Making new paint look old??

[tubman]

Originally Posted by Jack E/NJ

>>I'd like the roadster to have the same sort of patina. Are there any suggestions?>>
>>The sun! Think I'm gonna buy me a high power UV light>>>


You might also want to consider a few strategically-placed scratches & dents here & there.

Do what I did; own it 38 years and drive it whenever you can. Anything else is "fauxtina".

[tubman]

Originally Posted by Jack E/NJ

>>I'd like the roadster to have the same sort of patina. Are there any suggestions?>>
>>The sun! Think I'm gonna buy me a high power UV light>>>


You might also want to consider a few strategically-placed scratches & dents here & there.

Do what I did; own it 40 years and drive it whenever you can. Anything else is "fauxtina".

That being said, I am saving up for quality paint job.

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by Jack E/NJ

>>I'd like the roadster to have the same sort of patina. Are there any suggestions?>>
>>The sun! Think I'm gonna buy me a high power UV light>>>


You might also want to consider a few strategically-placed scratches & dents here & there.

Here on Orcas Island where today the billionaires are buying out the millionaires, I've found that each of those scratches and dents, along with the chalky paint make the vehicle more valuable if I need to sell one. But really, you guys know I like them a bit rough around the edges myself, and the 'restoration' costs are very low.

[GB SISSON]

To some, no patina at all is acceptable, and to others complete surface rust is cool. To me there are certain limits to what I can handle. The 'before' photo of my '59s tailgate is a case in point. Someone had welded up holes or something on this tailgate, burning off the paint, where it appeared as ugly splotches as it rusted. When I recently bought this truck back from the guy I sold it to maybe 8 years ago the once passable patina was lots of surface rust.. He kept it outdoors and it rains almost all winter here. I mixed up some flat white and flat black into some hunter green rustoleum, drizzled in some blue and created a decent flat meadow green. Coerced my 12 yr old grand daughter to do the lettering. I am developing 'essential tremors' like my mom had. So far I can still eat soup in polite company

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

To some, no patina at all is acceptable, and to others complete surface rust is cool. To me there are certain limits to what I can handle. The 'before' photo of my '59s tailgate is a case in point. Someone had welded up holes or something on this tailgate, burning off the paint, where it appeared as ugly splotches as it rusted. When I recently bought this truck back from the guy I sold it to maybe 8 years ago the once passable patina was lots of surface rust.. He kept it outdoors and it rains almost all winter here. I mixed up some flat white and flat black into some hunter green rustoleum, drizzled in some blue and created a decent flat meadow green. Coerced my 12 yr old grand daughter to do the lettering. I am developing 'essential tremors' like my mom had. So far I can still eat soup in polite company

[Ray in La Mesa]

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[34fordy]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

To some, no patina at all is acceptable, and to others complete surface rust is cool. To me there are certain limits to what I can handle. The 'before' photo of my '59s tailgate is a case in point. Someone had welded up holes or something on this tailgate, burning off the paint, where it appeared as ugly splotches as it rusted. When I recently bought this truck back from the guy I sold it to maybe 8 years ago the once passable patina was lots of surface rust.. He kept it outdoors and it rains almost all winter here. I mixed up some flat white and flat black into some hunter green rustoleum, drizzled in some blue and created a decent flat meadow green. Coerced my 12 yr old grand daughter to do the lettering. I am developing 'essential tremors' like my mom had. So far I can still eat soup in polite company

Hey Gary, I believe the picture of your beautiful grand kids intently doing your detailed work is my all time favorite picture on the Ford Barn! You are one lucky grampa and 3 lucky grand kids. I hope that they live close and visit often. I believe that a thread with "Grand kids & Fords" would be very interesting and entertaining.

[earlyride]

How about a two stage paint without the second stage, no clear coat.

[GB SISSON]

Never been around that. Are you saying the first stage goes on flat? Like for instance you could get the code for Ford meadow green, order it in 2 stage and not use the clear?

[PeteVS]

I've been away from the Barn for a bit and it was wonderful to be back. Why can't we put hearts and thumbs up icons on pictures? Garry's grandkids deserve a little bit of acknowledgement!