I assume you want low gloss. Its kind of a moot point because although the paint goes on gloss, after a few engine runs the heat bakes it and the gloss shine is no more. I once had a can of Flat Chevy Orange engine paint. I used it for painting survey stakes up at the cottage.`
Do you remember what brand you had? I can't find it.
I want the washed out, 50 year old look and even if it flattens some after it warms up, it's still not the look I am hoping for. It will still look too "new" if I spray it with the normal stuff.
I'm thinking I may have to do the final coat from a distance, a kind of "dry spray" application of it so that it won't flow out and get glossy. Unless I can find a flat paint, that is.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Go to canadian tire, they have all the duplicolor engine colors, but if you look to the side there will also be a duplicolor header or mainfold one that is also in Chevy engine orange and it is flat as flat can be. I remember my old boss painted a fully restored 409 with it, looked like total crap, but if flat aged is what you want, it should work perfect.
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
I know it will look bad, but I want it to look old and washed out, like it's been in the engine bay for 50 years! I am even thinking of pressure washing it a bit after it's dried to see if I can peel a little bit of it off...
And as I often do, I may change my mind totally!
But I will try a can from Canadian tire on an old valve cover or something to see how it looks.
In your opinion Dave, did it look old? Or did it just look like crap?
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
To be honest Carl, I wouldn't use that flat. Just paint it in a Chev gloss and be done with it. It'll look dirty in about 2-3 years of leaking and driving the back roads anyway.
Don't be too fussy when you paint it. Leave some of it raw. And paint it when it's assembled, manifolds on. All bolts in.
There probably is a way to patina it, but I've never seen it.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
It's going to be painful to paint a pair of very nice non-pitted L72 manifolds but I think you are right, I should do it that way.
And you and Dave may have talked me out of trying to make it look old. I may just try to do a bit of a less-than-stellar paint job on it, maybe even leak a little bit of oil and dust on it myself! Being a good Chevy engine it will leak oil anyway, all the good ones do!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Ya i think i would stick to the good gloss stuff, just apply sparingly and spray only in one direction, like you are going to do with the radiator. After painting, hit it with some brakekleen or something to dull it down
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Beaumontguru
MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Use Duplicolour Chevy Orange gloss, then spray black spray lube afterward in selected spots for instant patina.
Flat orange will just attract more dirt and grime than you'll ever need through use.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
