Two underhood questions

[clhyer]

Evening folks. Working on a '72 Duster.
1. The underside of the hood is black, the car is brown. I thought the underside would match the rest of the car, but I see no evidence it was ever brown. Should it be black or match the car color?
2. The hood to cowl seal. How is this attached? I would like to remove it to refinish the underside of the hood, but at first look it appears to be stapled in. Any info is appreciated.
Thanks,
C

 

[gts340]

The bottom of the hood should be body color. To remove the cowl seal, gently pull back on the gasket and then use a needle nose pliers to pinch the clip. This will prevent your seal from ripping. The seal uses spring slips to hold it to the hood.

 

[clhyer]

Thanks for the info. Strange that my hood shows no brown on the underside. I will try to remove the seal from my parts hood before I tackle my original.
Thanks again,
C

 

[SGBARRACUDA]

Thanks for the info. Strange that my hood shows no brown on the underside. I will try to remove the seal from my parts hood before I tackle my original.
Thanks
Chances that someone used a black hood and then painted the ouside brown? You think?

 

[clhyer]

Topside doesn't appear to have been repainted. Oh well, it will be body color when finished. I really needed the answer regarding the seal.
C

 

['64 Cuda]

Maybe the hood was replaced with a new one. I've seen new body parts that came with a coat of black paint, probably to protect from rust during storage & shipping. Sombody doing a quick replacment would most likely just paint the part that showed & leave the underside alone.