Piero
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Hi Guys
so I am restoring a classic 1962 Vespa scooter,
its as sound as the day it left the factory,
so I set about stripping the paint as it had been over painted many times with some mega paint stripper (the proper stuff, SynStryp)
well all the new ish paint comes off but it struggles to remove the original top coat and what it does do is leave the primer behind,
thats not a bad thing as its a rust looking brown (no its not rust lol)
so it gets me thinking, why not leave it and hit it with some clear
so to my question, all the Rat look cars or bikes ive seen done, as soon as clear goes on them it changes the baise
so if it was just bare metal with rust, as the rust is dry it looks light in colour (what i Like)
when the clear hits the rust, it darkens it,
ive seen that happen if using wax as the only protection
even though mine is in a rust looking primer, with lots of ereas in bare metal, I want to keep the light brown colour I have but want a protective coat over the top
what should I use ???
so I am restoring a classic 1962 Vespa scooter,
its as sound as the day it left the factory,
so I set about stripping the paint as it had been over painted many times with some mega paint stripper (the proper stuff, SynStryp)
well all the new ish paint comes off but it struggles to remove the original top coat and what it does do is leave the primer behind,
thats not a bad thing as its a rust looking brown (no its not rust lol)
so it gets me thinking, why not leave it and hit it with some clear
so to my question, all the Rat look cars or bikes ive seen done, as soon as clear goes on them it changes the baise
so if it was just bare metal with rust, as the rust is dry it looks light in colour (what i Like)
when the clear hits the rust, it darkens it,
ive seen that happen if using wax as the only protection
even though mine is in a rust looking primer, with lots of ereas in bare metal, I want to keep the light brown colour I have but want a protective coat over the top
what should I use ???