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 toplessbug
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| posted on November 1st, 2006 at 11:26 PM |
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old chalky paint
ok i just bought another early beetle and the paint is really old faded and chalky ,fantastic really just the way it should look for a cool rat
look,however the bonnet has an issue that needs work and is there a method of repainting that can give me the same weather beaten faded look
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| posted on November 1st, 2006 at 11:35 PM |
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Well weather is the best way to achieve a weather beaten faded look.
The alternative is to have it painted in acrylic and ask them to add heaps of flattening base. The paint will look flat to begin with and will get
chalky quicker than full gloss paint
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| posted on November 2nd, 2006 at 10:01 AM |
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Been reading some of the mags from the Uk , Some of the guys trying to attain rat look have been using products such as Pepsi, Brake fluid and Talcom
powder on their top coats !!!!! Crazy if u r in the uk and want that look just park yo car outside for a week!!! 
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| posted on November 2nd, 2006 at 11:21 AM |
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I think you can 'age' it with some 1500 wet n dry too...paying more attention to where the panel would wear more...
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| posted on November 2nd, 2006 at 01:10 PM |
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yeh add talcum powder to the paint for a faded chalky look
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| posted on November 2nd, 2006 at 05:09 PM |
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I've been painting cars for 12 years,.. one way you can go if you want a super "chalky" look,..clear coat and flatner,...like almost 50/50 clear
and flatner,....lightly dust it on over your base coat, it will flatten out to the extreme,.. I found that out my accident once
practice on various things you have laying around first in a small amount so you dont waist all your materials,...if 50/50 doesnt look the way ya want
it, try 75/25 (75 flatner,25 clear) and play with that
or actually whats cheaper than clear coat is clear "mixing binder" its basically a clear paint, it isnt formulated like clear coat for durablity
,but is still clear and a cheaper way to go then the actual cost of clear coat
I hope this helps
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| posted on November 2nd, 2006 at 06:03 PM |
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imagine 15 years ago if someone had suggested they wanted to intentionally make their car look like that....
they woulda been laughed outta town
-Joel
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| posted on November 3rd, 2006 at 09:54 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by DUB74L
imagine 15 years ago if someone had suggested they wanted to intentionally make their car look like that....
they woulda been laughed outta town
-Joel
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hahaha,.. totally |
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