Its hard to have the real patina when you have done a bunch of work. There is not a floor or rocker in this truck,around the windows was good tho Here is a bit of what we rebuilt up in these parts.This in my 49 Hillman.back of the car was rotted so I made a truck from it. It may be fake but I like it.Can`t leave it alone as is cause the truck needs more patch work then I care to talk about.You must remember that up here in the rust belt cars don`t last long.If you can find a old car with the frames around the windows in good shape your in business,it don`t matter that there is not a floor or rocker to be found on the rig.I am a bodyman by trade and spent 20 some year painting custom paint,shiny is more work to look after then I care to talk about.been there done that.The flat black thing is beat to death so I am looking for a neat look that I don`t have to spend hours preping the body for paint,ding and dent!! I can live with them.I just want to have something I can drive and not worry about a body job and paint that I have a million hours into.Get into it and drive. This will take the most talen as they will need to look like they were chewed by rats. It will be the one that always sat in the back corner just waiting for some fool to anty up a race!īe sure to let the photo's air dry (it'll add patina to them too), oh and scuff them up with steel wool too! Maybe use those snazy scissors that cut curves in the edges too.Īlso since the outside is beat looking make sure to cut up the seats. Once the pictures are printed crinkle them up and throw them in the washer with your rockbilly outfit (you know the one you wear on weekends) and place them in the glovebox so you can "just happen to have them" in case a greybeard walks by and says he remembers that car from his formative years. Oh yeah if you follow the steps outlined above make sure to take lots of black and white pictures in generic locals (you would hate for someone to see a modern Mcdonalds in the background). Then people will think your retarded for not bringing it back to it's former glory, rather than being retarded for painting a car two different colors and ruining it! Why not just destroy the current paint job so there's primer and steel showing though, then the steel will rust and you'll have to make up stories about how the car was originally a 60's era master peice that you found in a creek just waiting for you to rescue it, but you plan on leaving it just how you found it. I can assist if someone is interested.The idea of painting a car two contrasting colors sound very Martha Stewartish. Rattle can clear is not very tough, automotive clear is stronger and can be flattened, depends on how familiar you are with auto paint. Then you're stuck sanding and re clearing or losing the original finish. Oil coat, works well easy to reapply, I always seem to get oil on me later, don't care for this personally.Ĭlear coat - unless you kill all the corrosion, the clear will fail, just depends on how long. This is the easiest and simplest method to me. Heavy coat of wax, I like paste waxes for this, particurly johnsons paste wax. Shoot some matching paint on it and wipe with thinner to blend it in, it will still look weathered but you need to get enough paint on it to seal it, need a good paint match first for this to look right. Main thing is to get a layer of something on it to prevent air/oxygen/ additional rust. Protecting it after that, couple choices. Heavier, scaly rust will need some careful wire brushing to not remove paint, maybe some sanding, work slow and save as much paint as possible. Rust spots need to be neutralized, if theyre mild you can try CLR (calcium lime rust) bathroom cleaner and a scotchbrite on the rusted areas. Old paint usually has lots of grime, get the paint clean with mild soap and soft clot.
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