I don't know if anyone actually looked at that link I posted up there, but they have paint, reducer and all that jazz for $71 !!!! To seal it in DP colors costs more. Hit that baby with some primer and then skip eating out for a month. paint is done.
KreaturesCCaustin, Have you used it? Is it everything they promise? Looks like a great deal for sure!
i really like your ride BUT i hate the word patina, its a car that needs paint to me. i dont care if its flat black or lime green, i still needs paint. or at least primer.patina is just a nice way of saying rust bucket to me. jmo.but what do i know im just a fng (with 35 yrs at building cars to painting them.)i wish you lived clos by. we would give you a bay to do your body prep and we would shoot it for you.
If it's the same stuff, and I think it is, a guy in my club used it to paint his (now ex) girlfriend's 62 Falcon. It came out really nice. It may not last 20 years, but it'll look good for now until a guy could save up for a nice kandy or flake job. I'm going to use it on my '62 C10 when it's ready.
Back in the olden days most cars that weren't finished had primer...But once you cover the patina you can never go back...but patina screams kulture to some folks...but once you cover it you can never go back...I think unless the patina had historical significance (lettering etc.) I'd like to see it one color, primer or paint, especially if it was already apart. That being said, it's your car, do what you really like best.
if you want even cheaper you can also go to Tractor supply and get whats called "Blitz Black" 26. per gallon. we put it on farm equipment here that sits in the field 4-seasons
Some sort of bright candy or flake job and loose the expanded metal grille. A little chrome and move on to the next project. MMM, dont see that option on the poll,Well thats my suggestion. Nice car btw.
Be cool, do nothing. Letting it continue to deteriorate and rust is the new traditional. The really cool guys at the Autorama last year didn't even wash off the salt.
primer or suede a killer suede with heave peral will do this car more justis if yer gona go there the trouble of clearing the bear metal then FINISH IT step up yer game bear metal SUCKS unless its BEAR metal no rust then it shows yer skills patina or rust is getting to be like flat blk and red wheels THEY SUCK put some color on it! youll be happyer more people will reckonize yer car instead of it getting lost!
If what you call "Patina" is what I call "Rust" clean it up. As far back as I can remember we painted our cars at least with primer. I don't remember the '40s.
It takes 90 years to get that kind of patina look. Dont confuse rust and patina.... It takes a good month to make it look slick and shiny. Dont get me wrong i like both. But just something to consider. Fake patina is gay.
Holy shit, $68 for metallic silver! May have to do this after the back window rust is fixed on the Riv.
What was all this "you only have the original patina once" bullshit? Keep it that way. Ten years from now when everyone else has thier car painted hot pink you can look the wiser.
With that many post to your name I even wonder why you would ask that question. The normal mentality of this board as the poll shows is paint. For some reason the guys around here think everything should be painted or atleast in primer. I myself voted for leaving it alone. I like it from what I can see.
Sure, remove the patina. But make sure you save it in a can or something in case you ever want to put it back on.
Fixing the painta is like your grandmother getting a body make over, you love her the way she is, Its only "real" once.. 2 cents..
My good ol' pal Pigpen painted his '27 roadster with rattle can black. Lots of elbow grease involved. Little cash outlay. You're young. Your elbows have plenty of grease. Probably you have friends who will come and help rub, for the price of beer. Sorry if I've used up your excuses for not doing it. Now, get after it and show us when it's done. PS, It's a pretty nice coupe. It DESERVES paint.
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