INSPIRATION: This appears to be an early prototype of the Cameo with steel rear fenders. Obviously, fiberglass was the right choice of material for the production model!

Rust holes were ground and feathered with a Mototool, including the classic 50's "headlight cooling vents". The dents were formed with various objects after heating over soldering iron or gouging with a file. Rusted areas of the body were distressed with liquid plastic cement. The grill was opened by filing from the rear. A broken rear taillight was made by grinding out the molded lens to form the reflector bucket and adding a  scratch built "oversize" bulb. The left front bumper and fender had a run-in with a warm soldering iron, as did the tailgate. The wood rear bumper was built from real wood with mounts made of cut nails. Mounting holes for the "lost" side emblems were drilled in the body and "rusted". The windshield wiper marks were masked with tape before adding grime to the glass. The broken right rear view mirror was lost sometime in 1962, not due to mishandling. The tires were sanded  almost bald, with the fronts indicating a bad alignment problem. The spare tire in the bed  is a hollowed-out solid tire with a bad tear in the side wall. A sheet of thin balsa wood was weathered to simulate a stained sheet of plywood covering the rusted bed.

Dutch Boy Hunter Green acrylic enamel from a spray can was the paint of choice, undergoing a rubdown with solvent after 24 hours to simulate fading and worn spots. The drivers door was painted with Model Master Classic White and left glossy to simulate a replacement door. Rust was simulated with Floquil Roof and Rail Brown, Polly S Rust and Model Master Rust. The windows were heavily weathered with Floquil Dust. Chrome trim was covered with Bare-Metal Foil...also getting the rust treatment. This model was a pleasure to finish...I simply abandoned all my hard-learned cleanliness techniques and let the damage fall where it may.  *GRIN*

Detail Master ignition wires; battery cables (the grounding wire made from flattened, textured copper wire), a radiator hose from a broken headphone wire; carb linkage rod and LOTS of dirt, grease and spilled oil finished off the engine compartment.

The weathering materials used include Poly S Oily Black and Grimy Black, 4 or 5 Rust colored paints, various browns and blacks and all washed down with remnants from the bottom of the brush cleaning jar. The "aging" process occurred over about a 2 week period where I'd keep adding small touches of whatever was handy and felt right at the time. I'm a firm believer in model weathering simulating the real process for a realistic look.