Tried a search and tried to contact Ken @ Rolling Bones with no luck. Anyone know what Ken used as a finish on his '32 three window coupe. Cant tell if it is colored paint, DP or some other red oxide.
99% od the time Ken uses lacquer. His paint work is a lot more work than doing a normal paint job. I have talked to him many times about what all he does to get the look he comes up with. It would take me a hour or better to try and walk you through all the stages. Best bet is to give him a call at the shop and ask for Ken. He is a great guy and just might tell you some of his trade secrets and may-be not. Good luck
....and plenty of kitchen Comet..... 32 Spitfire- High Noon Speed Shop Baltic, Ohio http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/a-bootleggers-morning.993897/#post-11197036
....Comet and elbow grease... Maroon paint, custom lettering, black paint, comet and a prayer......... 32 Spitfire High noon Speed Shop - Baltic, Ohio
I don't know what they use but I do know that they work at making it look the way that it does and they have perfected the look.
The 1955 Dodge Red Ram Valve covers were my very first experience with painting multiple colors of maroon & black and then Comet! The last was the old school hollow body guitar to match! 32 Spitfire High Noon Speed Shop - Baltic, Ohio
....how bout a big shout out for the Rolling Bones Crew!! "........old school hot rods with soul, to be driven hard and put away dusty!" by Todd A. Kindler High Noon Speed Shop - Baltic, Ohio
So how do people feel about the fake patina or whatever you wanna call this? I'm looking at painting my 63' Cadillac but I really like the ridden hard, put away wet look over pretty show car shiny. And I'm cheap. So is an aged paint job looked at as the big R word or is it ok if it's not over the top and has beer taps and road signs holding it together?
AMEN 383deuce!! If you don't have a real old school hot rod with soul... to really drive hard and put away dusty at the end of the day your missing out!! The Bones Boy's figured this out long ago!! Check out my new blog: https://ontheroadtonowhereville.wordpress.com/ High Noon Speed Shop Baltic, Ohio
Have a old school, you mean a real rod raced on the 40's 50's? For me is not about Patina, Fake Patina... There was really necessary back in the days? So, have a reproduction body It's a sort of fake rod? Ain't a Rat lover!
The aged paint look is a good look. I dont think there is anyone on here that has any issues at all with real aged paint. Fake patina is just that, fake patina. If you like the ridden hard and put away wet look, then start riding it hard and putting it away wet...lol. Or like said above, drive it hard and put it away dusty. You'll be happier with the results plus get the satisfaction of using your car in the process.
just me, but anybody that gets a nice old style rod out on the road is cool enough for me. There just are not enough old dusty survivors left for those that wished they could find one. I like the fact of not seeing mega $ clear coat, cut and buffed look on every car out there. The Bones crew have done quite well with their unique style of builds as far as a certain look, and they sure do get driven hard. I'm just disappointed that they came through my area 5 miles away on a fall tour, and I didn't know....because they keep the tour map a secret. I wish I could have seen the tour drive by
No, its not cool, but if that is what the owner wants to do that is fine. I understand that there are not enough old survivor cars around for everyone to have one, but at the end of the day, fake patina is still fake. Trying to make a new reproduction steel, fiberglass car or a new build look old is lame.
well, can I explain my thoughts on this post? Most of us on here with 32's or any old coupe etc, we use the old speed parts, old type engines and wheels because we want our builds to look like the old days. So, are we building fakes also? I tried to style mine like what I recall as a grade school kid in the late 50s when I first built models like these styles of "traditional" cars. My body shell was an old rod, but no traces of what it looked like at all. So it is not an old hotrod to me. It's new built, or rebuilt or whatever Yes, I do draw the line somewhere with someone grafting in rot holes from a steel car, into a fiberglass body.
There is a step-by-step description here on http://www.hotrod.com/articles/1009sr-patina-paint-job/ from September 2010 where the Rolling Bones paint job is described incl. 18 photos.
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