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Dave in MN · 09-28-2018, 08:08 AM

About two years ago, I had a '29 closed cab pickup in my shop to complete some mechanical repairs. The paint was very old, some areas totally missing but it looked awesome, a real survivor. The owner was considering a full sheetmetal and paint restoration. We discussed if he would be comfortable letting the grandkids crawl all over it if it had a $8,000 paint job? He asked me what I would do so I showed him what paste wax would do to the finish. He liked the patina it brought out so we did the entire truck. Sorry I don't have any photos. Try a small area, you may like it.

09-28-2018, 08:08 AM	#2
Dave in MN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jordan, MN Posts: 1,411	Re: Patina paint and Gibbs oil finish OT About two years ago, I had a '29 closed cab pickup in my shop to complete some mechanical repairs. The paint was very old, some areas totally missing but it looked awesome, a real survivor. The owner was considering a full sheetmetal and paint restoration. We discussed if he would be comfortable letting the grandkids crawl all over it if it had a $8,000 paint job? He asked me what I would do so I showed him what paste wax would do to the finish. He liked the patina it brought out so we did the entire truck. Sorry I don't have any photos. Try a small area, you may like it.