1965 (Corrected) Red Mustang

[charlie]

Re: 1965 (Corrected) Red Mustang

The funny thing is that his latest post appears to have been moderated or deleted. He is sadly misinformed and I'm certain that he felt threatened by me. What a way to run a business.

I think I will post it here for kicks (I got the email notification of it--but when I went to forum, it mysteriously wasn't there)

" I am glad he is happy with his car. And I am also happy you are a hero in his eyes. If he was my neighbor I would have tought him to do this himshelf in about 15 minuets. He would then be able to keep it that way until it gets polished through. If he keeps it out of the sun it will last for years. Of course if he was my neighor, when he saw what a real quality paint job looks like on an early Mustang he would then not be so happy with it. I do not feel threatend by your post. In fact most of my business is insurance work on new crashes. I just know how easy it is to do what you did to that car. It looks real impressive, but anybody that can fog a mirror can do it. Very little skill involve d. Nothing wrong with that, it's just nothing to beat you chest on the internet about. I am finished with this thread.

Lstar "

I'm getting in on this a bit late, forgive me. I have a little input regarding "quality" paint on older cars. It can be done of course, but even modern urethane paints are not always compatible with older paints. Unless you strip/sand the old paint down to the primer, you may well have issues with "modern" urethane auto finishes. While lacquer is acceptable OVER urethane, the opposite is not always true...often it is NOT true. Urethane clear /color coats can lift when applied over lacquers and some enamels. I've seen it happen more than a few times. Buyer beware when getting a "modern" finish applied over an older paint.
You can spent a couple of thousand $ and encounter misery down the road. My 1990 Mustang is a prime example. It was one of Ford's earliest color/clear finishes...it appeared to be an enamel-certainly not urethane according to every body shop I had look at it. The driver's side was repaired by a great shop-expert paint/body work. Five years later, the urethane clear delaminated from the original paint. I saw the prep and it was done with care and attention to detail, however, there was no need to sand through to the primer.

I've repaired the paint myself this time having learned alot about finish compatibility. With care, a "restored" original paint can be maintained for years. With care, a modern urethane applied over an older finish can turn ugly.

Excellent work, btw. And yes, I have been using Meguiar's products exclusively since I began doing my own touch - ups on my daily driver. It's not always garaged, but it's maintained.
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