I want to fix a body on an otherwise original car. I thought I saw a thread a while back on the specific paint/repaint techniques others had used, including specific paints sanding sealers etc., but I didn't pay much attention then as I didn't need the info, and cannot find the thread now. There was some discussion of these methods being used on a car at the Pebble Beach meet the received a high award in the unrestored class. Thanks, Rollie

Wet sanding with a very fine sand paper (600) or so and rubbing off the edges where polishing would normally hit most. On the tops of beads and sharp corners go down to the prime in places. Do not wax the car and clean the undercarriage with kerosene to leave a film.

It would be great if we could find a source for the Hollywood special effects department that could give us a recipe for a faux patina.

That powdered milk and flour water they squirted on the cars on the movie set a couple weeks ago hardly stayed on long enough for the shoot.Wind would blow it off.

How aged do you want the paint to be? One technique used with furniture is to coat the paint with hide glue or fish glue which causes crazing as the glue dries and contracts.

Our 1916 was painted semi-gloss black three years ago with spray cans by the previous owner. Most folks think its the original paint.

Hi Rollie, I work for one of the largest museums in the US. As an exhibits specialist for twenty years, I have aged many things, from trashing a rather nice Trabant 601 to putting machine gun residue on the nose of an F-86. I also own the '11 touring that was in a thread a while back. I plan to use some of my techniques on it so that it will appear more "Clampette-style". You can email me at west1932@sbcglobal.net if you wish. I also have some questions about your Pete '11. Many thanks. Steve

Thanks for the ideas. I think what I may be looking for are suggestions on a "clear" (foggy?) final coat, maybe a satin or matte low-gloss sealer product that will craze on drying, and be somewhat more durable than the glue-type option. I'd like the pinstripes to be somewhat visible underneath the crazed sealer. Steve, I have sent you and email. Thanks again, Rollie

1) Apply paint

2) Wait 90 years.

Erik Johnson
Minneapolis, MN