Body in white

Jim B · 12-13-2008, 05:04 PM

The term "body in white" refers more to an assembly line produced vehicle that has been run through the auto maker's production process and lines selectively omitting processes and components such as sound deader, seam caulking, sealers, adhesives, waterproofing materials, undercoating, etc. The mindset is to construct a car that usually winds up 100 - 200 lbs lighter without any sacrifice or omitting of components. Although many "body in white" vehicles constructed in the 60's were primered off white, the thickness and quality of the paint job was usually substandard from production line standards. I have seen assembly line "bodies in white" that were other production colors, but most factory assembly teams produced these vehicles in batches and primer white was the dominant color resulting.

12-13-2008, 05:04 PM	#2
Jim B Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 100 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Body in white The term "body in white" refers more to an assembly line produced vehicle that has been run through the auto maker's production process and lines selectively omitting processes and components such as sound deader, seam caulking, sealers, adhesives, waterproofing materials, undercoating, etc. The mindset is to construct a car that usually winds up 100 - 200 lbs lighter without any sacrifice or omitting of components. Although many "body in white" vehicles constructed in the 60's were primered off white, the thickness and quality of the paint job was usually substandard from production line standards. I have seen assembly line "bodies in white" that were other production colors, but most factory assembly teams produced these vehicles in batches and primer white was the dominant color resulting. Last edited by Jim B; 12-13-2008 at 05:14 PM.