1964 F100 Shortbed (Poor Boys Rattle Can Restoration)

PoKoMoko · Post by **PoKoMoko** » June 21, 2011, 10:08 am

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Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » June 21, 2011, 4:42 pm

great looking truck!, do you call her Pocahontas?

fire truck · Post by **fire truck** » June 23, 2011, 10:13 pm

I would never paint that truck! Well, I would pai t the underside and engine compartment....

vwwomack · Post by **vwwomack** » June 25, 2011, 3:35 pm

Please don't get any spray paint near the inside, or outside of that truck! its way to nice for that!

PoKoMoko · Post by **PoKoMoko** » June 26, 2011, 4:55 pm

My son with a pressure washer (watch out!)

PoKoMoko · Post by **PoKoMoko** » June 26, 2011, 4:58 pm

Im not planning on messing with the original paint, but I do need ideas on how to neutralize the surface rust.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » June 26, 2011, 6:52 pm

Do they make a flat or satin clearcoat?

Rusty 63 · Post by **Rusty 63** » June 26, 2011, 6:55 pm

ospho?

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » June 26, 2011, 7:00 pm

Anything that ntralizes the rust will ruin the paint. You will get runs and stuff that will look horible. Just keep it dry and it will last for many more years like that.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » June 27, 2011, 2:34 am

I have the same problem with the green truck!, what about fish oil?, would that help?

Hookedtrout · Post by **Hookedtrout** » June 27, 2011, 9:01 am

Alan Mclennan wrote:I have the same problem with the green truck!, what about fish oil?, would that help?

Sure but you'll smell like fish all the time!

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » June 27, 2011, 9:06 am

I checked with the "Google"

and several companies offer a matte finish clear coat.
But, it's taken 40+ years to get that far how much more is it going to rust over the next few?

Hookedtrout · Post by **Hookedtrout** » June 27, 2011, 9:11 am

Gritsngumbo wrote:I checked with the "Google" and several companies offer a matte finish clear coat.
But, it's taken 40+ years to get that far how much more is it going to rust over the next few?

Haven't times changed, when I was a kid there was no such thing as patina, there was shiny and beautiful and old and ugly and rust was an evil enemy, you avoided anything with rust and if you had something with rust you battled it with all guns loaded. It's amazing now that the rusted patina look is not only accepted it's prefered in a lot of cases and I am one of those that loves the look. Just found it interesting and I'm sure it's been discussed before but it sure is a viewpoint I thought I'd never see.

HiBoy63 · Post by **HiBoy63** » June 27, 2011, 1:42 pm

Times may have changed but I havent still like to see them with nice shiny paint on them.

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » June 27, 2011, 8:24 pm

patina holds up pretty well. added benefit is you can enjoy the car shows instead of polishing it.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » June 27, 2011, 9:05 pm

I'm a "shiny paint" fan also, but am trying hard to keep my F250 in it's current "natural state". Guess it's not really patina, but more like just faded paint. Plan to have "Slick Shop" door signs made using an antique font and off white color.

PoKoMoko · Post by **PoKoMoko** » June 28, 2011, 11:10 am

Ripped out the farm bumper, found an wire octopus underneath.

PoKoMoko · Post by **PoKoMoko** » June 29, 2011, 12:22 pm

My carb.. before and after... A friend of mine rebuilt it for free! The accel pump was leaking really bad (onto the exhaust manifold)

PoKoMoko · Post by **PoKoMoko** » June 29, 2011, 12:31 pm

Are the pictures I'm posting too big?

Alan Mclennan - LOL Pocahontas

Max · Post by **Max** » June 29, 2011, 12:59 pm

Nope, keep 'em coming!

1964 F100 Shortbed (Poor Boys Rattle Can Restoration)

1964 F100 Shortbed (Poor Boys Rattle Can Restoration)

Stripping and cleaning

My carb.. before and after...