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Projects To Paint, or Not to Paint

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by BDRodder, Nov 17, 2015.

  1. BDRodder
    Joined: Sep 22, 2011
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    Thoughts on painting this car?
     

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  2. Slopok
    Joined: Jan 30, 2012
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    If you like the sinister look then leave it as is, but if you want to beautify it then go ahead and paint it.
     
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  3. F&J
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    No offence to the primer fans, or you, but the car looks "grubby" looking. ...too much black and dull... A nice car deserves color
     
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  4. Blues4U
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    I think it looks pretty good as it is, but if it's your ride, do with it what you want to do. Paint it if YOU want to paint it, don't paint it because somebody else wants you to paint it.
     
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  5. Ron Brown
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    3 rib beauty rings on the wheels would break it up nicely im considering them on my avatar
     
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  6. lodaddyo
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    The kids call that "murdered out" haha
     
  7. You could always paint it back to the purple with flames. Frankentiki rides again!
     
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  8. BDRodder
    Joined: Sep 22, 2011
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    Very impressed you know my car. Actually shocked you know this is the original Frankentiki car.
     
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  9. Tony
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    Im kinda biased because my own 32 isnt much different.....so, i'm going to say exactly what id do with mine...
    If mine was to go shiny, which it probably will someday, id go gloss black.

    Either that or leave it as is, thats my personal thoughts.

    Tony
     
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  10. belair
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    Looks good as is. I think it would better painted.
     
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  11. Model T1
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    I agree if leaving the body like it is add some color to the wheels.
     
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  12. BDRodder
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    I agree, can leave body as is but add in some color to accents: wheels, firewall, grill insert....
     
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  13. slowmotion
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    Yep, a wheel re-color would change that up in quick order.
     
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  14. Jalopy Joker
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    Cool ride
    - X2
     
  15. Ron Brown
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    is that a dual quad nailhead yer runnin
     
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  16. BDRodder
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    Yes sir. '65 dual quad 425.
     
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  17. dana barlow
    Joined: May 30, 2006
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    1. Y-blocks

    It's a very nice unfinish rod as is,but sure would look even better in some shiny I think,just cuz u ask
     
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  18. geoford41
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    It's fine the way it is...IMHO a lot easier to take care of. I do want mine to someday be gloss black with a wild ass flame paint job!
     
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  19. add wheel color and /or caps and rings

    looks cool flat black
     
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  20. badshifter
    Joined: Apr 28, 2006
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    Get rid of the block huggers and alternator and paint it!
     
  21. chrome steelies.jpg
    or some chrome steelies
     
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  22. slammed
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    Shiny black paint. Chrome valve covers. Chrome^^steelies w/a form of white wall.
     
  23. COOL. Only thing I would add would be beauty rings. Maybe a chrome trim strip down the hood center. Pretty much how I did mine........
     
  24. Well, I did have some inside information (check the signature line). The rest of the Stiffs have been keeping me up to date with the progress on your car. In fact, I got some videos of Wally driving your car to lunch the other day. He's also storing the original engine in his garage, waiting for me to come pick it up.
     
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  25. I don't have any thoughts on paint, but your choice of engine is awesome.

    Ben
     
  26. Better go to MACCO but if it was mine I do as some have said just some wheel color & a few trim pieces. Where are the photo shop guys?
     
  27. 41 C28
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    I'm debating the same thing with my A. I've found if its not painted people call it a R** R**.
     
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  28. King ford
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    .......fuck em if they call it something it isn't ...real hotroders know what it is !......sinister or shiney, both are cool!
     
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  29. Welp, I don't have to pay for the paint job or take care of it so I think YOU should go with that new Hyundai paint...a dark root beer metallic with a bunch of pearl in it.looks black 'till the sun hits it and then it comes alive. Yow! It's pretty but my body man says the paint is spendy but you're buyin, right?
    and since you're buyin....you need some real 16X12 Halibrands with dirt trackers and 16X4s on the front. Get Fat Luckies to do an engraved leather interior....
    But if it was mine I'd go after the flat finish with a scotch brite pad and paint the wheels tan....Done!
     
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  30. What you gonna do when they call it a "cute dune buggy" or your A coupe and every other hotrod they see are roadsters .

    Paint it if you want to because you want to but paint isn't gonna fix stupid.
     
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