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Paint Scheme FormatsThe most common questions I receive about Rebel Machines has to do with the 25A paint scheme. There really isn't any documentation that really explains in detail what a painter needs to know before starting to paint a Machine whether it's a 25A car or a solid colour car. Anticipating that years ago I used my #3 Machine as a template. Hope this helps. | ||||||
25A and Solid Colour Machines
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The Electric Blue Lower Body BandUse the Following Images and Dimensions to Paint Your Machine ProperlyThe Red, White and Blue Paint Scheme is identified on the metal tag riveted to the bottom door surface as 25A. This number does not appear in any AMC documentation. They must have forgotten to put it in. Likewise there are no painting instructions to help anyone repaint an entire car. In those days it was unthinkable that a hobbyist would attempt to paint a car like this in their garage. The entire body of the car is painted Frost White first. the blue band and the trunk lid are painted over top of the white. Solid colour cars are painted that colour all over except for the flat black portion of the hood and cowl grille between the creases. There the hood is painted P8 or flat black without any colour behind it.
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Trunk Lid Logo
Chevron Stripes at Trunk Opening
Seal of Authenticity
The Electric Blue Band is not parallel to the ground, The top edge follows the angle of the bottom of the fender. The width of the band at this point is 6 1/2".
The Electric Blue Band top edge follows the lower body crease or brake line. (In this case brake means the machine used to make a shallow fold in the sheet metal - a feature used for styling and structural strength for the panel).
The paint band wraps into the wheel wells front and back. AT the door the paint continues up over the top of the rocker panels and into the door post by about 1/2 to 3/4". It also wraps the door skin but not the carcasses of the doors. They remain white.
The tail end of the rear quarters again follows the lower crease where the top of the blue band ends at the lower point of the rear bumper.
This is what the blue band looks like behind the bumper with the exception of the lateral frame rail at the bottom. This car was repainted once and the paint scheme duplicated. I don't have a shot of an original Machine in this state of undress from this angle. This appears accurate to me. Any comments would be appreciated.
