front valance

[NOT A T5]

Hello, I have a quick question...if the outside of the valance is painted a body color what should the inside of the valance be painted? Black? Thanks!

 

[mach71351c]

I believe it's slop gray with body color over spray.

 

[NOT A T5]

I believe it's slop gray with body color over spray.

Thank you!

 

[jbojo]

Mine was body color.

 

[Mister 4x4]

My repop valance was painted black primer coat, and the painter painted the exterior black (because of pewter/black paint scheme)... so, mine's black inside and out (and SO not factory correct rofl  ).

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

I have two original paint cars and both are gray with over spray of body color. Unless you have the Decor Group then the black out on outside.

I think the body was actually sprayed with gray primer not the slop gray. The slop gray was used on bolt on pieces that did not receive any primer just the slop gray.

For those wondering why it is called slop gray. Ford use to recover all the paint and just mix all the colors together and they refered to it as SLOP. You can order from any mustang parts supplier.

Shock tower braces, bracket for hood latch and some grill parts and the under fender shock tower cap were some of the slop gray parts.

Years ago our local parts house, that sold automotive paint, kept all his screw ups and would do the same thing. Mix it all together and sell to farmers and such to paint equipment with. If you mix a bunch of colors together you naturally get a neutral gray or the Slop Gray of Ford.

 

[bkdunha]

For a concourse judged car it would be black or argent oversprayed if it has the painted lower rockers.  If it were a coupe or vert and no lower rocker color would be body color oversprayed.  It is treated much like the underside of the fenders. They will show more primer color in the center area of the valance with the exterior color being more pronounced the closer to the edges.

I have attached a picture of the ~173 mile untouched 73 convertible I documented. Here is the picture showing the front valance back side.  Again, this is a vert with no lower rocker treatment.