3/4 Ton Long to Short & Static Drop Square One

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Then I taped my scars and just kind of roughed up the edges of the tape.

I wanted paint on my scars so they wouldn't rust but I wanted it to look like rust lol. I know this is kind of a funny idea and a lot of people don't like it but the truck had such cool well-earned patina on it. Its actually what attracted me to the truck in the first place.

Anyway chicks dig scars.

So that is what I did....

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For the other areas I wanted patina/fauxtina to show through I mixed together some toothpaste and coffee grounds and brushed/spread/threw it on.

I don't think I used the mustard.





Just kind of blotched it on here along an actual scar.



Thee was some red primer showing behind my driver's door so I sprayed some red primer on the bedside in that same area.



Down low where the original bedside had some wear and tear.

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More toothpaste and coffee grounds.

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Then I started painting over top. Two coats.

This is the first time I have painted anything. I was very pleased how the metallic matched the colour of the rest of the truck. I bought the paint at NAPA using the paint code from my SPID.



You can see how I splotched on the paste here and there. I really tried not to overdo it but there is one spot where I did too much. I'll show it later.

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One cool thing about doing a patina paint job is I could do it in my back yard without worrying about any leaves that might fall into my work.

I didn't bother with any of the faux patina for the inside of the bed, just out of laziness/impatience. Later on I didn't like it and went back and added a little faux to the inside.

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Here are a few shots of the paint after I scrubbed the toothpaste/coffee goop off.

I let the paint harden for a few days after this and eventually when the bed was on the truck I polished some of it to get it looking more worn and less bumpy. Actually I scrubbed with a scotchbrite pad then polished with a DA to get rid of the scratches. I might have to go take some more pictures to show that.