To paint or not to paint....that is the question

Alright everyone here is my thing...

my 53 has the original, off the factory line paint on it,
it doesnt look bad for 58 years old, but it doesnt look as shiney or amazing as the cars sitting around it at shows...now i know thats not what it is about but idk iv always been curious what others think.

for those of you who dont know already, (iv told like everyone this story but illl say it again) it was my grandmothers first car which was bought for her brand new, she kept it in the garage for evvver and on my 17th birthday had it towed up to my house for me to work on for my first classic car. It sat in her garage from 1971 till almost 2 years ago already. (that was the year of the tag on the license plates.) anyways for my christmas my grandma had a bunchhh of chrome work done for me from sherms in sac and it looks sooooooooo amazing.

its hard to see in the pictures, i can try and get some closer shots to put up, but there are a few scratchs and dings, (and very very small amount of surface rust i must add) on the body but nothing too serious.






Your thoughts???

If i were to paint it

 

I don't think I would paint that car unless it REALLY needed it.

 

change anything and I will kill you ! that is just sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

 

haha! thanks

 

They only have original paint once! It may have "character", but it's a 58 year old car! I'd personally leave it as long as possible - it has great presence as is with the wheel/tire combo and bright chrome.

 

I will help.
No paint please!

 

so....did your question get answered adequately? If not, we can all say LEAVE IT ALONE again....

 

Noooooooo..............don't paint that car !! If you do........the fleas of a 1,000 camels will invade your pubic hair !!

 

Thats a big, resounding NO!

 

A good PDR guy can get the ding out of the door. Other than that and a good waxing I'd leave it alone.

 

i think there is a law somewhere that says its illegal to re-paint a car that looks that good.....

 

I didn't see the 'Hell No' option.

dka

 

what are the moral and ethical views on clearing it for preservations sake?

Thats a nice ride man. I would only be concerning myself with how to keep it that way forever.

 

Enjoy that beauty as is!!!

 

Nope! Leave it alone. Looks sweet as it is

 

STOP....put the spray gun down and step away. Looks GREAT as is.

 

Really??? I saw your car @ the HAMB breakfast last year.

Since I have to be up in Rocklin tomorrow,I'll stop by and have my Lady-friend tell you what she thinks about you painting it.....

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^^^^^ hahahaha thanks tbird yeah i remember talkin to ya a little bit

alrighty thanks guys,
just was curious what others thought about it.

since evey answer has been no, pretty sure i wont paint it

 

Looks great the way it is.If it were mine,I'd put the original wheels back on it and drop the nose.No to paint.

 

no paint looks grate. to me

 

do a lil paintless dent repair and maybe find someone that can buff really well if the paint is really that dull

 

dude, that's a really nice looking car! tough decision, i know, been there with the merc in my avatar, had original paint, but faded to a pinkish color, couldn't live with it anymore so i bit the bullet and painted it. like others say, it will never be original again, but you will know when it's time.

 

You paint that car and we'll have to break your face.

 

take a paint roller to it with chevette chartreuse & honda, samba green, accents.

 

I agree with the consensus. That car looks beautiful as is.

 

Now thats what I am talking about !

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo..............

 

Thing looks good how it sits, to me.

 

I would'nt paint that car,maybe adjust the stance alittle

 

man that thing is cool!