Posted By: floyd
Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/27/11 04:02 PM
Anyone know how markings like this were originally made? Sprayed? Daubed? How would you duplicate these?
Thanks
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Duplicating Paint Markings
Posted By: gtx6970
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/27/11 04:34 PM
Looks like drips?????
if so thats how I would recreate them.
dip something in paint and hold it over the part and let it drip
A coffee stirrer is good to use( they are very thin straws )
maybe a pencil eraser dipped in paint and 'dab' it there
if so thats how I would recreate them.
dip something in paint and hold it over the part and let it drip
A coffee stirrer is good to use( they are very thin straws )
maybe a pencil eraser dipped in paint and 'dab' it there
Posted By: MMC Detroit
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/28/11 10:31 AM
Those marks are made with paint daubers.
Posted By: RoadRunnerJD
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/28/11 12:36 PM
You can't duplicate them and make them look natural. They will always look like someone tried to duplicate them and not look original.
Posted By: floyd
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/28/11 02:02 PM
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Those marks are made with paint daubers.
What does a dauber look like? A big q-tip type thing?
Posted By: 70Cuda383
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/28/11 02:55 PM
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You can't duplicate them and make them look natural. They will always look like someone tried to duplicate them and not look original.
well...how were they put on there originally then? when the cars were new, did the paint dabs all look "duplicated and not original"?
Posted By: srt
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/28/11 04:12 PM
get some (empty) small travel size shampoo bottles and stuff some open cell foam into it after filling with a small amount of thinned enamel paint.
Trick is to get the foam stuffed in there with a small amount hanging out (that should be trimmed to a square or circle as needed, depending on mark) and have the right paint consistency.
Practice on scraps until you can quickly dab the foam and ger the right paint dribble. Try having about 1/4" of foam protruding above the bottle top, that seems to be the right amount. Thinning is tricky, it does not take much.
Trick is to get the foam stuffed in there with a small amount hanging out (that should be trimmed to a square or circle as needed, depending on mark) and have the right paint consistency.
Practice on scraps until you can quickly dab the foam and ger the right paint dribble. Try having about 1/4" of foam protruding above the bottle top, that seems to be the right amount. Thinning is tricky, it does not take much.
Posted By: floyd
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/28/11 04:28 PM
Thanks - I may give that a try.
Posted By: NV69B7RR
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/28/11 06:06 PM
http://www.franticstamper.com/ranger-daubers.htm
http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=751
Try searching for refillable bingo markers or duabers. Or look as Micheals or some type of craft store.
http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=751
Try searching for refillable bingo markers or duabers. Or look as Micheals or some type of craft store.
Posted By: lahatte
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/29/11 05:37 AM
Ok, on that Franticstamper site, which colors do I need to correctly mark all the spots on my 71 383 cuda? 
Posted By: Runnin74
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/29/11 04:16 PM
Have a look at this page....
http://www.mmcdetroit.com/ICCA/References/Inspection_Marks/Inspection_marks_1_23_2003-1.html
http://www.mmcdetroit.com/ICCA/References/Inspection_Marks/Inspection_marks_1_23_2003-1.html
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/29/11 07:02 PM
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You can't duplicate them and make them look natural. They will always look like someone tried to duplicate them and not look original.
Why can't you? Unless you are trying to be deliberate, gravity and paint will flow the same today as it did forty years ago. Magic robots didn't apply those markings at the factory. People did. It was an inspection mark to indicate that someone checked a particular function or service to a part. Apply it like they did and it will look original again.
Posted By: floyd
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/29/11 09:37 PM
I used aeresol-can paint sprayed into a dixie cup (nice and thin) and daubed it on with a fluffed up q-tip. Good enough for me. Thans for the suggestions.
Posted By: idrivevintage
Re: Duplicating Paint Markings - 10/30/11 03:46 PM
Looks nice!