Finishes...

[flip]

My dad told me stories of he and his friends oiling the primer finishes on their cars, back in the day. Fast forward 40 something years, I completed a Schwinn Continental conversion with rattle can primer and rubbed 3 in 1 oil on it to make it shine.

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My question is this: Are there better types of oils that will last longer? Can one apply decals to such a finish?

Thanks

Flip

 

[user 135]

decals like clean surfaces and oil is not. I have used gun oil and wd-40 to coat bare metal frames.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

In the 60's we use to wash our cars with 3 gallons of water mixed with a 1/2 gallon of kerosene. made them real shinny because it oiled the paint. Got dusty real quick though.

 

[rick74304]

Why not skip the oil, shoot the black primer, apply decals, then shoot a semi gloss clear? Not too dull, or too shiney. That ought to give you the look your after. Try a couple of different variants on white cardboard (primer and gloss, primer and semi, primer and dullcoat) until you get exactly what you want.
Hope that helps,
Rick

 

[jon]

uncle, you were driving in the 60's..... :lol: :wink:

 

[sensor]

In the 60's we use to wash our cars with 3 gallons of water mixed with a 1/2 gallon of kerosene. made them real shinny because it oiled the paint. Got dusty real quick though.

tranny fluid will give you a great shine also but same thing as uncle stretch said :wink: