Well I finally took my '57 to the body shop for some repair and then paint. :003:
Bama 57
Your car sure looks good in primer. Keep up the good work.
Quote from: Ecode70D on 2013-10-23 02:39
Bama 57
Your car sure looks good in primer. Keep up the good work.
Totally agree with Jay Bama 57..... please keep pics coming on the results!....I may have missed it.. but what color are you shooting for?
Looks great. Keep us posted with updates.
All I can smell is fresh paint, what's with this site? We have one in primer, one in white, Norwell will soon have some on his frame, and I still have a bit of that smell in my garage! Anyone else?
Quote from: Jeff Norwell on 2013-10-23 04:48
Totally agree with Jay Bama 57..... please keep pics coming on the results!....I may have missed it.. but what color are you shooting for?
Maybe y'all can help me decide.
I'm a sucker for red
Blue and white, You see a lot of red cars at the shows, blue will be different.
If your asking me, I agree with Wildhog, you see a lot of red ones, I'm not saying they don't look good but If your going to pick an original color there isn't much to pick from. Took me a long time and 11 test cans at 19 to 26 bucks a can depending. I would spray up my old bumperettes with each new color, I finally got it.
Quote from: hotroddonnie on 2013-10-23 20:55
If your asking me, I agree with Wildhog, you see a lot of red ones, I'm not saying they don't look good but If your going to pick an original color there isn't much to pick from. Took me a long time and 11 test cans at 19 to 26 bucks a can depending. I would spray up my old bumperettes with each new color, I finally got it.
I agree, it seems everything I look at on the web is red, but the area where I live is virtually empty of '57 Fords so I'd have the only one around here no matter what color I chose. lol
If you want to be different, then maybe the Blue is your color. It's not hard to see what my choice was. However, I did use a brighter white than the old Ford Colonial White.
A color choice is very personal. It's a big job to get the car ready and a significant cost for a good paint job. You don't want to turn your head and look longingly as a car goes by in the color that you wished you had chosen.
I did not choose my car or its color based on how it would be judged by others.
Good luck with making your selection. As hotroddonnie noted, make your choice from a test spray. A small color sample is just too hard to get the big picture.
Rich
I also like the brighter white with the red...like Rich K's....unless you're trying to keep it oem colors.
I'm a red kinda guy, the blue just don't hit the sweet spot for me......but too many reds out there. My Ranchero is going to be a GM color, dark red matalic, looks black unless the sun is shining on one spot.
I vote for Red n white..... but I would use Wimbleton white... it has a cream warm feel.... Colonial White is to stark for me.....like a fridge white.But this is just my opinion.
Bama.... what is your tire choice..... blackwalls or WWs?
This as well will affect the colour.
At anyrate,.... your 57 will be a winner!
And as others have stated.... this is the hardest part of doing your car.......I can attest to that! hahahaha
Quote from: Jeff Norwell on 2013-10-24 08:25
I vote for Red n white..... but I would use Wimbleton white... it has a cream warm feel.... Colonial White is to stark for me.....like a fridge white.But this is just my opinion.
Bama.... what is your tire choice..... blackwalls or WWs?
This as well will affect the colour.
At anyrate,.... your 57 will be a winner!
Red & White is what I had told the body & paint guy but I do love that blue. I'm not trying to please anyone, just want it to POP.
The tires will be white lettered with some type of old school wheels for most uses. I do have the original wheel covers and some white wall tires if I wanted to show it that way. The car will be a driver not really a show car so mainly I will run the Mag type wheels & white lettered tires. :burnout:
Well,.. if you like the Dresden Blue.... use the colonial white.... because it is a cool white.... not warm.
If you have a good relationship with you paint shop.... ask for some spray outs samples of the Dresden that has few different blue values.
But definitely use a cool white.
sounds like a winner!
I've always thought the '57 Fords had the best looking cowl vent, whith it's horizontal lines. But after striping the paint off mine and having to get in between all those corners I'm not so sure. lol
Perfect part for a sandblaster! you got them looking good....did you do the primer for your painter?
Not that I'm bitching by anymeans about anyone posting pictures, but it sure is a lot easier and faster to open jpg images. Thanks for posting. Keep up updated. Are you having your painter single stage or basecoat/clearcoat?
Yes, my EL-Cheap-O blaster was not co-operating so I used a drill motor with a stripper wheel. I sprayed it with epoxy primer for them to prep for paint.
I agree with the JPEGs but was limited by my software. Try this one.
Ron