Newbie with underside questions

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Hello all,
This is my first post as a "newbie" on the forum. I've got some bottom side detail questions. I am in the process of replacing the floors in my otherwise nice '65 Tiger. The metal work is all but done so now comes time to decide how to refinish the underside. As is so often the case, one thing led to another and I've now got the rear suspension and fuel tank out and the entire bottom cleaned of undercoating and related gunk and gook. What remains is what I assume to be the factory primer in a red oxide[ish] color. Question is: What is considered "correct"? Did they all leave the factory with just the prime-coat or was some undercoating applied? Or was there some body color in areas like the wheel wells? What products to use?
Also, it looks like the differential carrier was a similar [but maybe a bit different] color with the axle tubes out to the backing plates painted black... sound right?
Advice will be much appreciated. I'm not looking to ever make the car perfect but have no desire to do something "wrong" when "correct" will be just as easy.
Thanks,
Greg
 
Underside finishes...

Check out the discussion at this link:

http://catmbr.org/VB_forum/showthread.php?t=1033&highlight=underside

That should answer some of your questions. As for the rear differential: AFAIK the "carrier" portion closest to the drive shaft was the reddish/rust color undercoat... rest was black. But... one of the guys who really know will likely confirm (or correct) that.

Bill
Grand Rapids, MI
 
These may help.

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The factory painted everything black including the differential. Check out the Rootes photo of the rear axel in "Tiger, Alpine, Rapier" or "Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger" books.
 
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