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Offline OldGray

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Preserving Old Paint Patina - pics!
« on: February 11, 2016, 01:45:50 pm »
After much research on "preserving patina" or old paint, I found a number of techniques.  Like clear coating, waxing and even rubbing with linseed oil or a mix.  The one I found that intrigued me the most (and was pretty cheap) was using Gibbs Oil
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Offline AZ87V10

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Re: Preserving Old Paint Patina - pics!
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2016, 11:27:55 pm »
Wow! That turned out looking pretty good! Although that seems a method that's best suited to primered trucks or for trucks with a flat or matte paint job. My truck has neither. It still has a mostly factory paint job with smooth and shiny paint. I think with a clear coat on the upper part of my two-tone paint job. Wax would be a better solution to my application. But thanks for sharing. Just goes to show what a little work can accomplish.
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Re: Preserving Old Paint Patina - pics!
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2016, 12:20:05 am »
If my paint were as nice as yours, I would have buffed mine out too!

For my truck I was thinking more Mad Max    :D
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Offline JasonD45

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Re: Preserving Old Paint Patina - pics!
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2016, 08:12:05 pm »
Came out great!
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Re: Preserving Old Paint Patina - pics!
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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2016, 11:22:37 pm »
Quote from: enaberif on February 12, 2016, 10:03:57 pm
That is just tired paint ...

Yep, but I dang sure woke it up!   ;D
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Offline gunrac

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Re: Preserving Old Paint Patina - pics!
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2016, 06:35:36 am »
Quote from: enaberif on February 12, 2016, 10:03:57 pm
That is just tired paint ...

This is patina: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/01/3e/79/013e79a6978a847e4dccc5e819f13677.jpg

Little heat and some tobacco juice, seal that baby right up.......lol
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