Thread: How to paint a rat rod to look like rust ?

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The problem is it takes a lot of talent to make that faux finish look real - probably as much talent as it takes to paint a car to look nice. Do it wrong, and it won't look weathered . . . it'll just look bad.

I guess that's the difference between "now" and "then." Back then, we never made them look bad on purpose.

Street Rodder mag.(I think) did an article about faux finish and even showed a '32 truck being "rusted". I don't remember the issue num., but you might contact them for a back issue. An artist here in Ft. Worth area did a glass car complete with straw hanging out of different places mismatched frt. and rr. wheels, heck he even won a few pick's at some of the runs. His last is Anderson, but don't remember any address, he does art work etc. for a living.
I agree with some of the other greybeards, we had primered cars in the past, but we all wanted paint and interior (though few succeded).
Jim