Keeping that barn fresh look

[Paul Bjarnason]

I am mechanically restoring our '29 Tudor but would like to keep the body with the "barn fresh" look that it now has. That said, I would like to brighten it up a bit, but not too much. For example, I do not wish to put a satin clear coat on it, which is what I have seen on some hot rods. I may just put nothing on it, but if there's something I could put on it that would brighten it up just a little bit and also protect the metal I would do so. Any suggestions?