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Originally Posted by TBONE1964
You have done/are doing a fantastic job on this build Brad. Just a thought, I think you might get a better match to the factory black phosphate with a semi gloss or satin finish. I am not 100% sure what the factory finish is on a Blazer seat track but on a pick up bench seat it is something more like a zinc chromate finish.
I'll bet you are super excited to be almost done with the build. Everything is looking great and you should be proud to have such a great example of correct. I love it 
Take care,
Tom |
Thanks Tom. Here are some pics of a truck I rely on as a reference. It is a very original low mileage example. The finish on the bucket seat brackets looks to me like what you might see on hood hinges. The rear seat brackets are definitely satin (at the least, they're almost gloss). You can see what my door strikers look like in preceding posts. I sent them along with hood hinges, hood striker, etc. to be black phosphate coated. All those pieces look matte to me...so I thought flat would be the closest finish I can put on there. I figured it made sense that they would black phosphate (or Parkerize) the bucket seat brackets because they are movable and would benefit from the intrinsic lubrication of this finish.