Just started a restoration on my great grandfathers 78 FJ. It was not in my possession the last 20 years or so and has been neglected. It is a great candidate for a patina restoration though. Do yall have any suggestions for the paint? I was thinking about using a light cutting compound and then a ceramic coat to lock in the patina and bring a little shine back to the paint.
1978 FJ40 Patina Restoration
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T think there's a product called "Poppie s Patina"", used by hot Rodgers. Spray or even brush on. Comes in gloss, matte or flat i think. Clean/sand/prep surface and apply. Seems to last at least a few years, but most of these cars are garage kept.
Welcome to the site. Looks like you have some work in your future. Folks approach this in several different ways. I've deep cleaned the surface and maybe some color back or rubbing compound. Maybe check out the thread below can help. Maybe start at the end and work backwards or not.
Wow, what a cool cruiser! That thing should absolutely be preserved. Its in way better condition than the 1978 Freeborn Red Im trying to save!
Id read that thread mentioned above. It may be mentioned in there, but another thing Ive heard that you should do in this situation is to kind of condition the paint before you start putting any sort of rubbing compound to it. Basically Id start by pressure washing it, but not too strong, then just hand washing it with some good car wash containing carnauba wax. Hand wash a few times. Then from there just start compounding it. Im just using basic Turtle Wax rubbing compound for heavy oxidation, doing it by hand one section at a time, and its working well on my original sunburnt and stained Freeborn Red.
Whatever you do, dont let anyone talk you into painting it!
Id read that thread mentioned above. It may be mentioned in there, but another thing Ive heard that you should do in this situation is to kind of condition the paint before you start putting any sort of rubbing compound to it. Basically Id start by pressure washing it, but not too strong, then just hand washing it with some good car wash containing carnauba wax. Hand wash a few times. Then from there just start compounding it. Im just using basic Turtle Wax rubbing compound for heavy oxidation, doing it by hand one section at a time, and its working well on my original sunburnt and stained Freeborn Red.
Whatever you do, dont let anyone talk you into painting it!