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from www.dictionary.com
pat⋅i⋅na /ˈpætnə, pəˈtinə/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pat-n-uh, puh-tee-nuh]
–noun 1. a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
2. a similar film or coloring appearing gradually on some other substance.
3. a surface calcification of implements, usu. indicating great age.
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The latest and greatet fad is to call it patena instead of cancer or rust.
Generally patena in car guy circles means looking aged, or light surface rust. Light sheetmetal rust today is a rust hole later.