![]() CLR and a 320 grit pad will clean that up quite a bit. I hope you are planning to run the original frame because if you think the body is too expensive to repair correctly, you have not seen anything yet if you are attempting a "craigslist special" frame swap. ![]() Rattle can primer it and find as close a match to that GM Juniper Green as you can rattle can those spots until you can do better. Where there is active rust, wire brush it sand it off try to kill it as best you can. CLR is good to remove rust stains as some of the paint may be intact underneath. Fake patina I'm not even going to talk about it. It may wear patina for a little while but that should not be the finished product. ![]() Try for the finish line, not the halfway point. If a body panel is too rough to save, run it until you can replace it, but do repair or replace it. Patina although it has it's place is at times is just a cop out by the lazy in most situations. In that day and time it was nearly every young man's dream to do just that. He was a hero because he took old car, one that was tired abused and gave new life. When it was finished, that first look as cruised down the road, had a lasting impact. To the younger boys though, before the age of artificial or cyber entertainment, his every move was watched. Who knows what the builder really felt about it? He obviously took pride in it and done his best. The truth is, the car may not have been all that great. The young hot rodder had cemented himself as a hero to some of the boys on his street creating memories that are still fresh many decades later. Then came that fateful day a day that that is still in the young boys memory although now he is in his 70s, when a beautiful, shiny honest to goodness hot rod pulls in the drive where the former primer spotted "beater" had been. Every week the number of primer spots would grow. He did the basics first, wheels tires, got it to drive well, souped the engine. Like young boys do, the older boy was a hero to the younger kids, although he may never have known that. Avondale Mills Community, Birmingham Al late 1950s.Ī young boy jr high age, admires an older highschool age boy's car. True story and I suspect typical all across the country. do I just wash it really well with soap and water before applying this? Also, does this not make it greasy or shiny? Just because I don't want rust all over my clothes when I lean against it doesn't mean I want a big grease stain? ++Others say boiled linseed/parafin/bowling alley wax, etc. I'd love to do it, but just can't right now. As mentioned, for money reasons that is not even an option at that stage in the game. ++I've seen folks say straighten it out and paint it. ++Some say clear coat over rust, but others say it makes it look fake does anyone have any experience or pics of a flat clear coat over rust? How did that go for you? ++According to many, I've seen it referred to as "patina," but I also seen many say patina is just the old faded paint.not here to talk about the semantics of whether it is patina or not, you can see the pics. Yes, I've read most of those, but haven't seen an answer I feel fits what I really seek to know.lemme try to be more specific: Thanks so much for your input!! And any word on whether the Hot Rod Revolution show will make it back to Austin this year? I've been to dozens of car shows and it was hands down the best I've ever been to!!! If this is the answer, is there any reason to not use krylon to do the job? Probably most importably, what is the best way to prep it before painting? Pressure wash? Sanding? Or.? Especially on spots like the tailgate. What should I do to best preserve the look, but not have to worry about if anyone near it has had their tetanus shot or not? My guess is a matte or flat clear coat, but I'd love to hear what others say. My question is this-as it stands right now, the truck is filthy and has lots of surface rust. Once they are in, I'm not to worried about matching it back. There are a few spots where the rust needs to be cut out, though, like the bottom/back of the cab.typical. I want it to be a daily driver though, so I like the idea of being able to park it anywhere and not have to contemplate murder over a door ding.Īs I said, I love the patina. Maybe one day if the budget changes, or I find a great body, that may change. I'm of the persuasion that it has too many dents, dings, and rust holes to reasonably (or should I say affordably?) ever bring back to being a show car, so for the time being, all of the efforts are going into frame, chassis, engine, etc. Due to a half century of neglect, it has a beautiful patina. My dad is helping (actually doing most at this point-he's in Memphis and I'm in Austin) build up my '53 Chevy truck. So I'm pretty new here but have already found the site to be a wealth of information-thank you all for that! Apologies if I misplaced the thread, but customs seemed like the spot.
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