Scallopin' - and Rattlecan Clearcoatin'

Guys -

After decidin' Lucy the Chrysler was not gonna get a fresh coat of paint, it was time to try out some scallops. Wanted a subtle look - just something to break up the monotony of large white car.

Also...

The paint (about ten years old) was starting to chalk up, so I figured I'd give it a rattlecan freshening. Masked off the roof, tacked it with acetone (checked first to make sure it didn't eat the paint) and shot it with six cans of cheap old Dupli-Color clear. Got it heavy in the center - the overspray fell in nice!

Here are pics of the work in progress - I have to clear the hood and trunk and add scallops there, too.

Lemme know whatcha think,

Chuck.

 

I like it. I don't think I'd do scallops on the hood or the trunklid, keep it subtle.

This goes to show that even a spray can job can be shiney and professional looking. Very nice.

Got plans to grind those sidewalls into wide whites? It's the right type of car for WWW's.

 

looks real smooth and appears to flow out great.Dupicolor rattlecans huh?? I'll have to remember that

 

Lookin' good.

Amazing the results one can get with a rattle can and a understanding of how to get it to flow.

 

Damn nice for a '55 moredoor! I dig it. Definitely needs some wide whites though.

 

Looks damn good.

 

this car just keeps getting better and better....and thats sayin something about a mordoor

 

A couple more pix:

Please note the roof pic has not been wetsanded of buffed. That's pretty much how it turned out..

 

Squab-

I TOTALLY agree about the WWW's - I'm vacillating between paintin' 'em in (like your tech, thanks) and ponying up the green for a set of 4-1/2" Cokers. The current tires have only a 2" WW hidden under the black - not enough to get the WW to 'cut' under the scallop and get the low and bad 'look' that is the combo of a scallop and a WW.

 

If you can afford them, get the Cokers. My Krylon whitewalls look OK, but the tires I used are kinda old, so they're not holding up as good as I'd hoped. For the cost of the paint, it was way worth it, but if I had the money, I'd get the real thing.

If you ain't got the money, paint 'em up, even if it's just for a year or so until you got the $ to pony up for new tires. It'll change the look completely.

 

I've been thinking the same thing for my '55 Ply. One of these days i'll get around to it.

 

I have another option for rattle can clear that has a better "life" to it.

(don't get me wrong- yours looks KILLER)

3m makes an acrylic clear for doorjambs and the like. it's reasonable in price, and behaves like a rattle can, but it blends and lays out nice- and it can be cut and buffed with no worry of "rolling up"- which is a problem with most of the stuff out of a shaker can.

thought I would let y'all know!
Lux

 

Looks good man!

 

I'll have to check that out at luchtime when I go to the Finishmaster store! Thanks!