1956 buick firewall

[1956 mike]

Good evening all,

 

I'm restoring a 1956 special convertible and I need to know if the factory applied the seam sealer before or after the car was painted? Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[JohnD1956]

I looked at the 56 Super today.  It's hard to tell.  The only place I see seam sealer is on the top going around the corners to the kick panel areas.  My car is yellow, and the seam sealer is a much darker yellow.  I can't tell if the seam sealer was painted and darkened or if it just darkened over time.  I would think paint would have a hard time sticking to fresh sealer though. 

 

 

[1956 mike]

@JohnD1956

 

Thank you for the reply. Are you referring to the engine bay side?

[Smartin]

Seam sealer goes on before paint.  Undercoating or "body schutz" was applied post-paint.  That's the black splattery stuff around grommets and wheel wells.