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08-14-2018, 05:35 PM | #1 |
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1935 Ford 5 Window Paint
I have 1935 5 Window coupe, I would estimate the original paint on the body at 80%. All 4 fenders need body work and painted no question. My question is should the body just be touched up and match fenders as close as possible? Or repaint the entire car? I understand there are alot of factors, but what in terms of value and best practice for restoration would be the best route? Pics for reference.
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08-14-2018, 05:44 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1935 Ford 5 Window Paint
I like the car as is now.
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08-14-2018, 06:10 PM | #3 |
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They’re only original once.....keep what you can that’s original........repair the brakes, steering, fuel and electrical....then have a blast driving it!......Mark
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I like the look of the original paint.
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08-15-2018, 02:20 AM | #6 |
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08-15-2018, 04:24 AM | #7 |
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Re: 1935 Ford 5 Window Paint
The dents that are there show its history ,any car like that that turns up to car shows will get people around like bees to a honey pot ,it depends whether you can stand the patina ,paint the left fenders only first with a reddish Maroon primer ,Ted
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08-15-2018, 05:58 PM | #9 |
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Heard as far as I know the primer they used was a reddish colour,/oxide I have some engine tins here that have this primmer on ,as the paint ages and you get rub through ,this looks good ,Ted
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08-15-2018, 10:46 PM | #10 |
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What Ted (and everybody else) said.
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Not being a 'painter' myself, I've run into this same situation over the years while squirting my own paint. A couple of quotes below from the H.A.M.B. explain the biggest reason far better than I could have put into my own words. DD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ " Any color primer will work but you will need to apply more paint the more contrast there is between colors." "A primary reason to use like-colored primers is reduce the amount of paint needed to for complete coverage. When just learning to paint, I made the mistake of using a light primer on a section of a truck bed when I ran out of dark primer. When I painted the truck, the entire bed had the same number of coats. However, when out in the light, there was a significant lightening of the paint where the light primer was used." |
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08-16-2018, 12:03 PM | #12 |
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Great looking car! Do you have any photos of it all together before you started? I have a 35 5w also but my old black paint isnt anywhere near as good. I always like to see others without whitewalls tires.
Zach
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08-16-2018, 06:46 PM | #13 |
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Thanks for all the responses, actually its the dearborn blue color, just bad lighting in the shop. I do not have any pictures of it completely assembled that are digital, grandfather bought it in 1952, sat in garage till 1996 him and i started in it and got it that far. Just started back on it a month ago!, So onward and upward, we have it running and rewired, inside torn out, ready to repaint inside!
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