- Joined
- Jan 29, 2011
- Messages
- 264
- Reaction score
- 5
- Location
- Ft Walton Beach, Florida
- My Car
- 1965 Mustang 2+2
1973 Mustang Convertable
The silver 73 Vert had developed some Uggerz in it's paint. Most notably If you look above the drivers door handle, right below the rear quarter window, you can see where the paint had a large blister, that is shedding paint.
Then there were the body panel seams between the rear window and trunk lid that had cracked through and paint was chipping away, and where the hood had shifted into the passengers fender, both panels were badly chipped due to vibration and opening and closing the hood.
I'd though most of the paint was good and as we weren't ready to fix(weld up and repair) the holes in the fender door and unibody, that removing the body side molding would leave.
All the paint damage was above the fender top beltline, the same as Chip Foose would use to two tone a paint job. Thus the idea of a "band-aid paint job" Two tone the rascal, al la Foose, and mask off the hood like a Mach I, cept instead of Argent or semi flat black, it would remain body color.
The Vert's top is blue, which worked as long as Robert's concept of Dallas Cowboy's colors was intact(it's got dark blue carpet too). Throwing in another color became a biotch to match. Nothing quite works with the blue vert top. I ended up using the original silver as close as could be matched (must'a been custom color) except several shades darker. The painter texted today, "Car will be ready to pick up after noon"
HooHA!! I excited to see how my idea works, and at the same time dreading to see "it don't work"
Proof/Fail of concept photos will be posted tomorrow.
Tubo
Then there were the body panel seams between the rear window and trunk lid that had cracked through and paint was chipping away, and where the hood had shifted into the passengers fender, both panels were badly chipped due to vibration and opening and closing the hood.
I'd though most of the paint was good and as we weren't ready to fix(weld up and repair) the holes in the fender door and unibody, that removing the body side molding would leave.
All the paint damage was above the fender top beltline, the same as Chip Foose would use to two tone a paint job. Thus the idea of a "band-aid paint job" Two tone the rascal, al la Foose, and mask off the hood like a Mach I, cept instead of Argent or semi flat black, it would remain body color.
The Vert's top is blue, which worked as long as Robert's concept of Dallas Cowboy's colors was intact(it's got dark blue carpet too). Throwing in another color became a biotch to match. Nothing quite works with the blue vert top. I ended up using the original silver as close as could be matched (must'a been custom color) except several shades darker. The painter texted today, "Car will be ready to pick up after noon"
HooHA!! I excited to see how my idea works, and at the same time dreading to see "it don't work"
Proof/Fail of concept photos will be posted tomorrow.
Tubo
