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I'm trying to get close to a color of the original paint on my A body parts. You know how the black fades over age and looks like it has a touch...
@Marty Strode I thought that was about the right vintage on those bezels, couldn't remember. I am afraid I have to paint my hood last. I didn't...
...the hood...do a shitty paint job on the body to match. You can probably get lots of tricks for “patina matching paint methods” here on the H.A.M.B!
Complete ground-up restoration, no expense spared. I have complete build pictures of the entire project. Every bolt and screw is brand new. The...
The ones I have have rivets and three bumps on the outside of the center raised area for retaining the small dog dish style hub cap. They are the...
It’s petroleum based products. (Most) There are a lot of great low cost products. The top of the line base coats are for matching OEM colors. A...
Got a few coats of matching engine paint on yesterday, and just got my second coat of body filler on earlier this morning. It’s been a lot of back...
That's the plan! Ever since I got the hood, the goal has been to paint the car to match. Kinda like this guy, but in car form. [ATTACH]
You. can pick out a color and have it mixed in different levels. Enamel, urethane, and probably 2-3 levels in base clear for the same paint...
Probably the only way to use that color. But there are a lot more paint companies than paint resin manufacturers. The top shelf latest and...
**SOLD** Very nice org 32 frame Rolling Missing nothing. No cracks The org paint panel came off it. Been in a barn since 62 Bought from org...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1946 - 1948 style Ford front brake drums / hubs and...
That's all I spray now. I have the owner in my contacts. I call her direct or send her a text with my order. They cost about a 1/3 of the big...
Matching old paint set of 15” wheels. 2 5.5”, and 3 5”.
Up for sale is my 1955 Buick 46r special riviera , the car has its original numbers matching engine and transmission. The car has a beautiful...
Amen! It is so ironic to me the increased level of difficulty of the flat paint!!!
Don't be too quick to repaint the car: Hot-rod shop I worked at for a while had a F-1 pickup come in for some rust repair but didn't want to...
Got a matching rear armrest in last night, because we have to get our mail at 6:00 when we live less than a mile from the main hub, cleaned them...
1950's Marx Delivery Pickup. It came to me without the grill and tailgate, and had wobbly wheels. The wheels are metal so when a kid banged it...
Go buy a tintable sealer and have them tint it close to red oxide. Take a sample in of what you want. Personally, even though it sucks, I would...
Up for grabs is my very original and unmolested 65 C10 short bed survivor with only 81,000 original miles. It runs, drives, and stops great. All...
I could care less how you want your ride to look. That being said, I like flat and semi gloss. It’s harder to spray and imperfections cannot be...
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1957 Corvette late production with one of the 600 Borg Warner 4 speeds available that year. Purchased by 2nd owner in 1968 and owned 51 years....
That color blue was my least favorite....... but this little Olds is in such great condition, the color matters not at all. I love it. (I might...
Shitty paint matching is my specialty, ha ha! It seems I'm pretty good at doing a shit job, ha ha! ;) Still some layering to go on, to match in...
[ATTACH] Hello, When I saw this Ford Sedan Delivery sitting on the side of a road, I could not stop myself from getting out to take some photos....
They look like a pair of headers that were bolted together at the flanges for rafter storage. I'd expect the side going into the windshield...
The gas tank on this truck is under the seat base. Every time I removed it, mouse nest remains, old nut shells, and rodent poop would shake out...
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