1953 Ford faded/worn paint experiment

[landman]

Made from junk parts I bought on eBay. Experimented with the "sand thru layers" method.

Edited December 11, 2020 by landman

[slusher]

Nice work truck Pat!!!

[espo]

Great looking build. The grill seems to stand out a little more than it should. I like the paint treatment.

[landman]

 

On 5/29/2017 at 2:52 PM, espo said:

 

 

Yes it sticks out and I figured out what is behind it....literally. There was an insert behind the grill that was likely part of some custom thing. I'll see if I can remove the grill, then the insert without damaging anything, then reinstall the grille. the thing on the left bottom is the culprit.

Edited December 11, 2020 by landman

[gotnitro?]

Looks good Pat

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Looking good!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[vintagercr]

Nice work Pat

[landman]

Thanks guys. Experiment or not, it is on the shelf with the others.

[DumpyDan]

Well that went together well, looks good

[darthsideous]

It looks really good to me!

[landman]

On 5/29/2017 at 2:52 PM, espo said:

Great looking build. The grill seems to stand out a little more than it should. I like the paint treatment.

Finally got around to removing the "insert" behind the grill to alleviate the "frogeye" look.

 

Edited December 11, 2020 by landman

[Atmobil]

Looks really good that one

[Greg Rogers]

I love the patina look, that was what I was going for on my 56. The front grille looks perfect now.