The Ford Barn

CA Victoria · 03-14-2025, 12:17 PM

Too-Mater (avitar photo) was painted with original color using Nason single stage over black epoxy primer. Sanded through the primer and some areas to metal to get close to original looking paint that was on the cab……these areas where original color was in tact it was left and new paint blended into it. Final touch was to spray a little red oxide primer (rattle can style) to look like owner touch up on some panels. Photos in my album…... This wasn’t a 10k job!

GB SISSON · 03-14-2025, 01:14 PM

Yobbo and Vic, excellent work! For this type of work, one needs to forget everything they know about auto body painting and think like a set builder for the upcoming sequel to 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Or maybe 'The Waltons'. anyways.... I think watching John Walton driving his family around in that 1 1/2 ton AA express got me started down this tangled road. God bless him for that.

03-14-2025, 12:17 PM	#1
CA Victoria Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,242	Re: Making new paint look old?? Too-Mater (avitar photo) was painted with original color using Nason single stage over black epoxy primer. Sanded through the primer and some areas to metal to get close to original looking paint that was on the cab……these areas where original color was in tact it was left and new paint blended into it. Final touch was to spray a little red oxide primer (rattle can style) to look like owner touch up on some panels. Photos in my album…... This wasn’t a 10k job! __________________ Tim Downtown, Ca

03-14-2025, 01:14 PM	#2
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 6,202	Re: Making new paint look old?? Yobbo and Vic, excellent work! For this type of work, one needs to forget everything they know about auto body painting and think like a set builder for the upcoming sequel to 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Or maybe 'The Waltons'. anyways.... I think watching John Walton driving his family around in that 1 1/2 ton AA express got me started down this tangled road. God bless him for that. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

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