pikesan

Location:	Chandler, AZ, USA
Joined:	06/10/2007

My Styles

Builder, Old-School, Hot Rodder, Street Rodder, Custom Rodder, Build-It, Drive-It, H.A.M.B.

My Crew 205

Best pics of "Blue Craig"

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My kids named the car... that's why it's painted gold but called "blue". I guess originally it was going to be blue...

December 25, 2007

Here's what she looked like when done. Right before I sold it!

One of the first trips I made in the car. I rolled out to a car show at my work

Another angle. The pearl in the flat clear shines well

I'm trying to capture how the pearl shines

Overall shot in the setting sun. I love the way the color came out

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Ride Specs & Info

Ride Nickname:
Blue Craig

Make:
Ford

Model:
Falcon

Year:
1963

Introduction / Overview:

Why Blue Craig? That's what my kids call it plus I plan on painting it blue.UPDATE! It's not going to be blue anymore, as you can see. What do you think? It's GOLD baby!!

Drivetrain:

200ci inline 6cylinder that is stock as far as I know. I think it's from a 78 Ford Fairmont. Single barrel carb but has a long tube header on it. n

The trans was going to be the infamous 4 speed Dagenham, but now I've decided to put in T5 five speed. I have it already and there's parts you can buy to adapt the T5 to Ford inline 6 cylinders.

Chassis:

I have the stock 4 bolt suspension on it with springs cut in the front and 2 inch blocks in the back. No plans to change to 5 lug, at least for now. This ones just a cruiser. It could use some more brakes though!!

Wheels:

Stock 13 inch "peachy orange" steelies... those are gonna be red.

-That's what it had!
Now it'll run black powdercoated 14" steelies with 4-lug chrome spider caps. Just gotta get the tires.

Body:

The paint isis a stock Dupont color I have written down somewhere with some gold pearl over the top. There's 7 stripes that run down the hood and onto the roof. Those were a custom idea from my friend Brian at problemchildkustoms.com

Interioir:

Ick. I want to fix all this, but I need to get the rubber seals fixed first so the car doesn't leak all over the place and let in every kind of dust that blows! I'm pretty sure I'm keeping the bench in front unless I have a pair of buckets fall into my lap.

Lifestyles:
Builder, Old-School, Build-It, Drive-It, H.A.M.B.

Comments:

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chavb73

February 22, 2014 09:24

Ha! Well, I can promise I don't trust myself enough to paint my bronco. I think it's pretty impressive that you did. Thanks for the feedback. It really does help a lot. Hope you'll be riding soon.

pikesan

February 18, 2014 11:48

Killing me is how I walk by the car every day!

If I was to do this again, I would change a few things. I wouldn't use pearl and I would have used a single stage flattened paint. As my car is now, I can never touch it up. The paint would never match. And since I've already chipped it a few places putting it together (rookie mistakes...) I'm kinda screwed there.
Also, about buffing it out, I tried that. I can't decide if it'd be cool or just weird. The paint goes from sorta rough and dull to... smooth and not shiny. That doesn't make any sense...It reflects light, like a shine, but the paint itself is not shiny. I think the answer to your question is NO. But... you could scuff and respray with regular, glossy clear and then cut and buff. My fall back plan is to never paint a car again!

chavb73

February 18, 2014 11:07

Oh I know that has to be killing you! Thanks for the reply. I hear so many things on the extreme sides of the fence that I'm having a hard time making the decision. Yours just looks so good that every time I see it, I decide...again...that I want to do it. If we did it and it didn't turn out the way we wanted, could it simply be buffed to regular gloss or would we have to sand and re-clear, or just repaint all together? Excited for you on the progress! Thanks again!!

pikesan

February 17, 2014 23:51

Chavb73, since getting paint, my Falcon is still sitting in the garage. It hasn't seen any sunshine or anything that might break down the paint. Plus, since we painted over the crap-work the first guy did, I'd blame prep-work before blaming anything on the paint.
Did you see this story: http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/falcon-wagon-flat-paint-flat-clear/
Flat paint on my Falcon and glossy paint on any other car are identical except for the flattening agent we put in the clear. The flattening agent is normally used on bumpers, so I expect it to be plenty durable.
Can't wait to see this on the road!! Making small bits of progress every weekend...

chavb73

February 17, 2014 08:38

Curious now that you've had it painted a while, if you're happy with the satin finish? How well does it hold up? Highly considering doing the same with my '73 Bronco, but a little nervous about it and what it would take to fix it if it started looking bad. LOVE the way yours turned out!!

pikesan

September 10, 2013 14:03

idyourride - me too! That must be why it's taking me so long to get it done! I'll be watching your Falcon Build too...

idyourride

September 10, 2013 13:39

Looks great! I've wanted to build a Falcon wagon for the longest time.

pikesan

July 10, 2013 12:55

Thanks Anthony, in the sun, the flat gold looks killer. Just gotta get her back on the road now! Making small progress, check out my blog. There's a link at the top of this page.

AnthonyLV

July 10, 2013 12:16

That paint job is sweet it brings out your falcon's personality!

nitroratrod

October 1, 2012 20:53

Nice ride man!!! 4 doors are cool!!!! I'll be watching your progress!

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