Repaint isn't always the last way to go....

[Postman]

What to do with a car that got a repaint in the 80s and was stored outside in the california sun since that??!!!?!?!

The paint was very weak, flat and burned from the sun. The color looked a little bit like „put all the rests in the paint-cans together“ a flat grey green…..

First I thought of a repaint but I wanted to keep it that weathered way. I thougt of polishing it one time, cause the paint on the car soaked water like a sponge!
Than during welding the rockers and between two beers, my friend Heiko took a piece of wet sanding paper and tried to get an effect on the uper side of the fender. We both were surprised! -It went brown, with a soft metallic effect!!!

So the idea was born! Let’s wetsand the hole car. It can’t look more bad than now.

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8 hours later after wetsanding the fenders and the hood, with 4 types of sandpaper and a special sponge and polishing, it looked like the car got a complete new front from another car!!!

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Great, let’s try the rest! :confused5:

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I wanted to show the before and after effect, so I had the Idea to give him some cool candy stripes like the Ramchargers did in the 60s. Perhaps it will look like a real barn find weathered Gasser from the 60s…. :grin::grin:

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The result surprised myself! I never thought it will look that good! Nearly no clouds in the paint.
I left a few areas in the old condition, sanded it only once and polished the parts. Like a two tone paint.

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What is a Gasser Style without any lettering on the sides??
I’m still in contact with the last owner . He’s a nice guy, I like him and he had a shop for Engine rebuilding. When I received the car, I found an old card of his shop in the trunk, and if you do some letering, it has to belong to the history of the car.......................
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Mitch is a Designer. He plotted out the lettering and we painted the Logos the classic way by hand, with a brush.

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I love my 62 the way it looks. :love2: :laughing9:
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[STREETREBEL]

I am so jealous!

 

[Wylde1]

Pretty cool. That turned out great. :headbang: Now if only the rest of us could be so lucky......



Wylde1.

 

[67 coronet]

i dont think even the meguires muti step paint resto could make that look better and i have seen it restore some messed up paint.nice work,what a great idea with the stipes.

 

[ninjapumkin]

Wow! Amazing. Nice job.
Im in the same boat. 80's paint job. Faded. Tried polishing a year+ ago. But I think I may give your effect a try. I have some paint faded to almost bare.
What grits did you go with?

 

[HitIt]

Excellent! I really like that color too. Thanks for all the pics!

 

[coloradodave]

Great job! I got tired just reading about all the work involved. Sure came out nice. You now truly have 1 of 1. I'm jealous of your wood pile!

 

[Propwash]

Good work. Looks great.

 

[franky2mopar]

very nice.

good luck with the car !!!!!

 

[shag766]

excellent thread. good for you

 

[Greg Ducato]

What an incredible result!!

 

[Donny]

THAT is SOOOO Cool! Starting to REALLY dig those old MOPARS! My Aunt had one, when I was a kid, thought it was the Fugliest car on the earth! Not now!

 

[Postman]

Thank you guys!!!!!
For the nice feedback.

If anybody knows one from meguires, tell me, perhaps they will finance the Wedge Engine... :eusa_dance: *LOL*

I just found a nice set of 60s Drag Mag wheels. I think that will make the look a little more perfect. Pics will come soon.

@coloradodave: The wood pile is from my landlord. i only have the small apartement under the roof of the house!
But he likes it, when there is something going on on the ground and I can use so much space here to do these things and have fun with Mopars....

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[coloradodave]

Very cool...............look forward to more pictures.

 

[funnycar65]

Think you mean super stock or stock not a gasser

 

[bigredbird]

Awesome "unpainting" job! And great pics to document the work. All that sanding probably put a few inches on the pecs and triceps too, huh? :grin:

 

[moparstuart]

looks totally great

 

[Moparsmitty]

Impressive! A lot of older or even original paint jobs can be brought back to life with a little thought and a lot of elbow grease. One of the things that is a source of pride for me is the paint on my 64 Belvedere. Sure it's a little spotty and imperfect if you look close enough, but there's no way I'm repainting it anytime soon.

 

[Postman]

...... All that sanding probably put a few inches on the pecs and triceps too, huh? :grin:

After finishing, I felt like training lessons with Schwarzenegger!!! :grin::grin:

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@Smitty: I love survivors and like to see cars, wearing the scars of the years they have been through.
Your 64 looks great!
It was a little pitty, that my 62 didn't had it's original paint, but that gave me the space to start this experiment.
Keep your 64 the way it is! never repaint!!

@Moparstuart: World is a village! Your Runner is coming to my neighborhood! I'm sure you gave it in very good hands!!! The new owner is a nice guy and he will take well care of it!

 

[Ron 73]

Great work Postman! looks fantastic...