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Could it be TM rather than TH?? Sorta looks like an M in your picture. That would be Candy Apple red, & Wimbledon white. Looks like you have the red (T) body with white (M) roof.
Could it be TM rather than TH?? Sorta looks like an M in your picture. That would be Candy Apple red, & Wimbledon white. Looks like you have the red (T) body with white (M) roof.
Nice looking truck! I dig the small door mirrors.
Well... heck yeah.... thanks for pointing that out Scott..... Now the light has come on..... LOL.
Thanks for the comment on the mirrors.... As far as I can tell.... everything on my truck is original. The original owner just used it around his farm. It has OBVIOUSLY stayed out in the weather until I got it.
No extra holes drilled..... Nothing added to the engine and nothing taken away from the engine..... Even still has the Original Ford spark plug wires...LOL.
LOL now that someone pointed out the mirrors...I can't help it..they look so TIIIIINNNNYYYY heheheh
LOL.... yep I thought the same thing..... SAMPLE mirrors..... LOL.
Thanks for those paint codes.... Our O'Rileys has a good line of auto paint so I will take them those numbers...
I did a little research last night and seems most parts stores have "Dulpicolor paint". If you dig into the applications of certain color enough you can find that a candy apple red they offer is a Ford and Lincoln red for 60's and 70's.
SO... for now, I have a few places that need some paint on them. The cowl of my truck has shed all the paint. You can see the galvanized finish on the metal there and in some places the galv has given way to rust. I got to get some paint on that metal STAT.
LOL.... yep I thought the same thing..... SAMPLE mirrors..... LOL.
Thanks for those paint codes.... Our O'Rileys has a good line of auto paint so I will take them those numbers...
I did a little research last night and seems most parts stores have "Dulpicolor paint". If you dig into the applications of certain color enough you can find that a candy apple red they offer is a Ford and Lincoln red for 60's and 70's.
SO... for now, I have a few places that need some paint on them. The cowl of my truck has shed all the paint. You can see the galvanized finish on the metal there and in some places the galv has given way to rust. I got to get some paint on that metal STAT.
Mike
What I meant to say is, go to a body shop supply store where they will mix the paint. You could try auto parts stores too but usually they only have the modern paint (don't know if they would have paint colors for these old trucks, but I never checked) AND it's never going to be the professional stuff. At the body shop supply places you can get a custom spray can with hardener built in, so you actually have "real" paint (yes..it will cost about 15-20 a can though). If you're gonna try and paint some metal that's galvanized you usually need a special primer or a metal etch primer that will bite into that, galvanized metal doesn't like to grab paint on its own. Of course I guess you don't need a spray can if you just want to touch up some scratches. But be aware that the "scratch" paints you get at the auto parts stores take weeks to fully harden on their own, so be gentle with that area until then
Apologies if I sound like a know-it-all, I used to do some basic bodywork in my younger days and have played with painting a bit. For my own truck I got some 2K spray cans (2K means a paint system that uses base and hardener) , one for each color of my two tone, for about $60 ish from a body shop supply store. I haven't used them just yet since its too cold outside. Was going to mainly respray some of my interior. I got 2K paint with hardener, the can has a special red button on the bottom of the spray can, when you push that button in it releases the hardener, you shake it up and then spray. It is "good" for about 12 hours until its too hardened to spray again. So they are timed cans
What I meant to say is, go to a body shop supply store where they will mix the paint. You could try auto parts stores too but usually they only have the modern paint (don't know if they would have paint colors for these old trucks, but I never checked) AND it's never going to be the professional stuff. At the body shop supply places you can get a custom spray can with hardener built in, so you actually have "real" paint (yes..it will cost about 15-20 a can though). If you're gonna try and paint some metal that's galvanized you usually need a special primer or a metal etch primer that will bite into that, galvanized metal doesn't like to grab paint on its own. Of course I guess you don't need a spray can if you just want to touch up some scratches. But be aware that the "scratch" paints you get at the auto parts stores take weeks to fully harden on their own, so be gentle with that area until then
I really wish we had a body shop supply house here.... My only problem with that is I live in the arm pit of the south..... and without traveling a long distance I can't walk in to one.
I am stuck with what I can get locally for the small jobs I guess. About the best I can do here is O'Riley's Auto Parts...... Oh well.....
I'm glad you brought up the thing about the galvanized metal. I have several quarter size and dollar size spots to fix on plain sheet metal.... BUT, my whole cowl area has NO PAINT. That part needs major attention.
What I meant to say is, go to a body shop supply store where they will mix the paint. You could try auto parts stores too but usually they only have the modern paint (don't know if they would have paint colors for these old trucks, but I never checked) AND it's never going to be the professional stuff. At the body shop supply places you can get a custom spray can with hardener built in, so you actually have "real" paint (yes..it will cost about 15-20 a can though). If you're gonna try and paint some metal that's galvanized you usually need a special primer or a metal etch primer that will bite into that, galvanized metal doesn't like to grab paint on its own. Of course I guess you don't need a spray can if you just want to touch up some scratches. But be aware that the "scratch" paints you get at the auto parts stores take weeks to fully harden on their own, so be gentle with that area until then
Apologies if I sound like a know-it-all, I used to do some basic bodywork in my younger days and have played with painting a bit. For my own truck I got some 2K spray cans (2K means a paint system that uses base and hardener) , one for each color of my two tone, for about $60 ish from a body shop supply store. I haven't used them just yet since its too cold outside. Was going to mainly respray some of my interior. I got 2K paint with hardener, the can has a special red button on the bottom of the spray can, when you push that button in it releases the hardener, you shake it up and then spray. It is "good" for about 12 hours until its too hardened to spray again. So they are timed cans
Well, I actually found out that if I have a paint code ...... our local NAPA can mix up paint and put it in a rattle can for me.
SO.... looks like I might be in bidness......
