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48 Mercury wood grain shade
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flathead48 |
01-07-2012 @ 5:44 AM
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I want to thank everyone who took the time to help me with this. Happy and Healthy 2012 to everyone. Rick
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jal9846 |
01-03-2012 @ 10:35 PM
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Here is a close-up picture of my 48 convertible in finished condition. This should give you a good indication of the color of the base as well as finished shade, as Rusty showed in the previous post. Notice that the inside of the gloveox door is not grained. In fact, the hem edge on the inside of the door would not have been grained either. Ford simply grained the outside areas not covered by trim, and enough of the opening on the actual dash panel to not see raw base color through the seam with the glovebox door closed.
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Rusty |
01-03-2012 @ 8:39 PM
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Here is an example, compliments of Bill Large, of what the color and shade is supposed to be.
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Rusty |
01-03-2012 @ 7:15 PM
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The Mercury color is mahogany. It is darker than the Ford maple and uses a different base coat. The original process was with rollers. A flat metal plate was etched to replicate the wood grain. Ink was spread on the plate and the roller run across it lifting the ink in the pattern of the grain. The roller was large enough that one revolution was all that was reguirrd to lay the inked grain on the base coated interior parts. After it dried it was sprayed with clear lacquer to protect the ink and maintain the faux wood effect.
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supereal |
01-03-2012 @ 9:34 AM
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And the final page. I tried to use the light over dark method, but a light base with dark graining produced the best results for me. Good luck!
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supereal |
01-03-2012 @ 9:32 AM
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Here is page two.
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supereal |
01-03-2012 @ 9:31 AM
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OK. I'll post three pages, which will require separate posts on this Forum. It came from one of my Model A books, and proved to be successful, after many tries.
This message was edited by supereal on 1-3-12 @ 1:19 PM
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fomocoloco |
01-02-2012 @ 3:11 PM
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id like to see that article on woodgraining. my foreman at the rouge wore the same tie every day. he chewed,and his tie had tobacco spit all over it.
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supereal |
01-02-2012 @ 1:59 PM
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When I did the dash and window garnish on my '47 convertible, I used a method I learned in my Model A days. It involves using bristle brushes trimmed into ragged lengths. I applied the light base coat and followed with darker grain. I then sealed it with urethane varnish. After lots of false starts, I finally got the hang of it. I have had people ask if the dash is actually wood! If anyone wants a copy of the article I used, I'll post it.
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Jdee |
01-02-2012 @ 11:04 AM
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No need for rollers that big, but they do make for nice photos. We have rollers that big and never use them. Jdee
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