1950 Mercury Coupe (Black Lacquer...45 pics)

01bluecls- Nice job on a cool car :xyxthumbs Thanks for sharing it with us.



I bet the old-school lacquer was sorta fun to work with compared to today's b/c paints ( still have a soft-spot for ss black lacquer, nothing else quite like it).



Wonder what he'll have it reshot with, good ss lacquer is getting hard to find.
 
Accumulator said:
01bluecls- Nice job on a cool car :xyxthumbs Thanks for sharing it with us.



I bet the old-school lacquer was sorta fun to work with compared to today's b/c paints ( still have a soft-spot for ss black lacquer, nothing else quite like it).



Wonder what he'll have it reshot with, good ss lacquer is getting hard to find.
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He will probably get a more modern CC finish and in a different color. I suggested maybe a DEEP darker red with ghost flames on the front end. Probably wont be for a few years though.
 
The paint looks absolutely incredible! :bow



Just amazing how much difference there was in that side by side shot, like completely different paint on each side.
 
Scottwax said:
The paint looks absolutely incredible! :bow



Just amazing how much difference there was in that side by side shot, like completely different paint on each side.
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It was the largest panel that was "pretty flat" and I knew it would make for a good half and half shot ;)
 
Chris, excellent work on the correction. It's good to see laquer that is still in preservable condition. You sure did make that look pretty again.



I hate doing those hoods also. I usually use wool to brighten and then foam to de-swool. I tape all the sharp edges so I do not chew up any pads. It is still a pain and a long taping process with double folding the tape so no adhesive shows.



Outstanding job!:usa
 
rydawg said:
Chris, excellent work on the correction. It's good to see laquer that is still in preservable condition. You sure did make that look pretty again.



I hate doing those hoods also. I usually use wool to brighten and then foam to de-swool. I tape all the sharp edges so I do not chew up any pads. It is still a pain and a long taping process with double folding the tape so no adhesive shows.



Outstanding job!:usa
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Yea the previous detailer seemed to NOT take that approach and ended buring the top of those edges on all the vents on the hood. I guess he/she just went over the hood with the buffer regardless of the vents. There were a lot of other areas with burnt edges as well.



The coolest thing about the vehicle (at least I thought) was you notice how the doors have no handles?? Those fog light looking things on the front windshield has a button in each one to electronically pop the door open!! How freaking cool is that! lol I nearly flipped my lid when I saw it, that was after the owner showed me when I was trying to figure out how to open the door with no handles for 5 minutes!
 
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