I love it just the way it is.

427carl wrote:

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

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I love it just the way it is.

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        you could clear coat it    but I'm sure thats the price of a regular paint job  

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 I wouldnt do that.......like they say.....a car is only original once. The paint on that is quite nice, if it is original, leave it. Rubbing compound and wax, not too heavy on the compounding

I'm all for making your original paint look as good as it can, by using a paint restorer and wax, etc., but I wouldn't go further than that unless I had a major rust issue (i.e. rust holes).

I am a fan of original paint, and don't mind a few scrapes or dings, or even small areas of surface rust, so I wouldn't paint it.

I love original cars, as much or more than shiny new paint jobs.

So... wax on!  

Wax on, like Rog says....it will help preserve whats there.

MoboMac wrote:

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

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I love it just the way it is.

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 What he said....

 

  Personally.......I feel that SHINY over-restored cars are RAPIDLY going OUT of style....

  When I go to a car show...or cruise night.....I walk right PAST them......unless it's something really special..

 A deteriorated survivor.....tells  a far more interesting story....than an over restored, pimped out Jelly bean/Easter egg. wanna bee/lookalike.....JMO

  And faded paint is just FINE...in My book...

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You'd love mine ... and I'm not painting it dammit! (I might get a couple small rust repairs fixed, "blown in", and then scuff them up to match)

norontcan wrote:

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Here's a Durant I photoed at a cruise nite about 2 weeks ago. Appears they clear coated over what ever was there.

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 Now that looks  just plain WRONG..........shiny rust????

 You might as well do the whole car in low luster Armoral.......if you really want to do something......but good luck getting paint to stick to it later...

Say NO to shiny cleared patina!