And the paint was probably Earl Schieb. Forgive me if I don't understand but I have always wanted a car with a nice paint job. Before you riun a nice laquer job why don't you try this. Get yourself some clear laquer and spray it on a little on the dry side, then hand wax it instead of buffing it out. The paint will come out a little hazey. Then when the whole butched paint job thing goes out of style you can get it buffed and have a nice paint laquer job. best of both worlds.
So, I have a 60 yr old lacquer job, and I am wanting the opposite... I want to shine it up, and I think it will, but the test spots I have used regular carnuba on just dont come back like I want. Any liquid glaze or better moisturizing wax I can hand rub on to bring the paint back somewhat? Machine buff is too risky, pretty thin paint on top...this is just until next summer or so when I can refresh the lacquer.... Sorry if this hijacks, just want the other side of the coin too...
that car is ****ing perfect. Dont touch it. If theres already dull, uneven, and wear spots on the car, thats cool, thats natural. Dont go dulling the whole car in an attempt to make it look weathered. In my opinion, there is nothing cooler than old paint that still shines but has imperfections.
^^^beautiful^^^ Over the 15 years I've had my truck it started out semi-shiny, not really glossy and has gone totally flat. The rumor has it, this from two po's ago is that the truck was shot with a cheap Maaco job and it's been downhill paint-wise ever since. I took a 2k mile round trip with a lot of the first grand in the rain and it looked like I was drafting a gravel truck all the way there. I parallel park, go to the grocery store, only vehicle so I won't worry about some fool parking next to a $5 K paint job. Flash forward 15 years to present day and my wife, friends, everybody but the tire kickers love the way it looks. My plan is to do that Rustoleum roller job with a flatener and just keep a little handy for the odd s****es, and giggles. Here's a pic with a year old semigloss Bombay Ivory above the beltline. I did this so to help me endure Virginia summers w/o ac and I replaced the rubber around the flat gl***. Your results may vary...
wanna trade, here is some honest to goodness sat in the desert for 30 years paint!!? I would kill for your paint!
While you're at it beat on it with a hammer, run the whitewalls against the curbs, see if you can crack the gl*** in places and maybe grind on the chrome some ....
I understand that pics make things look better than they are but that paint is *****en. Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got ‘Til it's gone
I'm not gonna bash you. But, I do agree with the majority here. That car is cool as hell leave it the way it is and enjoy it as often as you can.
OK,OK,OK, I won't screw up the paint job - but something you don't know is since those pictures were taken I have shaved the mirrors and door handles off. And the lacquer I'm using is a little off - in the sunshine, but at other times like in the shade it looks OK. So she is going to stay shining and a 20 footer - Thanks to you all for your comments.
Good choice man. When you get all your body modifications finished repaint the car shiney and you'll be the envy of everyone!! Great car. ******Knuckles
I had a fresh paint job on my 56 BelAir and I wanted more of a patina. I went to Wynot Farm Store in Wynot Nebraska and got a can of 'Oldzurrig 31' (Long drive from SoCal) One coat then let it dry, followed buy a spray of P.B.R. and look how it came out!
you what i would try is black wax, turtle wax makes some and i have used it a few time, it does hide little imperfections and will kinda make the different colors blend, i did a friends 30 chrysler that had been painted from the belt line down, had lots of rock chips, from 30 ft away you would of thought it had been painted.
I did that on a truck cap and I think it looked real cool, but there is always someone in the crowd that thinks it looks like #^&(*@
wow,shaved it to..i wouldnt be able to sleep at night.andfolks wonder why the price of the hobby is so steap
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