hot rod primer colors

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » November 22, 2011, 7:46 pm

I have to ask.
Has anyone used, or seen a truck with the white hot rod primer on it and what did it look like to you?
I love the look of the flat black and grey, but I just can't get my head around the white.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 22, 2011, 8:35 pm

you mean the Tom sawyer look!, white wash!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ilaX4y ... re=related

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » November 22, 2011, 8:46 pm

Er ah, that wasn't exactly what I had in mind........
But thank you for your support.

LM14 · Post by **LM14** » November 22, 2011, 10:36 pm

Had a friend paint white primer on a 69 Rambler American years ago while doing his body work. It just looked like faded, chalky white paint. Not very appealing. I've only had one car project over the years that made it to paint so I have a lot of primer experience.

SPark

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » November 22, 2011, 11:12 pm

i bought this truck cheap & fixed a few things on it
it had about three different colored body panels on it....
a quick wash and some light grey primer.... BAM !
looked pretty good from 25 foot (white really hides dents good

)
3 days on craigslist and it was bye bye truck , hello money

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 23, 2011, 12:04 am

slick4x4 wrote:i bought this truck cheap & fixed a few things on it
it had about three different colored body panels on it....
a quick wash and some light grey primer.... BAM !
looked pretty good from 25 foot (white really hides dents good )
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I don`t know about that!, I can just make out a dent behind the rear wheel arch!

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » November 23, 2011, 8:14 am

see ?
.... you missed the one on the front fender !

it was a one day drive it in / quick sand / wash / tape / paint / drive out
it didnt look great , just a LOT better than when it rolled in

Max · Post by **Max** » November 23, 2011, 9:47 am

Good luck keeping a flat white paint job clean.

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » November 23, 2011, 8:29 pm

"done right" it would be easy to clean, i think they have flat or satin clear automotive finishs now

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » November 24, 2011, 9:36 am

I like the looks of the white Unc.. Zak has thought about it for his Uni...

the only pic I have of the flat White but I like it with a bright colored wheel to make it pop!!.. hope this helps...

Truckrat · Post by **Truckrat** » November 24, 2011, 10:16 am

I was checking out the tailgate on the econoline.
The Ford lettering looks like it is falling down.
Never seen anyone do that! TR

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » November 24, 2011, 10:18 am

I'm with Gary. I love the tail gate. Way cool. I do think the Econoline is nice but I'm still having conceptual problems with the flat white.

Truckrat · Post by **Truckrat** » November 25, 2011, 10:18 pm

Lot of folks are using a dull clear to seal the primer now so it won't deteriorate.
Seems to be a cheap way to keep the look and avoid having to actually paint a vehicle.
Also you can put toner into your primer to color it before you apply the clear.
Seen a lot of that a few years ago. Some guys would take it a step further
and put flames or scallops on in a contrasting color like Greg did with his Uni but in primer
and then spray dull clear over it. Lots of ways to play around with it. TR

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » November 26, 2011, 5:41 pm

hot rod flatz