but can't find the thread at the moment

While your in the area make sure you've blacked out the recess and or fingers depending on when the car was built

[stangerdude]

Hi all, My experience is there was no paint on the mesh screen. There are the blacked out areas in the chrome plated inserts in which the mesh installs into as the photos above show.

[livetoride60]

None of the mesh on mine have black on them.  All natural.  09K scheduled date, SJ K Fastback.

[G Wood]

I did not find any black paint on mine when I had it apart last month. Mine is a Nov build.

[Bossbill]

My Dearborn extractor is currently apart. It appears to be unmolested with original interior paint.
Does anyone need any pictures?

On Edit:
New post on Dearborn vents:
https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=27443.msg168054#msg168054

[J_Speegle]

My Dearborn extractor is currently apart. It appears to be unmolested with original interior paint.
Does anyone need any pictures?

Might be a good reference for those in the future or the lurkers. Heaven only knows what the need will be in the future and if its already posted and others use the search then we're ahead of the request with likely less effort over all

Suggest a new thread with Dearborn in the header since I don't think there is one already started on the site.

[Bossbill]

After restoring the grills on my 65 Dearborn I can see why people would paint the large screen since the mesh is swaged into the pot metal vent.



If you don't remove the screen you will end up painting it black if you try paint just the sides of the vent. I think that's what you are seeing.

I didn't remove the whole screen, but just one side -- the side that is on the top of the included pic. That way I could slide masking tape in there to shield the mesh. The pot metal is very brittle so I pried the aluminum mesh out without prying on the pot metal. The mesh is kind of  U shaped inside the swaged area so pushing it back into the recess is fairly easy.

I had no paint on any of my mesh although the disclaimer is still that I have a Dearborn car.