1922 model T - painting door panel, HELP!
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:47 pm
Hi,
While checking the web for some information, I came across your website. It seems like a great source of all kinds of valuable info - but I could not locate the exact thing I was looking for.
I have a customer that just bought a 1922 Model T truck for display at their orchard/vinyard and they want me to handpaint their orchard logo onto the door or side of the truck.
Being a graphic designer/artist, but not a car restorator, I of course do NOT want to do anything stupid to ruin that beautiful car.
I was wondering if you could give me some tips on a) surface prep: do I need to sand/strip/degloss/or whatever the area to be painted, b) what paints would be best to use that would hold up for longer than a few months (oils? Acrylics? Laquer of some sort?) and c) what kind of top coat would I need to put over the painting, to preserve it, without ruining the value of the truck?
If there is any kind of insight you could give me, I would be a very happy camper...
The customer just called me and told me they need me to get started next week, so it is rather urgent.
Thank you for any help you can give me!
Conni Tögel
Www.charisma-art.com
Www.artbyus.com
While checking the web for some information, I came across your website. It seems like a great source of all kinds of valuable info - but I could not locate the exact thing I was looking for.
I have a customer that just bought a 1922 Model T truck for display at their orchard/vinyard and they want me to handpaint their orchard logo onto the door or side of the truck.
Being a graphic designer/artist, but not a car restorator, I of course do NOT want to do anything stupid to ruin that beautiful car.
I was wondering if you could give me some tips on a) surface prep: do I need to sand/strip/degloss/or whatever the area to be painted, b) what paints would be best to use that would hold up for longer than a few months (oils? Acrylics? Laquer of some sort?) and c) what kind of top coat would I need to put over the painting, to preserve it, without ruining the value of the truck?
If there is any kind of insight you could give me, I would be a very happy camper...
The customer just called me and told me they need me to get started next week, so it is rather urgent.
Thank you for any help you can give me!
Conni Tögel
Www.charisma-art.com
Www.artbyus.com