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Old 12-08-2008, 05:10 PM
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Nothing wrong with polishing a turd
 
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Old 12-08-2008, 06:43 PM
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Mine aint crap brown but its an off green 70's color for sure. Mine is 1 of 3 or 4 trucks known too exsistance in my county thats mint green like mine. I catch hell at least 3 times a week for the color and a comment every now and then. Like one guy said..At least it runs. Besides the more that breaks, the more that i paint black, the more black the better


F.Y.I. about those 70's(chrysler) Cuda colors.. pink panther, plum crazy purple and the green was SUBLIME. and i think grabber orange.
 
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I painted my daily driver the "green go" mopar color
 
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
It's been repainted, prolly more than once.

It wasn't two stage paint (base coat/clear coat) originally, it was painted as all Ford's at that time were, in acrylic enamel.

A good wash job and a clay bar followed up by a good cleaner wax will do wonders for that paint.

DO NOT use a wax that contains silicone, or spray silicone anywhere near the paint.

Silicone will strip off the clear coat!!
Looks good. Did you use a cheap clear? I've seen this happen when you try and save money and get the cheaper clear. A single stage works good too if you know how to work with it. Base coat/ clear coat, don't go cheap on the clear or this will happen.
 
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Old 12-09-2008, 01:30 PM
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SOMEBODY must have liked Brown... They sold a lot of trucks! When I first bought my truck I was not a fan of Brown, but after washing and waxing it, the metallic brown just glistens in the sun! It does not, however photograph well. Now I like the color and plan on re-painting it back to original with the White roof accent as the VIN states. To each his own I suppose.
Cheers, (and don't forget to flush!)
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