View Poll Results: Original Paint Poll?
Original
28
50.00%
Re-painted
18
32.14%
Re-paint to orginal by code#
10
17.86%
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Original Paint Poll
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Graves County, KY
Repainted by who knows who, who knows when. They did a horrible home paint job, probably outside. Overspray on everything, orangepeel here and there, a couple of drips on each corner of the cab and bed. Paint on the glass where they didn't properly tape off the side windows. The color is close but not the same as original. Of course, it's oxidized and probably looks worse than the original did when they painted over it. 
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My 73, 77 and 79 F100s have all been repainted. The 73 was repainted in the original 2-tone sequoia brown and creme white. The 77 was originally black and is now rangoon red. The 79 was repainted the original metallic dark brown.
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Joined: Dec 2005
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My 77 has its original paint--but not for long. Trying to get it ready for a fresh paint job. Going back with the original red/white combo, though.
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my 76 F100 was professionally repainted in sept 2005, and i also think sometime in the late 80's by the previous owner. Not to mention I painted it flat black the spring of '05. The owner before me (original owner's son) did bondo work, so when i got it repainted, if you look real close there are some really rough looking spots. All in all not bad. The previous owner had it repainted green (original). I had it painted Grey Metallic Pearl off of the '05 Nissan Altima at Maaco. I also painted the bumpers, under the hood, and the wiper arms satin black and i painted the interior semi-gloss black. it turns heads, so i'm not complaining... i just wish bondo was illegal 
-dan
-dan
Last edited by 76shortbed; Feb 3, 2006 at 04:01 PM.
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From: Little Falls,New York
My '72-'73-'76-'78(sounds like an old country music song I once heard)is good ol' spray can ford blue!IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP!!!!!I am in the proccess of redoing the body,though,and the front clip and most of the cab are in primer.Hopefully the body will come out good enough to wear 3-4 coats of black lacquer.Man,you can't beat a great looking old truck!!!!!!
