Hubert_25-25 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Is this aluminum strip between the hood and cowl supposed to be bare aluminum or body color? I have seen it both ways. My car looks to have original paint. This part also has black under the cloth cording that cushions the hood. You can see where the cord is broken, and the black shows under it. The green starts just past the cord on the cowl side. I do not see any primer under the green though. I know that they did not use tape at the factory. Maybe someone just wanted to make this part body color at a later date. Then again, the black firewall had to have a parting line somewhere. It would be nice to get a picture of this aluminum piece to see if it should have no paint on it at all? If there were no paint on this, even a clear finish, it would be a pain to keep up with regarding oxidation. Any comments on originality and the path you would take forward are appreciated. Thank you Hugh Leidlein 1925 Standard 6 Touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 My 24 Master Six and the parts car I had did not have paint on that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hugh: Leif Holmberg's photos of his car when he brought it home in 1967 show an unpainted aluminum cowl band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Non of the aluminum cowl band on my other Buicks has ever been painted as original as I can see.Leif in Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thank you for the response. I will clean the paint off this when I remove the aluminum strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROD W Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Here,s a 24 Master with no paint on the cowl aluminium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hugh: During the 2014 Buick nationals I took this photo of Dan Evans's 1925 standard sedan with about 13,000 original miles. We believe that the body does appear to have original paint. It is the same Brewster green as our 25-25 is to have. From what I have seen on my 25, mine was originally black. (also available) Eventually I plan on repainting it to the green. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 is it the same for 26? ours is raised there but it is painted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzBob Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 hidden_hunter, After reading this thread, I looked at the one on my 1926-26. It is steel and by all appearance is integral to the cowl and is painted the body color. Not a separate piece as on the 1925 models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The "aluminum frame" was only used on 1924 and 1925 cars.Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks guys, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) I need to clean up this aluminum cowl trim on my 1925 Standard. Would anyone know if this would be more likely to have a soft bead blasted finish, or would it be polished as with an aluminum paste like Simichrome or Mothers mag wheel polish? Would clear coating be a good idea? I would think it was probably finished like the trim around the floorboards. Mine currently also has some scratches in it from the hood stay that I would need to sand out. Hugh Edited December 3, 2016 by Hubert_25-25 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hugh.Just polish , during the 45 years I have had my car I haven`t polish this aluminum list time,just cleaned it from dust.Clear coating is a bad idea in my opinion! Leif in Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hugh : On "Beulah" I just polish mine up a bit also. It always looks good. Every so often I would use a razor blade to clean off another section of the cowl band that had overspray from a poorly masked areas. After 5 years it is all cleaned up. The 1925 Master had the cowl band painted. Yuck! The use of a little lacquer thinner and steel wool made the car look much better. I think the previous owner painted the darker blue with the band off. Later after he assembled the body he painted the lighter blue over everything. You can sand out the scratches and then polish it as Leif said. Then it should be good for the duration of your ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Larry and Leif, Thank you for the insight. That is good to know, as I would prefer not to have to put any coating on the cowl trim, knowing that it should stay in good condition. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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