| cjfrye76@gmail.com | -- 08-14-2018 @ 3:51 PM |
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I am trying to figure out whether to paint my entire car or just touch up. The fenders need body work and repainted, the paint on the body is my guess 80%, not overly concerned about value, dont intend to sell, but what would be the best for the restorwtion of the car.
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| deluxe40 | -- 08-14-2018 @ 7:53 PM |
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It depends on what paint is on the car now. If it's the original Ford paint from the factory I would not paint any of it. Just touch up the spots that show. If it's an old lacquer job I would have someone "Cut-and-Buff" (sand and polish) and then touch up or repaint the fenders as indicated. Lacquer can be spotted in nicely. If it is enamel on top of original paint, it's a tough call. If you decide to have it painted it should be stripped to bare metal. This is expensive and can cost as much as the car will be worth when you are done. If it will look pretty good with the fenders repainted and the body polished and touched up, my opinion would be to go that way. I had my '40 stripped and painted thirteen years ago. It still looks beautiful but it cost $10K in 2005 (with me doing assembly and disassembly) and I have been afraid to leave it in a parking lot ever since.
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| TomO | -- 08-15-2018 @ 6:50 AM |
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It depends upon what you will be satisfied with. When the fenders are painted they will have a different sheen and look from the body. If the current paint is lacquer, you should remove the lacquer before using a urethane or acrylic paint over it. If you don't, the lacquer may bubble up under the new paint in a few years. This can happen even if you have a sealer put over the lacquer. I have no experience with water based paints, so I can't tell you how they will react with the old paint. Tom
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