Black Tail Light Panel and Rockers

[69L89RAG]

I have heard that Fathom Green 1969 Camaro SS 396 should NOT have the tail light panel painted black and also that the rocker panels should NOT be painted black.

Any Comments?

[Z28DZ]

The way I understand it is the tail panel will be blacked out (gloss) but the rockers will not. I have witnessed a (purportedly) original 57 paint car with these characteristics.

[DjD]

The only exception for the tail panel was the Z10 and Z11 big block cars and they did not get the black tail treatment... The rockers are another story, here's what the CRG says about both... http://www.camaros.org/exterior.shtml#BlackoutPaint

[396L35]

My L35 is still in its original fathom green and the tail panel is painted satin or semi-gloss black. The rockers are body color. All the dark colors like fathom green, dusk blue, etc. rockers were the body color, but the tail panel was painted black. I think the rockers were only painted on the RPOZ27 cars except the white pace cars.

[mrrec]

396L35 is right on the tail and rockers. My L34 was the same and it is a misconception that the black tailpanel is/was full gloss. The original paint cars get that way from years of washing and rubbing. Satin black is correct.

Incidentally, the '69 showroom album confirms this.

Dave

[Charley Lillard]

Nope..I gotta disagree. Here is my 7000 mile Yenko and it is gloss even around the weatherstrip.

[396L35]

Charley did you wax that with Mothers Polish????? Yours might be painted gloss, but mine is original satin finish with 30,000 original miles. I can't really say which way is correct then. I guess the only way to know is if we were there on the line when the cars were born. Now I guess its a matter of taste which way you like it.

[LVCamaro]

That's because KH had his rattle can out again...LOL.

[CamarosRus]

Charley, Curious if your Yenko that you attached picture of is the former BKH car or only similar in Color......I have picture of the former BKH Yenko showing very glossy tailpan.
Also observed Joe S 69 Harrell car at Vette Fest / Noc 03 with GLOSS tail pan......My mostly original paint 70 L-78 Camaro shows Black paint tailpanel (attached) underlicense plate quite glossy....I hope somebody, someway can justify our allegations with paint company documentation.......Chuck S

[bkhpah]

We are working on an original paint garnet red car with only 209 miles. The original tail panel is a satin color now, but the trunk lip and under the rubber is gloss. The car has had exposure to the sun. The panel has not been repainted. It's an X66 car. Just to add to the confusion...BKH