Luckily I have a couple friends who are into the whole inspirational modeling thing ... although a little too extreme - I don't want to obliterate the cream.
Mostly luck ... I bought all 3 colors of burgundy that they had. None were perfect but the aging process with the shades of browns and cinnamon hide that it's not a perfect color match, I think.
Excellent night of progress. I am absolutely thrilled with the faux-tina results on these wheels. I hope the photos do justice.
Shown here with the original fender for modeling inspiration.
I'll shoot a photo later and post it. I used a hair dryer and a plastic pallet scraper used for removing vinyl lettering. As I expected, nearly new 80 year old paint beneath!
I really noticed great progress in the color coming back EARLY this morning (4am ... can't wait to see our security cam videos) so I've decided everyone gets a bath! Not sure, with it being a red base how long I should leave it in.
I put the remaining parts in at 8:30 am before leaving for work...
Thank you for the tips. I'm definitely going to use your advice but am going to shoot a burgundy base - same paint I used on the hoops. I currently have all the colors you suggest with the exception of the strawflower.