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Old 09-06-2012, 05:00 PM   #126
pdxhall
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Re: faux-tina paint jobs

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Originally Posted by clemdaddy View Post
ok... this is just my opinion. but. the thing that makes real patina look real is the rust. no amount of under coats or sanding top coats or primer coats black or ruddy brown will really work without rust. in the high wear areas the rust helps the look and its gotta have stone chips and drill holes and small dents. you got to do some damage for the fauxtina to be right. sand that primer to metal in high wear spots and let a year of rust develop.
like i said... just my opinion.

its every bit as hard to get fauxtina right as it is to do a paint job.
I hope not too many agree with you. Nice body panels are getting hard enough to find without being helped to get dinged, dented, or rusted. There's plenty of that crap out there. If you want rust, find it don't make it. IMHO
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