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72c20customcamper · 05-27-2021, 06:46 PM

Looking at my 68 Golden and noticed a lot of scrapes down to the original paint. Never really thought about it but the paint kept peeling around the scrape. So I helped it along very lightly with a single edge razor. Looks like earl as in Shieb painted it . Looks like they sealed it and painted without sanding it . Little 2k sanding and a hand rub , the paint shines up nice. No telling if any body work was done but I doubt it as there are painted over dents. So I guess in my spare time I’ll be pealing off the paint each panel one at a time

**Sheepdip** · 05-27-2021, 08:43 PM

An old family friend long gone now had a 58 Chevy Pickup he bought brand new and used it on his Almond Ranch.

This truck with original paint looked like you took a ball peen hammer to it and slung concrete splatter all over it. He took it to Earl Shieb's and had it painted...I don't think they even washed it before they painted it.
He was proud of it.

**Steeveedee** · 05-27-2021, 08:49 PM

Scheib.

My dad knew a guy who took his truck in for paint, and the only thing that they masked off was the window glass.

**jocko** · 05-27-2021, 09:03 PM

I thought I'd up the ante on my first car, drove right past Earl Scheib's and went to Maaco...
My bad. I'd take ol Earl's paint job any day after my Maaco experience.

gmc684x4 · 05-27-2021, 09:15 PM

My 68 had a 5 gallon brush paint job
Spent way to much time cleaning that off as a young fella

body bolt · 05-27-2021, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by gmc684x4

My 68 had a 5 gallon brush paint job
Spent way to much time cleaning that off as a young fella

The junkyard hood on my truck was painted black with a brush. Something I never noticed until yesterday there is a ring on the hood where you see they set the can. Underneath the black it's medium olive which is the color of my truck.

**davischevy** · 05-27-2021, 10:47 PM

We have all seen vehicles that probably would have been better off with a cut and buff than the paint job they got.

toms68cst · 05-28-2021, 08:28 AM

My dad insisted that I brush-paint a '52 international pickup we had back in the '70's that still had pretty nice original paint. It looked pretty good from a distance but crappy up close. It did nothing to help the value of the truck and probably lowered it a lot.

**michael bustamante** · 05-28-2021, 12:46 PM

them old earl scheib commercials!!
" ill paint that car!!.....89.95!!!

**72ironmike** · 05-28-2021, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by michael bustamante

them old earl scheib commercials!!
" ill paint that car!!.....89.95!!!

Michael, You are a young buck ! I remember $19.95 in the 60's.

**michael bustamante** · 05-28-2021, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 72ironmike

Michael, You are a young buck ! I remember $19.95 in the 60's.

lol im 48. i remember seeing that in the early 80`s

**Steeveedee** · 05-28-2021, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 72ironmike

Michael, You are a young buck ! I remember $19.95 in the 60's.

Yup! "Any car, any color. Rrriiight!"

**special-K** · 05-29-2021, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by davischevy

We have all seen vehicles that probably would have been better off with a cut and buff than the paint job they got.

Ain't that the truth!

I don't think that is one of the five colors Earl offered. Must have been some other scuffless sprainter

72c20customcamper · 05-31-2021, 04:21 PM

Started the rest of the bed panel coming out better than expected . And people pay big money to replicate patina . The bare metal I may hit with red oxide primer and buff it to blend it in a little

**special-K** · 06-01-2021, 07:27 AM

That is coming out great. The fade makes the top paint look like Saddle. I know the gold poly fades to look brownish, but I wonder if the shop used the Saddle code.

I know painters will tint primer with body color. I wonder how that might look for spot paint you're not trying to blend? Close in match while not looking like you were trying. Just make less obvious

72c20customcamper · 06-01-2021, 08:36 AM

I think they did use saddle on it when it was repainted. I'm going to try fluid film on the bare steel .

72c20customcamper · 06-03-2021, 04:08 PM

Did some more .

72c20customcamper · 06-03-2021, 04:10 PM

Was a little nervous about taking the letters off . Hit them with some pb blaster and the speed nuts came right off . No broken studs

67C10Step · 06-03-2021, 04:45 PM

That old girl is gonna shine right up. I am really liking the brown left on the finish. Keep working on it as I think you are making great progress.

72c20customcamper · 06-03-2021, 05:38 PM

I like the contrast of the brown on the gold . I am going to add some back on the left bedside I think I went a little to far sanding

body bolt · 06-03-2021, 05:44 PM

Cool! That's going to look pretty damn good. Perhaps the crappy paint has saved the original paint.

72c20customcamper · 06-03-2021, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by body bolt

Cool! That's going to look pretty damn good. Perhaps the crappy paint has saved the original paint.

