Patina rules

[Bob Bidonde]

Patina is what we and our cars get as we grow older. However, I have it on good info that the fountain of youth is a fire hydrant in a certain place, and if you drive through its stream, patina reverses itself.

[ronn]

Dick,
love the rusty bumper! how could you contain yourself from painting it?

just strike a match on that rust!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Dick Steinkamp

I put a blanket on her when it gets cold.

Buster T. & I sleep under Harbor Freight Moving Blankets We got them on a BLOWOUT SALE!
Bill Cheep

[JDupuis]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Buster T. & I sleep under Harbor Freight Moving Blankets We got them on a BLOWOUT SALE!
Bill Cheep

Lol....lol..Why is it, that I think you're telling the truth?
Questioning in Canada. Jeff

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by 1930-Pickup

I love the smell of patina in the morning. It smells like...history

I hope as I get older I don't smell like the car did when I got it. A lot of mice had peed in the interior. Now it has a new interior, safety glass, motor rebuilt, new tires, tranny and rear end bearings replaced along with new top and header,seat belts and turn signals. It is ready to tour except I need to finish coating it with flat clear. Got to protect that rust.

[pgerhardt]

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IMHO the word Patina is way over used! If you have an original paint car and want to preserve it, then yes you have Patina worth saving. But if you clear coat or "oil" a rusty old restoration from the 50's - 70's, you have a rusty old restoration not patina.

Patina smell! Is that another way of describing mold, mildew, rancid grease, and bad gasoline?

Running and ducking!

[Bill G]

My wife made sure the patina in our Model A now smells like Fabreeze.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by JDupuis

Lol....lol..Why is it, that I think you're telling the truth?
Questioning in Canada. Jeff

That IS the Gospel Truth, Jeff,
Buster T. sleeps on a King size bed, alongside my Hospital "Fold-A-Bed". He has 3, freshly laundered, Harbor Freight Moving Blankets. If I get cold, I just slide one over on me
He "burrows" under them & literally "disappears"! Rat Terriers have SHORT hair & can clean themselves to their skin & NEVER smell like a Dog I've had him 5 Years & he never has had a BATH! Same thing with 2 Female Rat Terriers I owned in the past. They're MARVELOUS Dogs
Bro Bill W.

[burner31]

Sometimes, patina is not an option

[JDupuis]

Old Paint Rules!!!

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

I've "read" about Guys spraying on METAL PARTICLES/ACIDS/ETC, to simulate Old Rusty lookin' "patina" & sometimes spray on CLEAR, to "protect" the patina. Everyone has "fun", in their OWN way!!!
Bill Antirust

[Jemelton#]

Is This Patina?

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by Jemelton#

Is This Patina?

Start with a shop vac with a soft brush end, then use a damp old towel to wipe it clean. I try to not use a hose, as the water gets everywhere and causes rust.

[1930-Pickup]

Originally Posted by Jemelton#

Is This Patina?

I love it! Clean the glass and go...

[1930-Pickup]

Originally Posted by JDupuis

Old Paint Rules!!!

x2!

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by 1930-Pickup

I love it! Clean the glass and go...

My 28 Phaeton looked the same way when I brought it home, and I thought about leaving all the dirt on it, but decided I really didn't want all that dirt rubbing off on my clothes every time I got near the car.

[1930-Pickup]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

My 28 Phaeton looked the same way when I brought it home, and I thought about leaving all the dirt on it, but decided I really didn't want all that dirt rubbing off on my clothes every time I got near the car.

I brought mine home almost three years ago and haven't washed it yet

The dirt has not been a major problem for me but I do keep the inside mostly clean.

The most annoying thing is when someone walks up to it, takes a finger and swipes the fender, they hold up their finger with a frown on their face, and then asks when I'm going to paint it. Now I have a finger streak I have to live with another month before it fades away. And these are car-people!