tubman
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Do what I did; own it 38 years and drive it whenever you can. Anything else is "fauxtina".
Making new paint look old??
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Do what I did; own it 38 years and drive it whenever you can. Anything else is "fauxtina".
tubman
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Do what I did; own it 40 years and drive it whenever you can. Anything else is "fauxtina".
That being said, I am saving up for quality paint job.
GB SISSON
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Here on Orcas Island where today the billionaires are buying out the millionaires, I've found that each of those scratches and dents, along with the chalky paint make the vehicle more valuable if I need to sell one.
But really, you guys know I like them a bit rough around the edges myself, and the 'restoration' costs are very low.
GB SISSON
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To some, no patina at all is acceptable, and to others complete surface rust is cool. To me there are certain limits to what I can handle. The 'before' photo of my '59s tailgate is a case in point. Someone had welded up holes or something on this tailgate, burning off the paint, where it appeared as ugly splotches as it rusted. When I recently bought this truck back from the guy I sold it to maybe 8 years ago the once passable patina was lots of surface rust.. He kept it outdoors and it rains almost all winter here. I mixed up some flat white and flat black into some hunter green rustoleum, drizzled in some blue and created a decent flat meadow green. Coerced my 12 yr old grand daughter to do the lettering. I am developing 'essential tremors' like my mom had. So far I can still eat soup in polite company
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petehoovie
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To some, no patina at all is acceptable, and to others complete surface rust is cool. To me there are certain limits to what I can handle. The 'before' photo of my '59s tailgate is a case in point. Someone had welded up holes or something on this tailgate, burning off the paint, where it appeared as ugly splotches as it rusted. When I recently bought this truck back from the guy I sold it to maybe 8 years ago the once passable patina was lots of surface rust.. He kept it outdoors and it rains almost all winter here. I mixed up some flat white and flat black into some hunter green rustoleum, drizzled in some blue and created a decent flat meadow green. Coerced my 12 yr old grand daughter to do the lettering. I am developing 'essential tremors' like my mom had. So far I can still eat soup in polite company
Ray in La Mesa
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Having family involved is the greatest thing in life!
34fordy
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To some, no patina at all is acceptable, and to others complete surface rust is cool. To me there are certain limits to what I can handle. The 'before' photo of my '59s tailgate is a case in point. Someone had welded up holes or something on this tailgate, burning off the paint, where it appeared as ugly splotches as it rusted. When I recently bought this truck back from the guy I sold it to maybe 8 years ago the once passable patina was lots of surface rust.. He kept it outdoors and it rains almost all winter here. I mixed up some flat white and flat black into some hunter green rustoleum, drizzled in some blue and created a decent flat meadow green. Coerced my 12 yr old grand daughter to do the lettering. I am developing 'essential tremors' like my mom had. So far I can still eat soup in polite company
Hey Gary, I believe the picture of your beautiful grand kids intently doing your detailed work is my all time favorite picture on the Ford Barn! You are one lucky grampa and 3 lucky grand kids. I hope that they live close and visit often. I believe that a thread with "Grand kids & Fords" would be very interesting and entertaining.
