Anyone ever leave the interior Zinced WWII style?
 

As the title says, I'd love to see a picture where the interior was left Zinc Chromate colored with a black panel..something like this P51. Would there be any issues to leaving it bare like this? I'm thinking leaving it like that then installing wear surfaces for the floorboards if I can find anything that sticks to Zinch Chromate well, maybe truck bedliner spray.

Several of the epoxy primers are zinc chromate green. Why not go with one of them, or just have your interior paint matched to the appropriate color of chromate green?

Long term, you'll probably be happier with a panted solution than a primed solution. Paint has a more durable finish than most primers.

That does look quite cool - I suspect there's a clear-coat over the green chromate primer though.

My -4 is done up exactly like that....you will have some wear and tear show on the zinc coating but that only adds to the military look.

Glenn Wilkinson

Do you have any pictures of your cockpit?

As others have said, you may want an actual paint that has the color. Zinc chromate primer itself does not wear well. Remember, WWII fighters were not built to last more than a few hundred hours.

I like the look! You'd have to go with a black leatherette cushion set to carry it off I think.

Paul

Zinc Chromate interior
 

Tony,
DR has posted pictures of an 8 near him that is done up exactly like your P-51 picture. I believe the buildier is Charlie Kerns. I have saved copies of some of those pictures because I like the look too, but because they're Doug's photos I don't feel right about re-posting them here. Maybe if we ask him real nice, he'll post them again here.

C'mon Krash, help Tony out! :D

I definitely dig the green interior look, maybe just stick some wing walk material on the floor wherever you need wear resistance and call it a day. I reckon it'd even be super easy to touch up. I could always paint over it with the same color paint if they make one that will actually stick well to Zinch Chromate, I really don't feel like dealing with epoxies or the like.

But if...
 

..you go with a modern epoxy primer, the wear problem will be taken care of.

Many are the correct dark green zinc chromate color.

This one is about $75 for a 2.5 qt. kit.

Rand-O-Plate Epoxy Primer (B-6433 Dark Green)

I'm sure North American would have used epoxy primers if they were readily available in the 40's....:)