faux tina

[dodge71demon]

I'm in the process of doing an early 70's pickup and would like the rubbed through paint look not a full faux tina but just mainly on the edges where there would be rub through from years of cleaning and waxing thinking of using different layers (colors) of single stage paint then light sanding and buff the piss out of it to wear through the top coat in places (edges which I would probably do anyway) to expose the undercoats thinking of using different colors of single stage for better protection than just primer first coat of single stage primer color second lighter shade of top coat then final top coat

Ideas -- any body do it this way

 

[devilchicken]

Go to the web site of the power block/power nation show on spike, they covered exactly what your looking to do, they did it on a old chevy truck not sure what year but they have all the old shows for streaming. It was on the "Trucks" show

 

[devilchicken]

it was called project class six

 

[diymirage]

when i used to build model cars i would prime them
then mist them with water, and sprinkle them with salt

paint it, and rub off the salt
the top coat will come off with the salt, exposing the primer

perhaps you can try something similar?

or grease
ive done this before when rebuilding engines
put grease on the sections you dont want paint
once the paint dries, you can pull off the grease and then you just need to burnish the edges

 

[dodge71demon]

Go to the web site of the power block/power nation show on spike, they covered exactly what your looking to do, they did it on a old chevy truck not sure what year but they have all the old shows for streaming. It was on the "Trucks" show

Thanks saw that more than I want

 

[dodge71demon]

when i used to build model cars i would prime them
then mist them with water, and sprinkle them with salt

paint it, and rub off the salt
the top coat will come off with the salt, exposing the primer

perhaps you can try something similar?

or grease
ive done this before when rebuilding engines
put grease on the sections you dont want paint
once the paint dries, you can pull off the grease and then you just need to burnish the edges

did that years ago instead of masking

 

[75slant6]

I saw a late 60s-early 70s Chevy suburban at a show Saturday with the very paint job like you're talking about. It looked awesome!! I was that light, sorta minty green that Chevy used a lot and I think they used white under that and either red oxide primer or a rust colored paint under that. I shoulda grabbed pics of it.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Find something that has the finish you are describing and then you will have a "template" so to speak. Doesn't even have to be a car. It can be anything. Even something like an old Coke sign.

 

[dodge71demon]

this is what I'll try should work after some experimenting
faux patina, faux rust, aged paint DIY