frame paint
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: maryland
frame paint
planning on having the frame primed this weekend or start of the week.
painter wants to know if the frame will be black flat or gloss
or if it will be body color.
i havnt picked a body color yet, but for a show-cruiser i think color would be awewsome.
trucks a 51 with a m11 front end.
how wou;ld others advise?
painter wants to know if the frame will be black flat or gloss
or if it will be body color.
i havnt picked a body color yet, but for a show-cruiser i think color would be awewsome.
trucks a 51 with a m11 front end.
how wou;ld others advise?
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From: Riverside, So Cal
Most of the frames I have seen were painted or powder coated semi gloss black, which is what mine is. Body color is very cool, but if you haven't picked a color (like me), then a contrasting/complimentary color is nice.
One of the coolest frame colors I have see was a hammertone pewter. Very nice. And it would go with any color body.
One of the coolest frame colors I have see was a hammertone pewter. Very nice. And it would go with any color body.
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From: Harpswell Maine
Originally Posted by Randy Jack
Most of the frames I have seen were painted or powder coated semi gloss black, which is what mine is. Body color is very cool, but if you haven't picked a color (like me), then a contrasting/complimentary color is nice.
One of the coolest frame colors I have see was a hammertone pewter. Very nice. And it would go with any color body.
One of the coolest frame colors I have see was a hammertone pewter. Very nice. And it would go with any color body.
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From: peyton, colorado
My frame will be yellow, the same as the body. I like the yellow and black combo, so the jag subframe is black, but the control arms are yellow, for example. Anything that is black will have yellow pinstripes, and anything yellow will have red stripes.
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One of the members of our club won 1st place in the 53-56 semi-custom class at the GNRS in both 2007 and 2008 with a black 56 F100 with a metallic red chassis. I would have never thought to use that color combination but that sparkling red undercarraige sure sets off that mirror black finish.
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Originally Posted by Randy Jack
One of the coolest frame colors I have see was a hammertone pewter. Very nice. And it would go with any color body.
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From: Riverside, So Cal
Originally Posted by 56panelford
Hey Randy, do you know where there would be an example of that hammertone pewter, sounds interesting. Does it come in paint or is it powder coating?
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From: Brentwood, TN
I like the Krylon Rust Tough rattle-can paint product line. They have a HAMM-R paint that comes in silver that is a hammertone finish. I have used it on brackets and other pieces that mount to my polished aluminum IFS/IRS, it adds a nice touch.
I'll have the Roast Duck
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From: Northshore, MN
CIAF has a hammertone grey frame in his gallery. "hammerite epoxy paint" is one brand... Which is the one I think he used, and is the one I intend to use, too. My other (stock) truck will be chassis black.
