I used BLO on my patina project. It attracts dust and becomes 800 grit sandpaper in the New Mexico climate. Should I just wash it off and reapply BLO? Or is there another process to keep the finish clean?
Preserving Patina - How To Tips and Tricks (2 Viewers)
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- #202
Will you post a pic of your truck so I can see how much paint to rust ratio you have?
Boeshield (best from the bottle) will not attract so much New Mexico soil.
reddog90
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What if someone treats something with Fluid Film and then wants to paint it later on? Their FAQ page just says wipe down with a biodegradable cleaner. Is it really that easy?
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- #205
Yep. It’s just oil.
I always use Silicone remover before painting or glue something to any surface... works great.
I do it twice.
"For cleaning and degreasing before working on a surface.
Removes contamination containing silicone, eg wax, tar & grease.
Long lasting and effective cleaning, particularly suitable for plastics."
Don't they wring out sheep in a giant machine to extract the stuff?
workingdog
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This is my new project. From this thread I now know how to preserve the cab. It, how do I faux paint the bed to match? Undercoat grey, then spray matching blue, then spray matching ‘tan’, and strategically sand down the tan to reveal the blue?
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I know nothing about fraux paint but I would try to go to the factory blue on cab first.
workingdog
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But, but, but, but ....
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Was the truck blue from the factory? Man. I’ve seen 4-5 people lately be able to remove spray paint to reveal the factory paint.
If thats the Case it will be easier to match the blue
middlecalf
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I dunno, that green’s pretty cool and probably easy to match.
workingdog
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The green is cool!? The green is cool!? OMG! OOOMMMGGGG!
Sorry, had to be dramatic.
Sorry, had to be dramatic.
workingdog
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posted in wrong thread, how do I delete?
How’s this done? Links?
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- #216
Search @dogfishlake he did a FJ55.
I follow a couple of guys on Instagram doing it.
Goof Off and Scotchbrite is the basic formula
I follow a couple of guys on Instagram doing it.
Goof Off and Scotchbrite is the basic formula
Go get that blue under there! Killer color. Like @wngrog said, goof off works well. Try lacquer thinner too, it really won't hurt your original paint under there. On my old 60 I had great success lifting spray paint with urethane bumper stripper in a spray can. It would lift the spray paint and I could wipe it off before hurting the factory paint. It is an expensive route though, the stripper is pricey.
On my old 60, I wanted original paint as much as possible but also make it look nice so I stripped off the ridiculous pile of crappy spray paint and touched up the bare areas (that a previous PO was trying to cover with spray paint) with acrylic enamel that I tinted to match the original red. I used a cheap hvlp detail gun and feathered it in. Later I leaned on it with a wool pad and blended it in a well as I could. It never is perfect this way but pretty darn good.
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Show him the Pig
