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I was seraching for pics from new paints that looks like old ones. I saw a picture once of a Ford F1 Blue Pickup Truck with that kind of paint. Is there anyone that know where can i get examples of that?

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Click on the COLOR link at the page top and then click on the historical link on the left.You can then search DuPont finishes for matching color in modern finishes. Once you find the color's modern designation you can cross number that to any manufacturer of auto finishes.


http://www.performancecoatings.dupont.co...n!visitorAction

"Chevs of the 40s" also has a code chart for all the orginal color codes for several decades, matched with 'modern' numbers etc.

Good luck.

Thanks for the link Drew.

But I think I didn't made myself clear. What I was meant was paints that seems like old. Like a Rat Rod Style. I know that Rat Rods haven't paint jobs and all these bla bla bla.
But I'll paint my ride and I don't wanna a brand new car looking. Understand what I mean?
I was looking for pictures that shows recently paints pretending to be old and worn out.

But thanks anyway for the help

Cheers

Okay, I understand now. You may try searching rod magazine web sites like www.rodandcustommagazine.com
I know as far as a primered look many use John Deere(the farm & lawn implement company)Black. It's flat finish, but holds up well.To give that well used look use a flatener to dull up the finish of the color you use. Check with a paint supplier in your area.The rest is up to you as far as "rust" or faded,scratched out paint look.

Greetings . . .

Perhaps the modern rat rodders are using just the basecoat from any of the basecoat/clearcoat systems? The result would be dull but durable - way more durable then primer only . . .

I read an article awhile ago on streetrodderweb that quipped to this effect:
Body Prep & Paint

search the .pdf for "Sorry Rat Rodders" for this photo caption 'tip'?

regards,
Keith

That's the way it was done in the 50s too.

We put all our money (wages were $1.00 Hr.) into making it "go fast" and zero into paint/body work.

Black spray cans (primer) were what everyone used to cover up the greasy hand prints and the dead paint from the 30s.

Many,many moons ago my nephew and I sprayed his "new" 64 Malibu with 12 cans of primer. The air was thick with fumes, we looked awful when we were done,but the Chevy looked real cool man!

That's amazing. Thanks folks.

It's something like this i'm looking for. I want my ride to look old and rusty, as I said before. Never like shiny things(for me, obviusly).

Thanks everyone for the help

Cheers

Just found something really similar to what i was looking for:

http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/2003show/03dennis/html/03dennis3_4.html

http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/2003show/03dennis/html/03dennis3_3.html

A fakie old paint.

Yep. And the person applying all those different layers and treatments has got talent . . . You'll need to find both the product and the skills. Unless you intend to experiment yourself?

Good luck. I like the rat rod genre - but only as a spectator.

seiscanecos74, There are two articles in APRIL Hot Rod Magazine showing 7 pages of 'old' painted show car, and another article with 7 pages of "real' old paint examples. A few tips, but mostly some good pictures as examples. .....p.s. if you don't get the magazine there, Email me and I can send you a copy.

Here\'s a cool one! This is what you're looking for maybe. And here , and here , and here!

That's the way I'm headed. Here\'s a front view and a rear view of my old girl. I think the main thing is to decide on a theme and then go for it. It would be a real bonus to find an old sign painter to do some period signage if that's the route you want to go...I've been thinking 'Cosmo's Garage' or there was an old dirt track near me where I grew up called 'Five Mile Point Speedway' and I could go for that 'Indianapolis theme' as pictured above.

If you run into any more good pictures post them here or send them to me via email. Muchas gracias!

Ive spent all my life around Street Rods with my father and if there is one thing I cannot stand is cars painted to look OLD or that "FAKE" primed/suede look. Its gotten so bad we may have to paint our actually primed hot rod cause its starting to blend in... lol

Just park it outside for years and you eventually get what your looking for.

Sheeez, and to think I spent all this time to get rid of that look on my '56!!

Maybe I should never repaint my 3100.

He didn't ask for opinions, he asked for help in finding sources. There is no way you can please everybody so as we all know it's best to please ourselves.

FWIW, my truck a '49 Chevy half ton is a daily driver w/ flat red paint (just faded out that way). I haul cordwood w/ it, wash it when it gets really dirty. I think it's been 50/50 over the 9 years I've driven the truck, those who ask ,"When you gonna paint it?" and "Leave it alone, it's perfect the way it is."

Gentlemen;

I guess It's all in how we choose to define; "tits", "premo", "cherry", "bitchin". "nice", "like factory", "new" and now "old", isn't it??

Happy trails.

Yes, these are indeed some of the words people use to describe a positive impression of a vehicle. What is "old" to a teenager? A 5 year old vehicle could be old. When I park my truck at one of my old truck club public functions next to a 'perfect' (my opinion) fully restored '54 Chevy 1/2 ton I receive more questions, attention, requests to sit in the cab, people popping the hood w/o permission, etc. I don't worry about belt buckles, finger prints, dust from a field, etc.

There are some of us who entertain the most difficult decision of the winter... Should I add another coat of wax? or Is my battery tender working well enough to preserve it for the winter? My concerns are those of the daily driver, I checked tire pressure and tread yesterday, changed out the differential gear lube (30k miles) last week. I realize that I put more miles on my truck in one year than my entire 20 member truck club and my preventative maintenance reflects that.

Beauty, it is said, 'is in the eye of the beholder'.

Yes Sir!

I'll bet; It's the "orginal look" (not old) that attracts the attention. Yours has that because; no one has tried to make it look any of the types mentioned.

Good luck.

Yeah folks. I respect each one opinion. We have the right to choose what we want to do with our money anyway. For me, as I said before, the rusty look is the best. This is only a matter of taste.
Thanks for all you to send examples and sites to search in.

I'm glad to participate here

Cheers to all