When Matt (HotRodDrummer) said his truck was being painted I thought oh, he's covering up the flat black with shiney red, or green or yellow maybe? But when I saw it today I was knocked out! Not at all what I expected. See pics below.
Nice! Crease and I were just talking about doing some weathered lettering on his truck. Lets see a close up of the lettering...pleeeease.
Actually, this is pretty cool. I hope I'm not giving away any secrets here but the front fenders are glass. How do like the "rust" spots? This was one of the coolest things I saw at Frankenmuth. Thanks Matt for bringing it.
I must say (and let me say, I am NOT the owner, simply the son of a great man), I like it.....a lot..... it's fun to drive (it was fun to drive in BLACK PRIMER too).....I don't care say what you will.... It's fun HRD it's FUN!!!! Let me just say this.... how many "BARN FRESH" rods do you expect to see in this worlD???
How does a person do the faux patina paint work.I've looked at several trucks painted this way and would like to learn.
It looks real cool Matt. I thought the same thing when I heard it was getting painted. But I see you guys had something alittle different in mind than sanded and rubbed glossy urathane. I see it is sanded and rubbed though
Once I went to a friends house he had just bought, and he embarassedly showed me what the previous owner had done- apparently an interior decorator had swung a chain against the kitchen cabinets to "distress" them and painted them to look old. It was pathetic and kinda funny. The funniest part was that it still didn't look real because it was too even. In no way does this this story have any parallels with this post. Any conclusions drawn from this story between the masculinity of the interior decorating profession and hotrodders are those of the reader.
Hey I got patina from 54 years of plying in the mud and all that stuff that gives a man that lived in look. Scatchs on the back you gey my drift anyway nice patina on a cool truck. Looks like you dont have to take off your shoes befor you get in. Patina! John
I believe Josh could provide some insite into the exact details as I believe he did some of the work on Poteets and the one with the Injected motor in back From what I understand you paint different color primers (remember where you painted it so take a pic) and then he used thinned way down One Shot and applied with a brush.. Then sanded thru on some of the high spots (curves and corners) to get the rub thru effect...
[ QUOTE ] I believe Josh could provide some insite into the exact details as I believe he did some of the work on Poteets and the one with the Injected motor in back [/ QUOTE ] Josh and his dad did the truck for Poteet, and the hilborn 32 truck belongs to Josh's dad Dan Shaw. They do the best patina work around. But alot of people don't get the facts right before they get on the HAMB and there had been enough wrong info given about Josh and his dad. He is not too fond of the HAMB forum lately.
not to mention that at least one of the coats of paint must be brush applied house paint! also the horizontal surfaces should be extremely weathered "from the sun" while the vertical ones should not be. what really baffles me though, is why? i can understand faux patina on a 32 roadster, you just don't stumble across them with "presentabe" patina everyday anymore, but F-1 trucks? they're about the farthest thing from being rare. i would like to see faux patina put to good use and done properly, like a vintage racecar or hot rod, restored to one of its well worn, but updated slightly later versions. [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] How does a person do the faux patina paint work.I've looked at several trucks painted this way and would like to learn. [/ QUOTE ] To answer this question: From what I can tell it looks like they put down a few coats of contrasting color paint and then sand or rub through it. But in my opinion, they get it all wrong. Take the pic of the truck above for example. They are on the right path, cause that truck looks great......but. If fooling the eye is what that paint job is suppose to do, then it falls short. It falls short because it has a UNIFORM quality to it. NOTHING ages in a uniform manner. These people need to use different colors of paint. One fender needs to be painted about 50 times while the other is painted only 6 times. The hood needs to have a few chains scraped over it...then leave that out in the rain. Then spray primer over that and then sand...then put a box of old tools on the roof. Pile the bed with some old oil soaked rags, then throw on some dirt. Sweep that out, then paint it. then sand. then chain it. then...get out the chickens and have them roost on it.... tie the dog to the bumber for a week and park in the mud........you get the idea. Patina comes from lots of dissimilar surface treatments. All which can be imitated in a few weeks or months if you know what you are doing. And if the idea is to fool the eye, then DO IT! Just my opinion.... Sorry for the rant and hijacking the post. JT. [/ QUOTE ]
Hey guys, I checked that truck out up in Frankenmuth, and it is AWESOME! Donzie took some great pics, but even those don't do it justice. Sure you might be able to tell it's not a real patina if you look at it long enough, but who cares? I can tell that yer flat black and red wheels is far from original at first glance, but I still dig it. Rusty 'glass fenders? Whens the last time you saw that? I don't care how much you guys wanna dog it, it's cool. REAL cool. Job well done guys!
I thought that the truck was real cool and well done, and I was especially blow away to hear that Hot Rod Drummer had a fondness for chicken salad.
saw the truck a couple weeks ago in Stanton car show...makes you look at it going by...after lookin close was really taken by the art work that was done with it...after all it is all art...and critics are a dime a dozen actually they are getting to be cheaper than that on this board
[/ QUOTE ] But alot of people don't get the facts right before they get on the HAMB and there had been enough wrong info given about Josh and his dad. He is not too fond of the HAMB forum lately. [/ QUOTE ] I haven't noticed Josh posting on the HAMB in a LONG time. What's got him down on the HAMB lately? I saw him at the Sahdes of the Past this weekend and spoke to him briefly. Cool guy. We could use his input here - often. Speaking of his input, anyone got an email address for him? I have a few questions. -JH
[ QUOTE ] This is the first I've seen the Poteet truck. I'm seeing some simularities here. Both are cool. [/ QUOTE ] My Dad saw Poteets truck at Indy and fell in love with it. This is the result of that.... He also talked to Dan for some time, very nice guy.... went through the process with him, telling him how it was done. Really, a trade secret he didn't need to share, but he did...nice guy
What the fuck is that. I am sorry but I cant stand shit like that. Almost as annoying as these fukin pop ups as I am trying to vent. Great work on the paint job but that is fukin stupid. Why so you can look like something you arent. Cars gain carachter through time and experiance or lack of. And character is cool but when you paint on character it looks like you ar trying real hard to fit in "Just like the 50's" God i cant stand this shit I know opinions are like assholes but I had to vent on this situation. And what is with the fake rust man. Come on So many people pay so much money and or time to get rid of that shit and you are painting it on like it is cool or a statement. Blagh I hate it SLAMIT
I do like the old logos though if they are actually for a real operating shop. by the way there is great talant shown in this work just not my thing and I had to get it off my chest Thanks I feel better. SLAMIT
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