Working on the Fauxtina

[nele22]

About a year ago I decided that the truck needed to go to bare metal. Due to other things I put the project off until last week. I have started working on it and will keep updating with pictures.

The first coat is a flat black primer. Second is a few coats of Red Oxide primer. I am finishing it off with Satin White. The plan is to wet sand the whole truck with 600 grit. This will give a nice smooth finish and a weathered look. In the obvious spots of wear I will take most of the white and expose the red oxide and black.

Stay tuned.

[nele22]

Sorry for the cruddy cell phone pictures. I will shoot some better ones soon.

[cubber]

I did this on my truck. I will be interested to see your results.

[Mister-B]

Sounds like you're going about it the right way. Should look good when you're done. Here are some of my natural patina, for inspiration.




Oh, and here's my attempt at fauxtina on my tailgate, since it was a takeoff and didn't match the rest of the truck. It was done recently, so rust still hasn't formed on the sanded corner edges


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[nele22]

Last picture before the drop kit gets installed.

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by nele22

Last picture before the drop kit gets installed.

I don't know, man. I don't wanna hurt your feelings or anything, but I think you've overdone it. When I look at it now, all I see is side to side sanding... And too much of it. If you look at natural patina, it doesn't have that appearance. It looks more gradual at the edges, and isn't side to side. You might experiment with other methods, such as rubbing with a rag and some sort of paint thinner.
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[nele22]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

I don't know, man. I don't wanna hurt your feelings or anything, but I think you've overdone it. When I look at it now, all I see is side to side sanding... And too much of it. If you look at natural patina, it doesn't have that appearance. It looks more gradual at the edges, and isn't side to side. You might experiment with other methods, such as rubbing with a rag and some sort of paint thinner.
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Don't worry about hurting my feelings.

Looking at the picture and considering what you are saying I think you are right. I may try a little thinner and see if I can get rid of the side to side pattern.

The good news is that if I do not like it I can just start over.

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by nele22

Don't worry about hurting my feelings.

Looking at the picture and considering what you are saying I think you are right. I may try a little thinner and see if I can get rid of the side to side pattern.

The good news is that if I do not like it I can just start over.

There's some really good thinner called aircraft thinner. It's just the name. It isn't meant for airplanes. They sell it at Oreillys and Napa. It's really good stuff. Don't leave it on very long for your application. In fact, I'd just put some on a rag and rub it in the areas you want the effect. Make sure you get all traces of it off with another rag that's got water in it, or it'll sit there and eat away down to the bare metal. You might want that in some areas, and then rust can form. You can sand the metal in those areas and apply some regular vinegar to the metal several times over a 3 day span, and rust will form more quickly
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[WIDESIDE72]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

There's some really good thinner called aircraft thinner. It's just the name. It isn't meant for airplanes. They sell it at Oreillys and Napa. It's really good stuff. Don't leave it on very long for your application. In fact, I'd just put some on a rag and rub it in the areas you want the effect. Make sure you get all traces of it off with another rag that's got water in it, or it'll sit there and eat away down to the bare metal. You might want that in some areas, and then rust can form. You can sand the metal in those areas and apply some regular vinegar to the metal several times over a 3 day span, and rust will form more quickly
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Aircraft stripper?
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[nele22]

Several sections are still not done. Roof, rockers and tail area still need work.

[WIDESIDE72]

I had never heard of aircraft thinner, only aircraft stripper/ remover.
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