Looks good to me. That Chrome paint they sell is pretty decent too. You might try that as your base if it isn't too late.
I have never used them, so I didn't know how their work was. They used to advertise in HotRod and Car Craft a lot, may still do, not sure. Since you had a problem with them, it would pay to check them out further before using them.
I have an uncle with a antique car restoration shop. Three years ago he did a 1960 Cadillac with lots of chrome (I helped him on this car). We sent all of the chrome to Graves, all $5000 worth. Yep, that's what they charged. Now I'm not talking about all the stainless trim all over the car...just the chrome plated stuff. Just the bumpers were a lot, many many pieces. They did the headlight and tail light bezels, door handles, and several other misc parts. All of the parts when disassembled went into the trunk of a car. After we got it all back we had to send about 1/3rd of it back to be redone. The second time around it was okay...not perfect...just okay. The car owner said he would accept it since he was the one delivering and picking it up. I think he was just over it. Now Graves has been in business for a long time and I know they can do some great work so this may have just been an isolated incident...who knows. One thing I do know, if I ever use them, I better dig deep and so had you!!
I removed the header paint and used Duplicolor chrome. This stuff is not very durable and clear eats it up. It seems that they way it works is all the metal flake floats to the top and drys. This layer is very thin and wears easily. I did paint the background and letters today ... The Ford blue background came out darker than the original ... oh well ...
The frame looks great.I wish I had seen this post earlier I might have been able to help you out.I build model cars (since I was 5)Testors makes a paint line called"Metalizer" paints you can get it in bottles or rattle can.They produce over a dozen different colors that reproduce the look of metals.Stainless steel,magnesium and aluminum to name a few.When applied and gently rubbed out with a soft cloth they are very convincing and can be clearcoated with automotive clears to give them durability. Well maybe for future reference this little tid bit will help you.Wish I had a tasca ford( a T bolt would be cool)
The metalizers are lacquer base.I would not mix paint systems though.Stripping it would be your best bet.
They also make a pretty good Ford engine light blue in bottle form.Looks like what was on the plate frame behind the lettering(blue field)
I'll have to check it out ... might have to strip them down and start over. I'll buy some of the testors at the local hobby shop and do a test with it ... Thanks ...
Looks awesome!!!! I'm still looking for a "Burch Ford" one, all you Cali guys keep yours eyes peeled!!
I have a couple each from Bob Wondries Ford and Westminster Ford, both from Cali. They came on the 74 LDO and 72 Sprint I bought last year. Never thought too much about them until now.
how do you find out where your ride originally came from? Are you guys just the original owners? I'm intrigued enough to post the query.
You get a marti auto report google marti auto works and pay some cash and they will tell you everything about your car. Sorry for the 2 year old thread post.
That's pretty cool. I'll have to check that out. I'm a new maverick owner and wouldn't mind knowing that stuff. Only owned mid-80's to early early 90's clunkers before. This is kinda fun.
is there a way to tell how many miles are actually on the car? my odometer says 84,000 but I don't know if it has rolled over or not. I guess it could be 184,000 or 284,000 for all I can tell...
