Under dash color

Does any on know what shade of black the under the dash parts was, such as the gas-brake pedal brackets, the heater box for a 69 GS. I am trying to figure out if they were flat, semi-gloss or high gloss. Thanks

 

i would say semi-gloss, certainly not flat. But then again, my car is a '72

 

For what its worth my car ( '69 Skylark Custom) has a semi gloss on the plastic/fibreglass heater box. Looks original, no paint on it.

E brake pedal & the painted section of the bracket is glossier than the brake & accelerator pedal. Some of that could be wear on the pedals.

The ebrake bracket is bare metal/satin black, with a hard masked edge between the painted & unpainted sections.

Brake pedal also has a hard mask line on it. About 1 1/2" inches down from the pushrod hole.

From the wear and the masking line I suspect mine is orignal. Its Fremont built, did other plants do it differently?

I'd be happy to post pics if that helps.

Cheers

Chris

 

Thanks for the info, I have read on some other places that they say the under dash heater box was flat-but I still haven't confirmed it

 

25-30% gloss sheen black

 

Thanks Rich

 

I have to disagree with any gloss on a Non-AC under dash heater box they are DEAD FLAT. I have two originals in my parts stash and they have no hint of any gloss at all. That also goes for the one from my GSX I repainted. Many GM A bodies in my local junk yard I visit and they all are flat as well. Want a picture? For another interesting tid-bit the heater box on the engine side of the firewall was glossy. Much more glossy than the firewall itself.

 

Also on the brake pedals they were dipped in paint that is why there is a line on them.

 

I figured out from some old pics that my was flat black so that's the way I went for the under dash heater box, but the pedals I painted semi-gloss black.

 

Bryan, I would say Semi gloss or satin is correct for the brake pedal as well.