dreamers and doers

Colin,
Over time the imperfections seem to fade, a bit of wear and tear appears, and you can stand beside a non critical [or maybe just polite] observer and appreciate your achievement.
Cheers, David.

Hey Colin , I agree with David , I think you are always overcritical of your own work , I know projects I have done myself .. (not many) ..I have always thought " that looks pretty average" and when mates have looked at it they think it looks great..so don't be too hard on yourself...and take that sign down as well...
Harleigh.

Col, tis all good, just say that's what l get for usin'
a cheap spray painter

...it seems to me, the pressure on to produce the most glossiest of finishes just takes that bit away from what an old truck really was...

...from about the late 1970's trucks started to appear in "2 pack" paint, but there has been an awful lot of alternative finishes applied to all kinds of old bangers beforehand and in the intervening years...air dried spraying enamel being the most prevalent and also the quickest to fade, but probably the most representative type of finish that most old trucks actually had...

...an enamel finish doesn't need to go all ugly looking if the truck can at least be shedded, and when it comes time for a polish, the paint finish comes up with that nice burnished look...nothing too glassy/glossy, but not all faded and chalky...and eventually after too many of these polishing jobs the primer can then start to show through....how cool is that look!

defective phil, I totally agree with you about shiny and chrome the old trucks, I was trying to make it's paint to last a little longer than all the implements I have made over the years because after 12 or so months after painting you rub your hand over them and it powders on you hand and after 3 year it goes chalky, I was dreaming for it to look like it did the day Richard C drove it home from the show room in 1954 as a young bloke of 20, ( I was very proud- my first brand spanking new truck) Richard's own words.

So that's why I have to stop dreaming and start doin and get it done, Inter red, black chassis,no hub caps because it had none when it was new but with a couple of things like wireless aerial, handles to help you in because the holes are there so have to be fill up, most of all the Swan has to go on, I painted the interior in Acrylic, very happy with that,

MAY 2008



Am I a Dreamer or Doer
Colin

HMMMMMMMM time will tell Colin

Hi Colin .. acrylic lacquer would be a good external finish as it's very durable and takes a fair bit to polish up. You can "regulate" the amount of shine/sheen by how much effort you want to expend on the polish job, with a fine paper wet rub and machine buffing bringing out the best finish or just hand cutting or even only a polish job for a lesser shine...

...Acrylic needs very good surface preparation for proper adhesion and unfortunately can't be used over reasonably fresh enamel (the paint will "fry") but it will be the best "easy" paint job for an average bloke, with long lasting surface qualities and suitability for blending in and touching up. Hope that helps a bit.....cheers

Resto are personal taste myself, the hours you put in and the satisfaction at the end are the pay off and going to a rally or show and some one says you've done a good job it adds to the inner satisfaction and my resto was therapy as my Indoors was going through breast cancer treatment keep my mind off the other things for a while each day

Hi,

re: defective #33,
Actually, my favourite is dull flat worn red over exposed primer and see it as irrefutable proof of a "garanteed geneuwine" WYSIWYG truck.

Example Mairjimmy's fine pic in Post 34.

bwwik?

-b


It's only original once?

To become a doer all you have to do is dream of theorem finished and get a mental picture in your head of completion then head down ass up and into it, I must admit , I do drop projects , but a problem unfinished is always a problem and annoys me untill I finish it lol