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Matching rust on a Pontiac....
So my friend couldn’t get a sticker on his Pontiac...until some rust holes were repaired. The car has a good amount of “Patina “ on it. So I weld on a lower fender panel...and big patches front and rear of wheel on the 1/4 panel. I make a bench mix of Gold and fuzzed it in. My friend sees it....and says it looks good but...it doesn’t match the rest of the car... I said what do you mean....he says , I like the rusty look. I said...leave it with me a day or 2...and I’ll smoke a fat one and see what we can do about that. ..So I used my model train weathering knowledge...and applied it to the Pontiac....He was shocked...in a good way. That was the most fun I’ve had in the last 40+ years of paint and body work. |
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- Mike '69 Firebird 400 - Goldenrod Yellow, 455 +.060, '6s-7' heads, Comp Cam 276AH-10 (51-309-4), TH400, Ford 9-inch w/3.08, 800cfm Q-jet, Stock Intake, Hooker Headers, Flowmasters '68 Coronet 500 Convertible - Medium Gold Metallic, stock 318 +100,000 miles |
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ click on the pic.......
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Thought it was your avatar...lol!
Looks good!
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- Mike '69 Firebird 400 - Goldenrod Yellow, 455 +.060, '6s-7' heads, Comp Cam 276AH-10 (51-309-4), TH400, Ford 9-inch w/3.08, 800cfm Q-jet, Stock Intake, Hooker Headers, Flowmasters '68 Coronet 500 Convertible - Medium Gold Metallic, stock 318 +100,000 miles |
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Me too!...lol
It does look good. Yes, model trains and military aircraft and armour models hone your weathering skills.
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Cragars must be fairly new, they usually rust first...
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That turned out great!
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72 Luxury Lemans nicely optioned These cars are meant to be driven, so enjoy the hell out of all of it - not just look at it when it's clean. |
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And - rust holes are not ok? But rust appearance is ok? Excellent job on the color matching, by the way. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Seen a Street sleeper prepped with rusty exhaust, lower body, bumper, rearend, whereas the parts were minty at first. Convincing.
Think the recipe was a certain rust color spray paint can, trace colors of other spray, and a gravelguard paint. |
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Too funny NH Guy!
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Carburetor building & modification services Servicing the Pontiac community over 20 years |
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Yes.....an inspection sticker....once a year. To make sure the guy coming the opposite way has a safe vehicle. You know...tires with tread...tight steering, lights, and Brakes. I hear the horror stories from my friend in Tennessee.....where there is no state inspection.He said you cannot believe what these Hillbilly’s drive down here.....lol
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Many years ago I did 3 '62 Ford Galaxies and a '64 (ish) Vette for a James Cann movie called "Hide in Plain Sight". The 3 Galaxies all had to look identical but not perfectly restored. So, if there was a dent on one, that same dent had to be on all 3. When the cars were done, car "make-up artists" came in and basically un-did everything I and the other guys did. These guys made these cars look like 3 identical old used up cars with rust, more dents, even cracked windshields.
Pretty cool watching them work but sucked because those cars looked pretty damn good before the make-up artists got to them. On a side note.... James Cann was driving the Galaxie and rammed it into the Vette in the movie. |
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How fat was it?
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Nice work!
I always thought it was weird how NH gets all worked up over visible rust holes.
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1:02:16 is where he rams into the Vette. That was painful to watch!
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A '67 convertible 'Bird drives past him 1:02:06!
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"The Mustang's front end is problematic... get yourself a Firebird." - Red Forman |
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"how am I driving?"
'I think you're parked man"
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65 Tempest, 400, TH400 86 Fiero SE 2.8 Last edited by MarkS57; 01-10-2020 at 11:21 PM. |
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