Holden Sandman Blackouts

**chooka11** · 18-02-2011, 11:55 AM

Hello I am new to this site and am chasing some information on the specific blackouts on a HX sandman Van. Somebody told me that the blackout runs right across above the windscreen to the bodyline which is aprroximately 1-1 and 1/2 cm above the windscreen strip which is black. This does make sense as it would mean that all the blackout surrounding the doors and inside the doors would meet up perfectly. Could someone please help me. My van is about to be sprayed and i want to get this right.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

brooke

**Absinth** · 18-02-2011, 12:49 PM

No....

The drip rail above the door is painted black and this lines up with the black painted windscreen moulding. The body is not blacked out above the moulding.

**ozbox** · 18-02-2011, 12:49 PM

http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/s...ight=blackouts
here ya go brooke...up in the top right corner is a search option and it works great..welcome to the site...

**stickthis** · 19-02-2011, 09:52 PM

hmmm maybe I should make a paint mask for this......??? Thoughts??

**agr071** · 19-02-2011, 09:53 PM

Good idea.

**jennie285** · 20-02-2011, 10:12 AM

we didn't get a spray painter or panel beater to set out the tape for the blackouts we got a sign writer to do this ready for the spay painter RB.

**mook** · 20-02-2011, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by stickthis

hmmm maybe I should make a paint mask for this......??? Thoughts??

i already suggested this and i was shot down. but maybe its a good idea still

**chooka11** · 20-02-2011, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by mook

i already suggested this and i was shot down. but maybe its a good idea still

i think its a great idea!!

**stickthis** · 21-02-2011, 07:52 PM

hmmm ok time to find a 100% untouched sandman or two. I wonder if it differed from plant to plant........

Might try to get the top layer or two off the sandman van I just brought to see if I can still see the blackouts without damaging them. This was one of the many things I got rid of when I done my HZ sandman ute back to metal..... 10 years ago no one cared. Was original paint too....

**playwme** · 21-02-2011, 08:51 PM

Anyone got any tips for identifying original paint? I've had my Sandman for 15 years now- at least half of that it would have been kept outside- and the paint is still in pretty good nick. Colour is consistent all over, no crows feet or Bog cracks. I'm starting to think it's either original paint or whoever resprayed it was the Leonardo Da-Vinci of the automotive finishing world. No decals on it and no evidence of them , could have been delete stripe option.

I'll get some pictures up soon. I was going to bring it back from the farm yesterday but discovered that my ramps wouldn't fit on the truck with the pantec installed.