Paint Markings

**Nocturne** · 09-11-2011, 04:03 PM

G'day; I thought this may be of interest to someone!

Cleaned 30 years' worth of gunk off the steering box to find a blue stripe:

P1.jpg

Here's some others I've found before they fade / wear away (1979 Adelaide HZ Kingswood):

Dipstick top:

P2.jpg

Pwr steer res cap:

P3.jpg

Bonnet catch:

P6.jpg

Brake valve bracket:

P4.jpg

Diff cover:

P5.jpg

**stickthis** · 10-11-2011, 07:47 PM

Thankyou for these pics!
My HZ GTS rebuild I am doing all these. I have a truck load of pics of simular ones. Some above I have never seen. The blue on the steering box is something I have never seen.....
If you find any more please do let me know! Specially because its a HZ and adel built! Same as my GTS.

**V6HQUTE** · 10-11-2011, 09:07 PM

looks like a birds been sitting on your diff

, are these quality control markings, like the chalk on the fire wall??

**stickthis** · 11-11-2011, 01:01 AM

Yes mate they are. Markings to note that each part has been checked. Or tightened.

**HQ SS** · 11-11-2011, 11:23 PM

Paint marks can also be for warranty purposes as well as the yes I have done it type marks.
I have a few pictures of them here
http://s872.photobucket.com/albums/a...ngs/?start=all
Cheers Paul.

**Nocturne** · 22-10-2013, 09:40 PM

Here's a few more from a HZ carb (for Stickthis):

HZpaint001.jpg

HZpaint002.jpg

HZpaint003.jpg

**Nocturne** · 22-10-2013, 09:43 PM

I wonder what the significance of the different blue / green / white colour is (eg: maybe green = torqued bolt / white = fluid fill?)??

**Big Rob** · 23-10-2013, 12:46 AM

Fascinating!

**SANM4N** · 23-10-2013, 03:05 PM

wow i didnt realise these markings meant something i quite often find yellow markings on steering boxes etc i assumed they had either been done by a reconditioner on the boxes and when i find other markings assumed someone had spilt paint or painted the part over the last 40 years