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Re: Paint Options (1953 Packard Clipper)
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Ernie Vitucci
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Good afternoon...I would take the old girl to the local paint shop that advertises $300 and up and ask their advice about you should self prepare the car to be painted. Follow their advice. Remove the chrome and bumpers carefully so you can put them back on later. Have her painted and drive her. For many of us the joy is in the driving and not the restoration. Welcome to the forum!

Posted on: 2020/4/7 15:10
Caretaker of the 1949-288 Deluxe Touring Sedan
'Miss Prudence' and the 1931 Model A Ford Tudor 'Miss Princess'
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Re: Paint Options (1953 Packard Clipper)
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DavidPackard
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May I suggest you review this blog:


http://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21609&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0&


The title is "Saving the original paintwork and runk emblem - 1951 200 barn findand".


Jason75 had quite respectable results.

dp

Posted on: 2020/4/7 15:28
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Re: Paint Options (1953 Packard Clipper)
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58L8134
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Hi

Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you here, from another '53 Clipper Deluxe owner!

Since you just bought the Clipper, have you had a chance to work out any mechanical and function issues it has? My advice is to take the first year or so to correct those before tackling the body and paintwork. You can always buff and polish the current paint, touch up a few spots to make it presentable and enjoy it as is while you work through the functional problems. Much less worrisome leaning over the fender into the engine compartment when you're not worried about new paint being damaged.

Too many new collector car owners go for the shiny paint first then worry about scratching it up when working out the mechanical issues. You can always paint it later when you are confident enough to jump in and drive it anyway, anytime.

Good luck with your Clipper and keep us posted on your progress. BTW, is this the manual shift with overdrive Clipper that was for sale on Denver Craigslist a while ago?

Steve

Posted on: 2020/4/7 17:15
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Proud 1953 Clipper Deluxe owner. Thinking about my next Packard, want a Clipper Deluxe Eight, manual shift with overdrive.
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Re: Paint Options (1953 Packard Clipper)
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Sage
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It's an automatic, and I grabbed it off Facebook marketplace.

It's at the mechanic as I type this having all the mechanicals looked over. :)

Posted on: 2020/4/7 19:10
1953 Packard Clipper Touring Sedan
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