Re: Introduction: New 65 Rambler owner

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Speaking of rattle can paint jobs, I've been using DupliColor brand paint 
on my American as I've been de-rusting it with pretty good results (my 
website address is below). The key to a decent looking paint job is to make 
sure you have a solid base. AMC used good quality paint and applied it 
thick so it typically survives pretty well (except in places like Texas and 
Arizona where the summer sun will bake the heat tiles off of the Space 
Shuttle) so if you can get down to the factory paint or at least the 
primer, you should have a good base to work from.

I also had my El Camino painted at a local Macco with pretty good results 
but you'll need to pull all of the trim off yourself and spring for the 
more expensive paint to get a decent paint job from them.

Don't expect a show type finish with either method but if you're careful, 
you can do halfway decent with the rattle cans and pretty okay with Macco.

As far as basic information about your car is concerned, take a look at 
http://www.amcyclopedia.org/tiki-index.php?page=1964-65+American. There's 
also a "Reader's Rides" section on this website that you can post a picture 
or two of your car to (you'll have to register first).

Matt

At 06:00 AM 11/2/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> Welcome Brian!  I'm a newbie myself, signing on a few weeks ago after buying
> my first project car: a '65 Ambassador 990-H.  My car? rattle-can white with
> light rust spots.  This list seems to have some real knowledgable people on
<snip>

> fixed the contest 6 years later and bought it! The car is white..and
> yellow...and brown...and red..and... Well Its hard to describe the "mod"
> paint job, but needless to say part of the agreement that I get the car from
> my wife is that I paint it ASAP!
>
> So Hello everyone! Glad to be aboard.  If anyone knows anything about my
> cars history, please let me know (im trying to dig up the original contest
> ads myself)
>
> Thanks
> Brian H
<snip>

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1966 Rambler Rebel
1968 Rambler American sedan
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