Le Mans Classic - Cosmetic Preparation

[RGG]

First, thanks for getting this far.

It's not quite right for the current "Stickered Up" post but close.

I want to try and find a way to "distress" my car to look like it has just completed a "60's" 24 hour race.

That is, without causing any long lasting damage to the paintwork.

Something like the image below.

Any thoughts, ideas or has any one actually tried to do this and it worked out?

[MDT]

I think the best way to achieve the look you are after is to use the car, and not wash it, you might be a bit late but Jan and Feb is pretty good for getting road grime on a car. I did not wash my "le Mans" car for 18 months or so and I really do think it looked better and a bit more "original" with a good bit of grime on it.

[DJFish]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFW8ng0uk4p/?igsh=M...

[RGG]

DJFish said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFW8ng0uk4p/?igsh=M...

Thanks, I think the cost is a bit more than I would want to go to.

[delta0]

A couple of doughnuts in the campsite. Just don’t blow a tyre like that jag (if I remember correctly) did once. TBF once you have driven down to Le Mans the car does tend to have a distressed look, especially if you have gone through a few clouds of bugs

[996Type]

You could use Dintrol (brown wax in aerosol) and lightly spray it where wheel grime would accumulate, but you wouldn’t want it on your clothes….

[RGG]

delta0 said:

A couple of doughnuts in the campsite. Just don’t blow a tyre like that jag (if I remember correctly) did once. TBF once you have driven down to Le Mans the car does tend to have a distressed look, especially if you have gone through a few clouds of bugs

Good idea, and rub the side of the car down someones tyre to give that close contact look

[RGG]

996Type said:

You could use Dintrol (brown wax in aerosol) and lightly spray it where wheel grime would accumulate, but you wouldn’t want it on your clothes….

I'll check that out on my daily

[TwinKam]

On the basis that the real thing is mainly brake dust stuck to oil mist, why not throw some soot against a panel to which oil has been sprayed? Or park behind that old diesel.
Again, don't get that on your clothes, but at least it should wipe off the car... ('should'... no responsibility taken etc etc)