middlecalf
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crap I'm way more busy since I've "retired" (ex-aerospace stuff, now a cowboy - all hat, though, no cowboy)
Preserving Patina - How To Tips and Tricks (2 Viewers)
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oregon fj
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Yup, I'm busier now too, but doing things I want to do.
Great Thread.
reddog90
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Patina Gods - please advise
My paint is fine overall, but the hood is oxidized and flaking through to skim coat in some spots. Passenger fender is slightly oxidized. How would you treat this? I'm afraid a scotchbrite, orbital, or really anything will take off a bunch of paint on the hood revealing more skim coat. Truck was originally white, got a CCOT full tub and resprayed rustic green in '08. Don't think PO waxed it ever. The rest of the body really just needs a good detail with polish & wax.
My paint is fine overall, but the hood is oxidized and flaking through to skim coat in some spots. Passenger fender is slightly oxidized. How would you treat this? I'm afraid a scotchbrite, orbital, or really anything will take off a bunch of paint on the hood revealing more skim coat. Truck was originally white, got a CCOT full tub and resprayed rustic green in '08. Don't think PO waxed it ever. The rest of the body really just needs a good detail with polish & wax.
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Patina Gods - please advise
My paint is fine overall, but the hood is oxidized and flaking through to skim coat in some spots. Passenger fender is slightly oxidized. How would you treat this? I'm afraid a scotchbrite, orbital, or really anything will take off a bunch of paint on the hood revealing more skim coat. Truck was originally white, got a CCOT full tub and resprayed rustic green in '08. Don't think PO waxed it ever. The rest of the body really just needs a good detail with polish & wax.
I’d still do the CLR to clean it. Just a bit at a time. You can tell if it’s eating the paint. Only scrubbing too hard would do that.
Then a good compound on an orbital and wax.
middlecalf
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And if you get too much paint off, just respray the hood and fenders to match the existing paint ABAP. Then repost in this thread in about 20yrs when the whole rig is patina-ized.
reddog90
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The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints
I also found this thread on restoring single stage paint on Auto Geek. It's pretty detailed.
I also found this thread on restoring single stage paint on Auto Geek. It's pretty detailed.
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Took the top
Took the top off The Goat today and found another area to treat.
Tools of the trade
Took the top off The Goat today and found another area to treat.
Tools of the trade
RodrigzCrzr
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My 60 looks good from far ..... way far.
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That lovelady offered her body to science.
Somebody has to donate I suppose
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She will be given an honorable autopsy
What's the status? Are you satisfied w/ results?
Read this thread and your Warthog build tread multiple times as I try to determine the best approach for my own 55 project. Figured my question would be better to post here tho.
Could you elaborate how you address the inside of the doors on your 55? Specifically, treating the inside of the doors once cleaned and how does that work if peel n stick sound deadener is applied to the door as well? Apply deadener first then fluid film? Thinking the deadener would potentially trap moisture behind it?
Thanks!
Could you elaborate how you address the inside of the doors on your 55? Specifically, treating the inside of the doors once cleaned and how does that work if peel n stick sound deadener is applied to the door as well? Apply deadener first then fluid film? Thinking the deadener would potentially trap moisture behind it?
Thanks!
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All the metal that may have rust that gets stick on sound deadener gets treated with Rust Converter before the stick-on is applied.
Make sure the drains are clear in the bottom of the doors
Before you close it up hose fluid film all into the seams and cracks and anything not covered by the sound deadening
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A little update. Some people have asked how often I treat the truck with BLO....
It was about a year for my garaged 40 and 45 since I did them so I washed them good and reapplied. No CLR needed, just a good soap wash then an oil rub.
Also, I used my 45 on the farm all winter and never washed the mud off. When I did the spring clean the mud came off the Fluid Film
Underside like a champ. Made washing it so incredibly easy.
It was about a year for my garaged 40 and 45 since I did them so I washed them good and reapplied. No CLR needed, just a good soap wash then an oil rub.
Also, I used my 45 on the farm all winter and never washed the mud off. When I did the spring clean the mud came off the Fluid Film
Underside like a champ. Made washing it so incredibly easy.
Bludozer
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Always tough to really tell, but any noticeable changes in type or amount of rust? In pictures your trucks look exactly the same (to me at least) but are you able to discern if the BLO preserved the bodies? Appearance wise I think you have the best looking trucks on here...the warthog and these two are just amazing!
