Making new paint look old??

[ActionYobbo]

What sort of old do you want? Cracked and peeling? Worn through with rusty spots? I am currently doing fenders and a tailgate to match the old look of the rest of the truck. Truck is green and the fenders were yellow and tailgate was black. Truck was last painted in the 60’s so I am doing lots of techniques to get the panels to look like they were there all this time.

[PeteVS]

Originally Posted by ActionYobbo

What sort of old do you want? Cracked and peeling? Worn through with rusty spots?

Just dead, devoid of high gloss, no bare metal showin. Paint could appear to be worn down to primer in spots but it’s not necessary.

[ActionYobbo]

Originally Posted by PeteVS

Just dead, devoid of high gloss, no bare metal showin. Paint could appear to be worn down to primer in spots but it’s not necessary.

The paint mix will help a lot. I got single stage color mixed (color match)and told the tech I wanted it dead/dull like GM black then when it was on and hardened I went over it with scotch brite pads to scuff it up and add some wear to the edges and high spots. When I get that finished it will be done with a satin (clear) top coat then rubbed where needed.
If you were going to do black GM black WA8555 is a good place to start

[Willit Stop]

you could use a flattening agent found at your local automotive paint store. Just stir it into the paint cup with the paint but keep track of the ratio for future touch-ups. I was told that it's basically talc (but that might not be true).

[PeteVS]

Originally Posted by Willit Stop

you could use a flattening agent found at your local automotive paint store. Just stir it into the paint cup with the paint but keep track of the ratio for future touch-ups. I was told that it's basically talc (but that might not be true).

When I was painting the frame I asked the paint stores guys about a flattening agent. They said it was expensive, very expensive.