I recently bought my 1952 Chevy pickup from a guy who had started the restoration but lost interest. The body is solid and he did a very good job of getting the body ready for paint. He cleaned up the frame and painted it with a rattle can of something. :confused: It already has a few chips and minor rust spots. I want to keep the truck fairly stock and to be able to drive it a couple of times per week around town but also be able to put it in a local show. What is the general recommendation for painting the frame. I am leaning towards going back down to the frame and getting it powder coated but don't know if this will ruin the trucks value. I'm also struggling with body colors. I was thinking about one primary body color (an original color of course) and black for some of the other parts like running boards, fenders, bumpers, etc. What is the feeling about how this would look and effect the value for showing. I want the truck to look the way I am going to be happy with but I also don't want to create something that looks cheezy. I am hopefully going to be driving this truck a long time and will pass it on to my son.
I am excited that I found this forum.
Everyone here seems very knowledgable and excited about trucks!
tim52
