Awesome results! Amazing how much it cleaned up. What did you end up doing? Wet sand and wax?
Saving patina........
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Awesome results! Amazing how much it cleaned up. What did you end up doing? Wet sand and wax?
It took 48 years of mine sitting outside in the sun to get this way, no WAY I am going to cover up this beautiful patina. I'm just going to keep it in the garage between uses and wash it from time to time.
I'll try to put some on tomorrow, leave it 24 hours, and post a pic of the results Wednesday afternoon
Test in progress. Applied OSPHO to original paint, under the black sharpie line. We'll see what it looks like tomorrow.
It took 48 years of mine sitting outside in the sun to get this way, no WAY I am going to cover up this beautiful patina. I'm just going to keep it in the garage between uses and wash it from time to time.
Subscribed. Other than my driver's rear quarter, the karma cruiser is also all about the survivor paint. When the PO remarried, his new wife told him to get the truck painted. I straightened out all the sheetmetal, but begged him not to paint it. As fate would have it, it did not get painted. His hood spear sat on my shelf for almost three years after that, as I told him it would be hard to replace if it 'disappeared' during the painting. Finally, three years later, he came back to ask me for the hood spear back.
Just posted a pic of it in the 'what have you done' thread a few days ago.
I am toying with getting some due beige paint mixed up to do a little touch up here and there while preserving the overall patina. I did some on Ruftoys about ten years ago. Now nobody can tell; it blends right in after a while.
Just posted a pic of it in the 'what have you done' thread a few days ago.
I am toying with getting some due beige paint mixed up to do a little touch up here and there while preserving the overall patina. I did some on Ruftoys about ten years ago. Now nobody can tell; it blends right in after a while.
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Is that all it takes Don?
I wish! I guess patience, or the lack thereof (me), also plays a big part.
Don
You were THAT kid on Christmas day too, weren't you?
Alright, here ya go!
No change at all as far as I can tell. And it looks like it did a little rust converting along the very bottom edge, forward of the notch. I looked at the paint very closely and looks just the same as that above the line. Doesn't seem to have softened up either.
I can't guarantee that this is original paint, the fender had been replaced, but it sure looks like it, being under the undercoating and all.
I'll let you know if the paint starts doing anything funky. And just a reminder, the OSPHO totally bleached out the Rustolium paint I applied it to. Didn't seem to physically damage it, but completely messed up the color.
Hope this helps!
B.
Thank you Brian! Very good results so far. Hopefully this is helpful to those who are concerned about saving the patina on their Cruisers, and still deal with rust concerns.
Mark, shhhh! You might give my secrets away.
Don
Mark, shhhh! You might give my secrets away.
Don
Did somebody say patina?
Reviving this thread to get some thoughts and advice. I found a 1978 earlier this year that is pretty much an original survivor. Two prior owners, the most recent since 1981. It has spent it's life in the south Georgia sun, so the original Freeborn Red is faded.
You can get a better idea of the condition of the paint from the rear, by comparing where the spare tire carrier shielded the Georgia sun from the rest of the back.
Yesterday, I applied some Meguiars Ultimate compound to a couple of small sections, and it looks like the paint could be restored pretty well.
My question is, would you do this if you were me, or leave it like it is and just keep it in its original faded condition? I don't want to do something I'll regret later since it's a no turning back process.
You can get a better idea of the condition of the paint from the rear, by comparing where the spare tire carrier shielded the Georgia sun from the rest of the back.
Yesterday, I applied some Meguiars Ultimate compound to a couple of small sections, and it looks like the paint could be restored pretty well.
My question is, would you do this if you were me, or leave it like it is and just keep it in its original faded condition? I don't want to do something I'll regret later since it's a no turning back process.
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On your truck it`s not real patina Patina - Wikipedia
bit faded out that`s all.
Would use the Meguiar cleaner one time on your truck .
Cheers
Peter
bit faded out that`s all.
Would use the Meguiar cleaner one time on your truck .
Cheers
Peter
I'm saving my Iron Pig's patina until the day I die.
