Plymouthy Adams Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 rolling paint is not for the faint of heart...it is 10 times the work compared to a cheap 30.00 HF paint gun and cheap oil base paint and solvent. The lower price paint can be made to spray very well if you use the right products when spraying...but again..you get back what you invest.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I once had a neighbor lady that painted her LTD a different color every week by brush. When she sold that car it must have weighed 30lbs more than before she started. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I have studied the roller method and conclude for me that that is much easier said than done. Graybeard did that to his truck, but disassembled as much as he could, took those items in his basement to roll on the paint. I'm not so concerned about the hood and fenders, but to shoot downward on that top seems to me to require a very different skill. So got some prep work to do first. I will keep the original paint on the body. I just like the distressed look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 blah blah blah...... I just like the distressed look. now that descritption...I can agree with...may not yet be able to understand it..but at least agree with it.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 I forgot about this 54 doghouse. By swapping out some critical inner frame parts I loosely assembled it and will use it instead of the '53. From the 53 I can also use the photo buckets, hood latch, and radiator so I'm advancing. There are only two minor dents in the total unit. Now how will tired yellow patina work with the gray? Got time to think that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Personally, I have always preferred the '53 front end to the '54. Way nicer hood ornament, hood medallion, signal lights, and grille. I would recommend sticking with the '53 and then you don't have to worry about the colour clash.......unless you paint the whole car which I would recommend anyway. However, your car and do with it what you will. Sorry to any '54 owners out there. I like the '54 Plymouth but just prefer the '53. I also happen to own one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Desotodav, on 02 Nov 2015 - 04:13 AM, said:Desotodav, on 02 Nov 2015 - 04:13 AM, said:Come on PP, stop torturing us and just paint it !!! ... its the poor vehicles that are suffering... don't know why he just doesn't crash them and get it over with...put the poor things out of their misery..I would not be surprised to learn the truck set the fire just to try to end it all... Edited November 12, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Truckicide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 My vehicles appreciate me. I give them a good steam cleaning, take them into the house garage, and put a nice cover over them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) 53 vs 54 hood ornaments. Just discovered that the hood ornaments do not interchange. The stylized '54 is 3/4 inch shorter and the hood's curvatures are slightly different. Such subtle changes. Before becoming closely involved with Plymouths I did not note that the hood ornaments were a ship. I have two, one broken.the other fire damaged. See how long it takes you to see the modification in the one I painted. I may take all the sails off to simulate a surf board, then mount a Cindy Crawford bubble head on the board!! So I took off the top, now I have a surf board. Since my goal is to sell it at Pismo Dunes to a surfer, I will display the car with a rack and surf board. Will then paint the ornament and the board the same color. Edited November 22, 2015 by pflaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I don't think either one of those is a '54. The one on the right being shorter is likely a '51 or '52 which would explain the different curvature. The '54 looks quite different to a '53, the one on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 The 53 ornament came from a 53 car and the 54 came from a 54. Put 1954 Plymouth into Google and look at the pictures. The brochure shows the ornament I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 The 53 ornament came from a 53 car and the 54 came from a 54. Put 1954 Plymouth into Google and look at the pictures. The brochure shows the ornament I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 post the numbers that are stamped on the underside...(7 digit) this is the acid test for origin and application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Here is the 1952 Plymouth hood ornament.. different than the 1953 Plymouth. Also shown are the 1951, 1953 and 54 Plymouth hood ornaments. Edited November 23, 2015 by Dodgeb4ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 1953 SC 1456363, 1954: SC 1494713. The '54 is the stylized ornament. If these are incorrect, then Mopar installed them incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 The numbers are correct but neither of the two hood ornaments you show in post #35 is from a '54 Plymouth. They are not like the one in the '54 Plymouth advertisement you posted and not like the '54 hood ornament posted by Dodgeb4ya. If one of the hood ornaments you show came from a '54 hood, it is the wrong one from a different year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) PP failed to mention in his post that he had physically cut the top off the 54 ornament for what reason, I have no clue...and he cared not to share Edited November 23, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I cut the top off to make a surf board. It's not important to me to name what year, yet need to be accurate. I put the two I have on the 53 hood. While the holes do not work, the hoods curvatures are alike. The ornaments attach in different positions from the leading lip of the hood. Edited November 23, 2015 by pflaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Maybe this will help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) plymouth_47-56_Hood_ornament_2.jpgMaybe this will help. Except the 52 looks more like 42 and then there's no 52 and the 1950 in the middle is really 51 Edited November 23, 2015 by Young Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 more errors in that photo than facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 You'll notice I said MAYBE ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) yes Reg...and it was good of you to post the pic...there are a few that are correct...some that are not....it is not only the Plymouth pages that have errors either with this site..but for the most part..still a chance to see what company is linked to the basic shape..seems it is a lot easier to submit a page to the internet than to get a correction made after the fact.. and then you have PP cutting ornaments without say what is what.....will it ever end...lol Edited November 23, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Enough on ornaments. Today I'm learning how to repair an oil can dent with heat. I have raised that 90%, now I think I need to use a flat ting hammer and an anvil. It is so much easier to work a fender that is removed. Suggestions always welcome! After some heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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