Needed - Paint Detective....
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Needed - Paint Detective....
OK, so I have a 1965 F100 Flareside that has been "restored" (if you can call it that). As part of the restoration the front fenders and driver's door were replaced and the original Warranty tag is gone. Addtionally, the truck has been repainted. I looking for the one or two spots that may still show a hint as to the original paint color. I have looked behind the door strike/latch plates, behind the gas tank, under the rubber floor covering and no hints at any of these spots.
Any detectives out there to give any other suggestions of places to look?
Any detectives out there to give any other suggestions of places to look?
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OK, so I have a 1965 F100 Flareside that has been "restored" (if you can call it that). As part of the restoration the front fenders and driver's door were replaced and the original Warranty tag is gone. Addtionally, the truck has been repainted. I looking for the one or two spots that may still show a hint as to the original paint color. I have looked behind the door strike/latch plates, behind the gas tank, under the rubber floor covering and no hints at any of these spots.
Any detectives out there to give any other suggestions of places to look?
Any detectives out there to give any other suggestions of places to look?
Then the glass, weather strips, headliner, fuel tank, bench seat, floor mat, instrument cluster bezel, switches and etc. were installed.
Is the headliner still present?
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No headliner, it was removed and the roof painted
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Seems to me that you will have to portray Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Chan, Philo Vance, Phillip Marlowe, Nick Charles.
Use a pen knife or single edged razor blade, carefully scrape some of the new paint off to see what color lies beneath.
Use a pen knife or single edged razor blade, carefully scrape some of the new paint off to see what color lies beneath.
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So, I'm doing the drum brake to disk brake upgrade to my '65 F100 Flareside. Upon removing the master cylinder to distribution block brake line bracket attached to the frame, I find that the bracket is painted dark (holly?) green upon removing all the grease.
Could this is be the original color of the truck or would these brackets have been painted prior to installation of the brake system????
Could this is be the original color of the truck or would these brackets have been painted prior to installation of the brake system????
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There are multiple colors on the truck and the PO stated it had been repainted.....
So, why would the bracket be painted???
So, why would the bracket be painted???
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