Finally got around to polishing. Turned out great and really brought the shine back.
Preserving Patina - How To Tips and Tricks (6 Viewers)
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Looks amazing!! What are you using for polish again?
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Very nice. There is just enough paint there that’ll was worth getting rid of the few spots of through rust. I’d be stripping that and letting it go back to rust 
It’s called
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Are you applying it to the whole truck or just the bare metal ?
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Awesome. Yes. I’m just not familiar with it. I need to get familiar. It seems like a great option to lock in some pretty rust.
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HIJACK =
Maybe the the first time I've ever seen those two words side by side and used in the same sentence....... = HIJACK over, carry on!
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They tell a story this way. Preserve it and it will never get worse.
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Fricken’ awesome photo Nolen. The span of ages of things in that pic are perfect - old building and business, old-ish truck, later fuel pumps including unleaded, and modern satellite tv dish. If that was a poster it’d be on my shop wall.
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I can’t find any UV stability info on penetrol. Looks good in any case.
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Looks great! Is it oily to the touch?
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"Patina" is simply negligence multiplied by time.
I agree that it should be respected but on the other hand I think that the efforts of those that strive to preserve original pristine perfection deserve more praise.
I agree that it should be respected but on the other hand I think that the efforts of those that strive to preserve original pristine perfection deserve more praise.
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Sure, none of us actually abused these trucks to GET them like this, nor are we faking them to look like this. We are just trying to preserve a story.
I live in an 1830 log house on the National Historic Register that has AC and a nice roof But I did not slap on metal siding or paint the hand hewn logs to cover them up.
The amount of abuse my poor Pickup has been through, and survived, is insane. I doubt it ever had anything more than the oil changed, and the only wash it ever had, was to get the cow
off of it so it didn't stink when he drove it around town. I'm super torn what to do with the bed that was changed at some point, and never painted. Do I leave it, and just focus on the cab? Fake patina can be terrible.. But at the same time, maybe just rattle can it red, so it's a matte color, and put some stripes on it? I still can't decide.
I don't do ANY of this for praise. I do it because I enjoy it and could give two turds what others think.
I know PLENTY of people who have concourse restored vehicles in all makes and models. They are beautiful and very appealing to look at, but chances are they will spend more time parked then out on the trails/track like most of the "patina'd" ones do.
Bottom line is seeing a rig like one of wngrog's out on the trails brings a bigger smile to my face than a shiny/concourse restored one ever will......BUT that's just my taste. That's why there are threads showcasing ones like this as well as ones that look better than factory.
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