Frame Paint Help Please
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From: Sevierville TN
There is no hostility. I ask a simple question in the thread pertaining to paint and get blasted for the restoration. maybe you should have read the thread too before commenting! Sure I'm going to respond when called out.
! GTOguy clearly stated he was expressing his own opinion, which is just as valid as anyone else's when opinions have been requested. Nobody is talking about a pissing contest except you, I don't understand your hostility.
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Not all of us have the advantage of finding a dry, never rusted frame in a car we find. I smoothed pits out in my a-arms and the frame with filler/primer. I actually never understood why someone would simply paint or powdercoat over pitted areas. But, many do and I guess they feel they are preserving the car in it's present, honest condition. Each to their own I say. 
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Jeht, no offense meant. I stated that I've been fortunate enough to deal with non-pitted surfaces on all of my old projects, and simple paint was enough to restore a factory finish with no need for block sanding, filling, etc. If I was working on a car that had a pitted frame or rear axle, I would do my best to level the surface out prior to painting/refinishing it. Agree that nice new paint over a pitted surface is, well, the pits! Most of the enjoyment in working on these old cars is in the satisfaction of the owner/restorer doing it the way he wants to for the results he wants. Good luck with your project.
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Not all of us have the advantage of finding a dry, never rusted frame in a car we find. I smoothed pits out in my a-arms and the frame with filler/primer. I actually never understood why someone would simply paint or powdercoat over pitted areas. But, many do and I guess they feel they are preserving the car in it's present, honest condition. Each to their own I say.
Antique furniture dealers cry when they see a newly refinished fine old piece.
I once had a 1924 Autocar tractor that I was restoring. A friend had one with a dump body on it that was newly constructed in the manner of the original one, but it had no rust pits. The body just did no justice to the fine old truck.
So... If you want a new 40 year old Corvette fill the pits.
If you want a piece of history, paint them (and leave a little bit of orange peel on the body like they came with.
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Roger, I would rather have an untouched original than a 50 year old car that was painted over pits and rust. If you're going to repaint a rusty and pitted surface, you have to clean it up, or it will look even worse than before....kind of like painting a car right over the dents, like you used to see at Earl Sheib. I liken the condition and value of classic cars to old antique guns: the most valuable are the untouched originals. The least valuable are the poorly refinished ones. Well- worn- but- serviceable and expertly restored ones fall in the middle. --
