Who's screwed it up - then weathered it?

[Jantrix]

Okay guys time to fess up. Who's screwed up the paint/body work bad enough you just said the heck with it and got out the weathering tools and called it a beater/barn find? Or made it a post-apocalyptic / deathracer?

And we want pics!

[BOSWELL891]

I did it with a 49 mercury one time ill post pics later

[Malard]

In the process of that right now, just discovered thats the only thing the MPC El Camino is good for!

[ZombieHunter26]

I seem to do that a lot, but the only difference is I usually do it on purpose

It just comes naturally for me, I can't seem to do "Box Stock". It goes against some ingrained thought process hidden deep in my gray matter to do something just like it's 'supposed to be'. Makes for some fun builds though! Also cuts down on paint job disappointments

[1320wayne]

This is probably a mild example of what you are talking about but I did this to a Nascar build two years ago as some small areas of paint and decal were messed up and there was no reasonable way to fix the problem. If you look at the first picture you will see some decal seperation on the number 13 on the side. These decals were too rare and hard to find to simply order another set so with that and a few paint blems. I decided to do an "as raced" weathered build. I added some tire rubs and dirt splatter along the front end and hood. Just mild weathering.

Edited April 14, 2012 by 1320wayne

[Dr. Cranky]

I'm willing to be that happens more often than not. Or it used to be that you'd do a shiny vehicle, then goofed it somewhere on the hood, and then you can cover it with a tarp or a toolbox. So yes, don't go crazy and pull your hair out next time you ruin a perfectly good paint, don't be to quick at dumping it in the Purple Pond, look for a creative and effective way of dealing with a mistake.

[Mercman]

Didn't screw it up to badly but just enough to have to do this.

Or the alternative.

Edited April 14, 2012 by Mercman

[old-hermit]

Supposed to be shiney purple.

Three days in the purple pond and some Sophisticated Finishes rust and this is what you get.

[rmvw guy]

" Happy mistakes" Bob Ross R.I.P. That's what I always think of. Sometimes it's just way more fun after the mistake.

[vintagestang]

Old-Hermit, how did you do that with the purple pond?

[rel14]

I've never,,,,I made it rusty on propose,,,LOL Got one on the bench,,, Had it looking good,,, then???? the model gods turned on me..LOL

[Wagoneer81]

Happy Accidents!!! This same thing happened to a Chevy Titan 90 of mine... I painted the two tone (white over blue) peeled the tape and had part of the blue edge peel off with it. I looked at it for a minute and thought that it looked like a good start to a seam suffering from paint chipping and aluminum corrosion and began weathering accordingly... The Wilson livestock trailer that goes with the Titan suffered a similar fate with the paint pooling in structural corners and leaving bubbles that broke away to show the primer beneath... Once again looking like corrosion breaking through the paint. Seems this project was destined to become a well worn, beat-up local farm combo. I'll get some pics up if I ever finish it.

[Chuck Most]

More times than I care to confess!

BUT- I've also done the opposite- couldn't get the right weathered finish I was after, so I just started over and made it glossy.

[Chillyb1]

I decided to do an "as raced" weathered build. I added some tire rubs and dirt splatter along the front end and hood. Just mild weathering.

I did the same thing for the same reason with this Peugeot:

I like weathering rally cars so this wasn't a desperate measure. But I did have to do more than I would normally. The decals were just terrible and fell apart all over the place.

[old-hermit]

This same thing happened to a Chevy Titan 90 of mine... I painted the two tone ... Seems this project was destined to become a well worn, beat-up local farm combo.

Basically the same thing happened to my Titan 90. After screwing up a two tone paint job, five days soaking in three different paint strippers, scrubbed with a coarse bristle brush and this is how it turned out.

I turned it into a stick hauler