Im working on a 77 right now. I love the look or the original blue it still has. I don't want to call it "patina" but it's got a nice worn out, oxidized, flawed look to it that just looks right with the bronco........ the problem lies in the typical bronco quarter panel seam rust! It has about a 4 inch wide rust through spot at the seams the lenght of the entire quarter panel as I'm sure most bronco people are quite familiar with. I want to fix this rust out area but still keep the original paint in the rest of the paint in tact. I've done enough work I'm not worried about the rust repair. Once it's repair I don't how I'm going to match the paint with the rest of the body. I've never seen a blend job actually look good, enough the pro painters that insist there's no way you can tell.
Here's a few ideas, or more accurately brainstorm I have but definitly open to more.
1) I think most paint shops won't be interested in doing a matching patina look. I've heard some of the more artistic painters can match patina colors and have a repair job blend very well with the original. But I don't know of anybody capable of that. I'll take any recommendations in the Portland Oregon area.
2). Make a unique looking two tone where I paint a white strip right in the seam to cover up the repair.
3) adapt some fat trim like from 70s vintage f150s that had the big fat trim right in the middle of the seam to cover everything up. It would of course look out of place on a bronco and I'd have to figure out how to shorten it without it looking very strange, but it would look pretty good.
4) Since it's easier to computer match a wrap than paint I could do a cutom paint matching wrap just to cover up the 4" repair spot on the quarter. The top vinyl wrap seam I can just end at the trim (it's a sport model). The bottom seam I'm not sure how it would blend. I could get a wrap all the way to the bottom of the body but that defeats the purpose of keeping the paint in tact.
5) double up on the trim so the the regular trim on top and another set on the bottom. that's covering up the area where the paint or a wrap blends.
6) Open to any suggestions beyond, "shut up and paint it." I'm not concerned about spending the time or money paiting it. I just geniunaly like the look that the paint is in right now and don't want to change that.
Here's a few ideas, or more accurately brainstorm I have but definitly open to more.
1) I think most paint shops won't be interested in doing a matching patina look. I've heard some of the more artistic painters can match patina colors and have a repair job blend very well with the original. But I don't know of anybody capable of that. I'll take any recommendations in the Portland Oregon area.
2). Make a unique looking two tone where I paint a white strip right in the seam to cover up the repair.
3) adapt some fat trim like from 70s vintage f150s that had the big fat trim right in the middle of the seam to cover everything up. It would of course look out of place on a bronco and I'd have to figure out how to shorten it without it looking very strange, but it would look pretty good.
4) Since it's easier to computer match a wrap than paint I could do a cutom paint matching wrap just to cover up the 4" repair spot on the quarter. The top vinyl wrap seam I can just end at the trim (it's a sport model). The bottom seam I'm not sure how it would blend. I could get a wrap all the way to the bottom of the body but that defeats the purpose of keeping the paint in tact.
5) double up on the trim so the the regular trim on top and another set on the bottom. that's covering up the area where the paint or a wrap blends.
6) Open to any suggestions beyond, "shut up and paint it." I'm not concerned about spending the time or money paiting it. I just geniunaly like the look that the paint is in right now and don't want to change that.
