Preserving Patina - How To Tips and Tricks (2 Viewers)

[airon23]

Before we address the patina on this rig, let's start with some good 'ol Windex!

LOL

No, that is a vintage tint on those windows!

 

[EWheeler]

@wngrog Wondering if you've ever used high pressure water sprayer to lightly strip second coat of paint? Our 40 has a bad second paint layer over mostly good original paint. I've been able to remove some with a wet razor blade, but some paint is better adhered in places and I risk scratching the good paint. Would love to strip off the second layer to expose what's underneath. Any advice? (Apologies if I missed an earlier post.)

Pic of our rig:
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I am able to remove a top coat with Laquer Thinner and liberal amounts of elbow grease without obvious damage to the original base coat. I also used it to remove all of the black spray paint from my firewall. Its extremely time consuming, but feel better to go slow and steady versus get aggressive and really damage the base coat paint. I do not plan to strip the exterior green to the original beige, I'm just going to let it fade away naturally. I removed a bunch of green overspray from the underside of the hood and also cleaned up some green blotches on the fenders and hood.

All of the grey primer/sealer and green paint the the above two photos COULD be removed with laquer thinner and rubbing/wiping with a lot of time and effort invested without damaging the beige paint from what I have seen cleaning up some various areas. I just use paper towels and keep them wet and fold over to clean area as the towel gets dirty. It would likely take months to clean the entire exterior of the truck....

 

[FLMikem]

Gave it the old clr and fluid film today. Cleaned the glass as well. I've found as long as my rust is clean the neighbors don't complain as much.

Gotta seal the paint when it's not 1,000,000 degrees F outside.

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After:

 

[wngrog]

Hell yes

 

[FLMikem]

First dry day in a couple weeks here in Central Florida. First coat of Penetrol. You guys are right (not a shocker). This Penetrol stuff is awesome!

I used a grout sponge for some of it which didn't go well. The sponge seemed to move around what was left of the oxidation, leaving some streaks. A mini paint roller was a must for the roof. Might use the roller or a brush for round 2.

 

[wngrog]

Boom

 

[FLMikem]

Turns out 0% rain in FL summer means 100%. The Penetrol set up and dried (still slightly tacky to touch in the heavy areas) before the rain came in. Here's the beading for those curious. Ignore my horrible gutters.

 

[wngrog]

Got a new to me 40 that is the perfect Patina preservation candidate.

Build thread.

Builds - Moe Green - Tilda Bogue Service Station

12 years ago I got my first peek at this original condition FJ40 at @Bossman ‘s secret lair deep in the pines in south Arkansas. I’m not sure how long it had been there but it was long enough to collect a bit of dust and I fell in love. Over the years I’ve told Bossman how much I’d like to...

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Roof and Hood are done. This thing is absolutely going to pop like new after a bunch of polishing

Roof

Hood

Contrast

 

[wngrog]

The formula works.

 

[Indygbd]

Wow. That’s looks amazing! Plus it’s one of my favorite colors

 

[wngrog]

Thank you.

Wow. That’s looks amazing! Plus it’s one of my favorite colors

My elbows are sore. I may take a few days off before I tackle the passenger side

 

[rex in bama]

The formula works.

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Amazing what the CLR scrub did to those wheels! …jk

 

[Brost]

Never ending tinkering

 

[Bludozer]

Never ending tinkering

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Blue patina 40s get me everytime. One of the best I've seen too, really nice!

 

[77CJ5]

 

[wngrog]

Dip it

 

[V8FJ4078]

CLR should clean that hood right up to look like new....right?

 

[Bripars40]

Put down a layer of fluid film and then used a microfiber cloth to rub it in. I’ll put down a layer of penetrol soon.

 

[Tank5]

I have not read every page in this thread, so sorry if I missed it but does anyone have a good recommendation for something to treat the window gasket rubber with to help keep them pliable and resist cracking?

 

[rainingagain]

I have not read every page in this thread, so sorry if I missed it but does anyone have a good recommendation for something to treat the window gasket rubber with to help keep them pliable and resist cracking?

I haven't tried this myself, but the old timers used to tell me that wintergreen oil was used to soften up old rubber.