Making Painted Parts Look Older

[Monte M.]

Do you guys have any good ideas on how to distress or age a part. I am working on a cast iron intake manifold that I got with the car I am working on. The car is a survivor with the exception of paint and I want to keep it that way.

The problem is the previous owner bead blasted and painted the intake before he put it in storage when he put an LS-6 intake on it years ago. Now that everything else has $40K miles on it under the hood, the painted intake looks out of place.

Any ideas on which paint for a 72 big block intake and any ideas on making it look a bit more correct under the hood would help.
I have used Seymour paint in the past. Is there anything out there that might be better now.

Thanks,

[Richard M.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Monte, Maybe trade for a unrestored one with the same cast date? I don't think you can make new look old unless you have a time warp accelerator.

Rich

[Edward J.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Rich, why not a Time machine? Just go back in time and stop the previous owner from installing the LS6 Intake. Monte I am with Rich I really cannot think of a way to age something like engine paint.

[Monte M.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Thanks guys,
Yes, I have considered the same thing. In fact I have looked around a bit for an intake that is still looking old. Especially for a 72. There are quite a few of them out there. Either way I think I may want to hold on to this one unless there is another C-28-72 intake out there that needs a new home.
Did not hurt to ask as I have seen it done and done well, but not on an intake that is staring you in the face when you open the hood.

I am not in a huge hurry, so I guess I will just keep looking for one that is close to my date.

Thanks,
Monte

[Tracy C.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Monte,

The next time your wife is out of the house, slip the intake into the oven and bake it for as long as you can get away with. Start about 200 and elevate slowly following periodic inspections. Spritz a little motor oil in random pattern at temperature. You can finish the edges where the interface with the heads are with a butane torch.

What do you have to loose?..

tc

[Edward J.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Tracy, you for got to tell Monte to add the chicken and a little 10w30, this will mast the smell when the wife walks in the door and asks what your doing, and you can say just cooking dinner honey.

[Michael G.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Monte, if you're not in an hurry, just put it on the car and in 42 years it'll be perfect!

[Patrick H.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Monte,

The next time your wife is out of the house, slip the intake into the oven and bake it for as long as you can get away with. Start about 200 and elevate slowly following periodic inspections. Spritz a little motor oil in random pattern at temperature. You can finish the edges where the interface with the heads are with a butane torch.

What do you have to loose?..

tc

I had a similar thought. The original pain changed and aged due to heat as much or more than anything else. A good oven would help; your grille may be too hot.

[Monte M.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

I am still the man of the house here and I can do whatever I want.
As long as I get permission.
Another member sent me a direct e-mail with some picture of parts he did. Some heat, flame solvent and a few other things made it look pretty good. Worth a try at least.
Worse case I throw it back in the bead blaster and start over.

Funny thing is, there is a C-28-72 intake on e-bay right now. Same exact date. Looks pretty bad though. Plus, it is for sale by the one single person I do not buy parts from. No bad blood, just no blood at all.

Thanks for the ideas guys. I think I will keep my manhood in tact and use my buddy's powder coating oven instead of the new oven in the house.

Monte

[Monte M.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

I am still the man of the house here and I can do whatever I want.
As long as I get permission.
Another member sent me a direct e-mail with some picture of parts he did. Some heat, flame solvent and a few other things made it look pretty good. Worth a try at least.
Worse case I throw it back in the bead blaster and start over.

Funny thing is, there is a C-28-72 intake on e-bay right now. Same exact date. Looks pretty bad though. Plus, it is for sale by the one single person I do not buy parts from. No bad blood, just no blood at all.

Thanks for the ideas guys. I think I will keep my manhood in tact and use my buddy's powder coating oven instead of the new oven in the house.

Monte

[Keith B.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

Start with the right paint. Long Island Corvette paint is by far the closest color match of original paint. Summer is gas grill season put it on a cookie sheet to avoid direct flames after you have rubbed in a combination of used motor oil and grease.Put it on the grill and bring up the heat. Then use Purple power to clean by squirting down and using rags. Cover the bottom with oil or grease to protect and set it outside in the grass for a couple of days. The dew and sun will help with the age. Repeat as needed.

[Timothy B.]

Re: Making Painted Parts Look Older

I am still the man of the house here and I can do whatever I want.
As long as I get permission.
Another member sent me a direct e-mail with some picture of parts he did. Some heat, flame solvent and a few other things made it look pretty good. Worth a try at least.
Worse case I throw it back in the bead blaster and start over.

Funny thing is, there is a C-28-72 intake on e-bay right now. Same exact date. Looks pretty bad though. Plus, it is for sale by the one single person I do not buy parts from. No bad blood, just no blood at all.

Thanks for the ideas guys. I think I will keep my manhood in tact and use my buddy's powder coating oven instead of the new oven in the house.

Monte

Monte,

You may still be the man of the house but if you put that manifold inside you wife's stove you will be the man of McDonalds for the next month. :-)