great work on bringing that original paint to the surface! It looks like a huge amount of effort but it paid off in the end! If this thread gets closed because of one man-childs drama, please post another thread about the plans for the rest of the car!
Dude, that is bad***. Don't let the naysayers sway your vision in any way. A complete new paint job and it's just another Tudor.
That is super cool! I love these threads where the car actually does buff out instead of seeing the old "That will buff out" sarcasm I like patina or paint if its been preserved or executed properly, Cool is Cool.
DLRides....lets get back on track here...are you going to run it full fendered or highboy? Its a '32 right? LOVE it!
Incidentally...I had a '56 Eldorado that was flat black primed over a really cool light lavender 60s paint job. Tried to do what the op did...nowhere near the results and patience shown here.....good on you man.
Thanks, but I don't know about mad skills, first time I've ever attempted. Lots of thinking before acting so as not to ruin something though !
Holly ****!! That looks killer!! After seeing this and reading how you did it with working up in grits of wet sanding, I think I'll be giving your system a try on my 39. It still has the original paint on most of it save for the p*** rear fender and a few black primer spots .
I'm guessing with a little (ok, maybe a little more than a little) work you will achieve similar results.
I hope so. Mine did not the luxury of a coat of primer on it to help protect the paint like on @DLRIDES car. The worst on mine is the hood and top. But I can fog some paint on to help those spots.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/my-fiancés-new-1936-buick-3-window-coupe.1017964/ The above thread may give you some ideas on using the original style nitrocellulose lacquer to blend in where it was chopped. You can get it from suppliers like Bill Hirsch, and it's pretty affordable. You'd probably be able to just about make it disappear. Car looks great. Good save.
The paint on this car should come right out. I would be easy with the 600 except in very rough places, it will take the paint away quickly !
All finished with 3,600 miles on it in three months. The most frequent questions are "Who painted that patina paint job for you?", my answer "I dunno, some guy with a brush in 1932, he's probably dead by now." and "Are you going to paint it ?"
I really like the look you were able to get with your hard work. A good friend of mine does something different, instead of a final coat of wax he uses a pumice hand cleaner (its like GoJo but I can't remember the brand right now) and he rubs that into the paint and it gives it a nice dry satin sheen instead of a gloss. It sounds goofy but I really like the look because it looks like its straight out of the barn.
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Really nice work, and the car is so damn cool. Can't see the engine, and I could ask a truckload of questions, but I'm hoping you could do a little info and pics for us?
I've always had a thing for original paint on cars, and just about anything old. I've had a few 60's cars with original paint but nothing that old. I remember back in the 80's a buddy had a nice original paint 58 Chevy stepside, I think it was light blue, all polished up and rubbed through here and there, he took it to Earl Sheib or someone and had a dull lumpy red paint job put on it. what an idiot. it was very hard for me not to tell him he ruined his truck.
What could possibly be more traditional than original paint? It's only original once, well maybe not. Great job!
Thanks again for all the compliments ! Many hours went into carefully wet-sanding. The body you see is just as it was, never wrecked, no major dents, etc. Welded in some rear inners fender sections, and one lower cowl section (1.5 inch). Bought here on H.A.M.B. Original ad: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1932-chevy-2-door-sedan-solid.968550/
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