Question regarding Windsor Ontario built cars (70 Swinger)

PPG has been the paint supplier to the Windsor Assembly plant since the early 60's and they still supply the plant today.

I never worked for the "Glass Company" so I can't answer your question with 100% accuracy.

I did try to find out the Windsor Assembly paint processes used back in the 60's and 70's but I was less than successful. Seems my PPG contacts have all retired and moved away.

I can tell you that the "autophoretic" processes had come into being around the time your car was built. All the major OEM paint suppliers used a form of it. It's a pickling process/dip coating process that preceded the e-coat processes that are used today.

Primer and topcoats were hand applied. Poorly too, I might add. A crude chip coating may have been applied to the lower portion of the body but I can't verify that.

Body sealers and sound deadeners were made up of off spec primer and top coat components so the color varied batch to batch.

If you have any additional questions PM me and I'll do my best to answer them.

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