Circa 1965, How did/did not Chrysler Finish Inside the Cowl Areas?

[dibbons]

Before I decide on a final plan of attack, I would just like to be informed by someone, in the know, of exactly what paint, primer, sealer, whatever preparation (nothing?) the mid-sixties A Bodies were blessed with in the hidden bowels of the cowl? I see "some" rust in there for some reason.

1960 factory Unibody (AKA Dura-Quiet) video:

 

[chryslerfat]

It was a primer coating that the body was dipped in.

 

[Alaskan_TA]

The page at the link below is from 1965, but it will walk you through how they did it;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com...DataBook/1965/65_Plymouth_Engineering0030.jpg

 

[dibbons]

According to that dipping chart the body only gets dipped 22" deep, which would leave the cowl out in the rain.

 

[Alaskan_TA]

This link illustrates the dip process better;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com...hipDataBook/1972/72_Dodge_Engineering0010.jpg

 

[YY1]

That's the first place I check on an A.

I've seen otherwise very solid cars completely ate out in the cowl.