We've been looking forward to this post for a while! The 1931 Model A received it's final coat of paint on Friday last week. Tim from Menomonie, WI came to pick up his truck parts on Saturday. He was like a little boy in a candy store. We can hardly wait to post pictures of this truck all put together Tim!
Here's the cab right before it's final coat of primer
Other "black" parts primed and ready for black paint
Parts hung on racks and ready for black paint
Josh, our painter, applying black paint to parts
Red parts hung and ready for red paint (paint was matched to a chip from an old Ford paint book). Tim wanted to keep the truck original. The paint color is true to what was offered on Ford trucks in 1931 (Rubellite Red). The color will be the same, however, paint technology has been vastly improved since 1931. We will be using base/clear or two-stage, base coat-clear coat paint. The clear coat will allow the surface to be buffed to a higher shine, and will also allow the owner to buff/sand small scratches from the surface in the event wear happens over time.
Here's Josh mixing the base coat
On Saturday, we mounted the doors to the cab, then built a wood frame on the trailer and bolted the cab and box to the frame for transport.
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