Air cleaner paint

Fireguyfire

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Dropped the restored original 440 back into my 1970 300 convertible today, and I’m starting to bolt back on all of the ancillary things.
My air cleaner has been badly brush painted some time in the past, so I’m going to run it through my bead blast cabinet and repaint it before dropping it back onto the carb.

What would be the factory correct paint for a 1970 440; wrinkle paint, or semi gloss?
 
Dual snorkel might be crinkle paint, single snorkel would be the same as the black accessory engine brackets, not semi-gloss but not shiny black, but more toward the shiny black but not complete shiny black. Same black paint as GM used, too, which they term "Gloss Black Engine Enamel".

Might get some hints in the Library section of www.hamtramck-historical.com, in the Dealer Order Guide for the 1970 Chryslers.

Enjoy!
CBODY67
 
These are all different cars that I've photographed at shows, Mecum auctions and Carlisle. Most are survivors, the 670 valve cover car is a bigtime Superbird restoration. I think you'll get the idea of the mild wrinkle and semi-matt paint.

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