Fresh off the farm Dark blue 68 C10

[SoCoC10]

Picked up a one family owned 68 C10 from a farm in Pueblo, CO. Truck has all of its original paint and sheetmetal, V8 two barrel with a 4 speed on the floor. Only had to do cab corners, rockers and weld up mirror holes in the doors.

She got a CLR bath with 0000 steelwool and a coat of wax. Woke the paint right up. I'll be body working the repaired areas and loading my touch up gun with 2 stage dark blue to hit the repaired areas.

[SoCoC10]

After the CLR bath and a coat of wax.

[68Gold/white]

Look'n Good Billy Ray!
I'm not all about the patina look, but you've done it correctly! Some folks spray shiny clear over rust, that's crazy...
Need more pictures!
What options does it have? Future plans?

[j ripper]

Best color!!

[68bowtie]

awesome!

[RodnRudy]

I need schooled on what you call the CLR bath. I know what CLR is but how do you use it to clean up the patina finish? My 68 has an old repaint and faded areas that I want to put some life back into.

[jocko]

wipe on, wipe off, just like Mr. Miyagi said.

[SoCoC10]

Originally Posted by RodnRudy

I need schooled on what you call the CLR bath. I know what CLR is but how do you use it to clean up the patina finish? My 68 has an old repaint and faded areas that I want to put some life back into.

I wash the truck so it's a clean paint surface. Put on gloves and use the steelwool as a cap for the bottle. Turn bottle over to saturate the steelwool and apply to the paint like you would wax. Don't let the CLR completely dry or it can be a little hard to remove. I use an old wash mitt and the hose with the spray set on flat. Rinse well. Hope this helps.

[Gainsb]

How often do you have to re-wax the truck to keep it looking good?

[frenchy51]

Originally Posted by Gainsb

How often do you have to re-wax the truck to keep it looking good?

I do the same CLR bath (I dilute it-don't ask how much...)
I apply it with a grey scotchbrite pad
I then use a wool pad with buffing compound
Then I wax with "Harly Wax" Its a really good carnuba wax
It's raining in this picture-but you get the idea

[summitflier]

Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

I'm not all about the patina look, but you've done it correctly! Some folks spray shiny clear over rust, that's crazy...

I'm with you on this. What's patina? Rust. Why would anyone want rust
on their truck? (or car?)

Still... a dark blue truck is cool, and I'm finding out... kind of rare from
that time period.

[SoCoC10]

Twins!

[68bowtie]

that's terrible. you should give one to me right away. you don't want it getting to your head...

[SoCoC10]

I took the dark blue dash pad out of my 67 C10 Custom and installed it in this dark blue 68 C10. Once again getting the correct blue interior pieces for these trucks has been a challenge.
I ordered the correct medium blue for my 67 and here's the dark blue in the 68. Looks like a match to me. Swapping steering wheels, installing new ACC carpet and a blue with blue and black houndstooth bench seat cover from Stockinteriors.com. Can't wait.

[SoCoC10]

Carpet and seat cover finally came it.

[SoCoC10]

Went for a drive...

[GAc10boy]

Nice truck!

[SoCoC10]

Thanks!

[SoCoC10]

Another pic...

[tommys72]

very nice!

[SoCoC10]

Thanks. Light blue in the houndstooth matches the belts pretty well.

[68bowtie]

looks great. do you put the covers on yourself or have a shop do it? it looks really nice.

[BC10]

Beautiful resurrection!

[SoCoC10]

Originally Posted by BC10

Beautiful resurrection!

Thanks!

Yes I do my own paint and body, mechanical and upholstery. These Houndstooth seat covers are designed to go over the full foam seats which I think are 70-72. On the earlier seat frames, you have to "build up" the seat thickness esp. up high on the back. I also use foam to build a peremeter around the springs on the bottom.