'24 Touring Barn Car

[rustyfords]

A photo of John Mays' 14 cut-off Touring (that I referenced in the second post on this thread)....and my '54 Ford Mainline.

 

[41panelmark]

Like I mentioned above....I think the paint on this car is original.

Based on the license plate and registration, the car was put in the barn in 1969, and the paint is pretty worn...so if this is a repaint, it would've had to have been done many years before 1969 and the car would've necessarily been worked hard after the repaint for it to look like this.

So there's no way to prove it, but I think what's left was applied by Ford in '24 and was worn like this when it was tucked away.

The nearly 50 year barn stint has left it filthy, so I washed it by hand with soap and water. Then I started the process of wiping it down with some stuff called Penetrol. My method is to rub in a very small amount of Penetrol and then immediately wipe it thoroughly dry. This brings out the black paint, stops the rust and leaves a nice dry, dull shine with no wetness or oily residue.

I DON'T want the shiny shellac look that you see on antiques in restaurants, but I do want to bring out the old paint a bit and stop whatever surface rust is present.

You can see the Before and After in these two photos. In the first one, it's the splash apron vs. the body and the second photo shows half of the cowl treated and the other half not.

Penetrol hu? I will have a look around for that stuff. I wonder if it would be helpful for my old T with no or very little paint.

 

[rustyfords]

Penetrol hu? I will have a look around for that stuff. I wonder if it would be helpful for my old T with no or very little paint.

It should work. There's two kinds, one is for oil-based paints, one isn't. You want the one for oil-based paints.

I use a clean shop rag and rub in a small amount, and then immediately wipe it all of....dry. This gives you a dull shine with no wetness or oily residue.....and the stuff doesn't really have much of a smell either.

Here's a before and after....the body is treated....the splash apron isn't.

That's the can of Penetrol on the running board.

 

[jackdaron]

Penetrol is used in salt water to protect steel and does a good job.I bought a gallon once @$21,and still have some of it.

 

[blgitn]

I use a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and turpintine. You can I increase the shine by increasing the turpintine. it dries hard overnight, and you can remove it with any mineral spirits if you don't like it.

And it's cheap.

 

[DavidG]

I've never owned a T and probably never will, but I have great respect for them and their history. Who in this hobby can't appreciate this story?

Don, thanks for sharing and please keep on doing so.

 

[Chris Edgerton]

I have a 26 TT barn find in similar condition. I was wondering where I should start to getting her running and you've answered that with your posts. Thanks