Patina Paint Jobs
 

Rockrln got me thinkin with his "low buck" painting vs. shiny paint job question in his thread. Being that I have no experience painting, I wonder if this would be a better idea in the end because you wouldn't see any orange peel or runs after you "rough it up". How is this accomplished? They mention something about a scothbrite pad or something.

Here is a awesome example of the look I'd be aiming at.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g7...r/RUSTY_67.jpg

Also, does anybody have a list or examples of the factory 67 colors that were available? Would you paint a rust color, then rough up, then paint a factory color and rough through to the rust color?

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Not to hijack your thread but when I was stationed at Castle there were a pair of these big tanks that were painted up like a pair of boobs. They were on the right when you left the base heading to Merced in one of the fields. This was prob back around 1990 or so.


Sonny

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Original paint is just worn thin.....

This 1969 truck i have is still original sea foam green paint.

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I too love that look. I know this can be done artificially, but the best "rusto rods" IMO are the desert trucks that have been patina'd naturally in the desert heat.

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:agree:

and I read the blurb on the one pictured in the first post in Classic Trucks. If I remember correctly it is "a-natu-ral"

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I did the patina thing on the bed of my beater. The truck had patina already, but the bed was blue and didn't match so I matched it to the cab's patina.

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Yeah, I was afraid that the only way to make them look that good was to get them naturally aged. I saw a 50 five window that was sort of a teal color and it had a hay bail in the bed from an old "Classic Trucks" magazine, and that was what made me really like it. Then when I saw the above picture I REALLY liked it. Oh-well.

Sonny, I think out of everybody I've ever mentioned those tanks to, you and I are the only ones that ever noticed them. They add a third tank and re-painted them all to match, so they aren't there anymore.

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About three or four years ago Rod&Custom did a write up on how to create a patina on your vehicle.... My buddy has that issue, I will see if I can find out the exact issue....

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Don't hold out! :)

How did you do it?

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Yeh I bought this truck just for the paint job! It has been sitting in a barn since the late 60's and just came out last year. I plan on getting to it one of these days.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Garden hose, kitchen sponge and comet sink cleaner.

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I am wondering if that first truck is a fake patina? It has had the front and rear side markers shaved which leads me to believe it was created...
Still looks kick a$$ though.

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How do you know that the side marker lights have been shaved ??? 67's didn't have side marker lights.

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I thought they had rear side markers on the 67's for some reason, I guess it could be a 67 with the big rear window???

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Good eye's !!! I didn't notice the big rear window, but it was an option then ?

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does anyone know if that first truck is bagged?

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67's didn't have markers front or rear. The panaramic rear window was an option in 67.

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I know I've seen that pic before, I swear it was in this thread from 2005, it was the Goodguys show in Charlotte

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=178776

The pics are gone from his server. I'll contact Kevin and see if he still has the pics and more info on that truck :cool:

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Look at the drivers side rocker, it's a slightly different color :)

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i have this truck as my SCREEN SAVER at work... kewl truck

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:haha: I remember those!! I laughed everytime I drove by them. :lol: They are painted over now.

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Man, we got a laugh every time we went by those too:jest:. I used to have a great pic of them with three girls standing in front of it bareing theirs. When I got married the picture dissapeared.:whine:

Sonny

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I could swear that exact picture is the one in Classic Trucks from 2 or 3 months ago.

And yeah, that is definately Lowe's Motor Speedway :D

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I like patina,shiney`s too easy.

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I knew I had seen that truck before I wasn't sure if it was one of the good guys shows or if it was auto fair. I got to every one of them. My boss knows that when there is a big show that he has to schedule someone else since I just wont go to work so I can go.