I'm sure the paint term used loosely helped protect the original . The "paint" came off in spots like a vinyl wrap

body bolt · 06-03-2021, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

I'm sure the paint term used loosely helped protect the original . The "paint" came off in spots like a vinyl wrap

It looks like vinyl on fabric backing like, dare I say, naugahyde?

68Gold/white · 06-04-2021, 12:14 AM

Waaay cool!!

72c20customcamper · 06-04-2021, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by body bolt

It looks like vinyl on fabric backing like, dare I say, naugahyde?

It's like a wrap. Very thin and a lot was brittle so it came off in flakes.

05-27-2021, 06:46 PM	#1
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Who’d of thunk! Looking at my 68 Golden and noticed a lot of scrapes down to the original paint. Never really thought about it but the paint kept peeling around the scrape. So I helped it along very lightly with a single edge razor. Looks like earl as in Shieb painted it . Looks like they sealed it and painted without sanding it . Little 2k sanding and a hand rub , the paint shines up nice. No telling if any body work was done but I doubt it as there are painted over dents. So I guess in my spare time I’ll be pealing off the paint each panel one at a time Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

05-27-2021, 08:43 PM	#2
Sheepdip Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Waterford California Posts: 2,626	Re: Who’d of thunk! An old family friend long gone now had a 58 Chevy Pickup he bought brand new and used it on his Almond Ranch. This truck with original paint looked like you took a ball peen hammer to it and slung concrete splatter all over it. He took it to Earl Shieb's and had it painted...I don't think they even washed it before they painted it. He was proud of it.

05-27-2021, 08:49 PM	#3
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,676	Re: Who’d of thunk! Scheib. My dad knew a guy who took his truck in for paint, and the only thing that they masked off was the window glass. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

05-27-2021, 09:03 PM	#4
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,975	Re: Who’d of thunk! I thought I'd up the ante on my first car, drove right past Earl Scheib's and went to Maaco... My bad. I'd take ol Earl's paint job any day after my Maaco experience.

05-27-2021, 09:15 PM	#5
gmc684x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitehorse yukon Posts: 1,218	Re: Who’d of thunk! My 68 had a 5 gallon brush paint job Spent way to much time cleaning that off as a young fella

05-27-2021, 10:47 PM	#7
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,860	Re: Who’d of thunk! We have all seen vehicles that probably would have been better off with a cut and buff than the paint job they got. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

05-28-2021, 08:28 AM	#8
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,296	Re: Who’d of thunk! My dad insisted that I brush-paint a '52 international pickup we had back in the '70's that still had pretty nice original paint. It looked pretty good from a distance but crappy up close. It did nothing to help the value of the truck and probably lowered it a lot. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

05-28-2021, 12:46 PM	#9
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: Who’d of thunk! them old earl scheib commercials!! " ill paint that car!!.....89.95!!! __________________ 1967custom

05-31-2021, 04:21 PM	#14
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Re: Who’d of thunk! Started the rest of the bed panel coming out better than expected . And people pay big money to replicate patina . The bare metal I may hit with red oxide primer and buff it to blend it in a little Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. Last edited by 72c20customcamper; 06-07-2021 at 08:44 AM.

06-01-2021, 07:27 AM	#15
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Who’d of thunk! That is coming out great. The fade makes the top paint look like Saddle. I know the gold poly fades to look brownish, but I wonder if the shop used the Saddle code. I know painters will tint primer with body color. I wonder how that might look for spot paint you're not trying to blend? Close in match while not looking like you were trying. Just make less obvious __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

06-01-2021, 08:36 AM	#16
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Re: Who’d of thunk! I think they did use saddle on it when it was repainted. I'm going to try fluid film on the bare steel . __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

06-03-2021, 04:08 PM	#17
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Re: Who’d of thunk! Did some more . Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

06-03-2021, 04:10 PM	#18
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Re: Who’d of thunk! Was a little nervous about taking the letters off . Hit them with some pb blaster and the speed nuts came right off . No broken studs __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. Last edited by 72c20customcamper; 06-04-2021 at 09:06 AM.

06-03-2021, 04:45 PM	#19
67C10Step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 2,475	Re: Who’d of thunk! That old girl is gonna shine right up. I am really liking the brown left on the finish. Keep working on it as I think you are making great progress. __________________ 1967 C10 1980 Jeep CJ5 2020 Toyota 4Runner 2024 Toyota Tundra

06-03-2021, 05:38 PM	#20
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Re: Who’d of thunk! I like the contrast of the brown on the gold . I am going to add some back on the left bedside I think I went a little to far sanding __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.



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06-03-2021, 05:44 PM	#21
body bolt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 474	Re: Who’d of thunk! Cool! That's going to look pretty damn good. Perhaps the crappy paint has saved the original paint.

06-04-2021, 12:14 AM	#24
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,405	Re: Who’d of thunk! Waaay cool!!

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