ebay sellers...please...

...it's getting frustrating with finding great stuff on ebay...and it's been beadblasted and painted...let the buyer do this if it suits his project...or not...an original finish, once gone, is gone forever...and also adds value to things these days...unless it's garbage, and not worth anything anyway...


2cents...


Cp
www.juicebrakes.com

 

...I'll get right on that.

 

I just bought 5 gallons of patina on the way home from work, gonna dip a bunch of stuff this weekend......

 

Original finish . . . mine has that and my wife calls it ugly . . . and rusty . . . I suppose the extra doors also make mine a giant loser mobile . . . but it's funny to see all the "more doors are so cool" posts. It just doesn't happen when its time to pony up for a sale. Cars on ebay are done up to make them look good for sale . . . likewise if you see a freshly washed car . . . chances are there's dead paint.

 

Hey guys,

Give Curtis a break, he likes his metal raw.

Making any progress on the belly tank?

Rich

 

i just throw stuff into the junkpile out back,couple years go by and it's "patinated" TM

 

Better watch it man, I think the latest Eastwood catalog has a new "rat rod" section, and I saw a machine that does that. Hooks up to a drill (with switchblade bit) and a bottle of whiskey or something.

 

Sounds like saltwater could be your best friend?

 

I use a mixture of salt water and battery acid......... it rust the shit out of a new patch panel in just days......gotta oil it after a bit though, or that panel could end up on the floor......

 

Nothing adds that rat rod look like having a male cat urinate on it,especially if it's chrome.

 

2 cents?

2 words.

Who Cares?

Since when did the HAMB become the EBAY bitch board?

 

Years ago I used to throw out the stuff that didn't sell after taking it to a years worth of flea markets. Once I found eBay that stuff got dug out and found new homes. I agree on the freshly blasted & primed stuff, I'd rather bid on a rusty untouched piece.

 

I've made far more $$ selling clean parts than "patina'd" parts.

JH

 

Yesterday at 6:17 p.m., where were you? Please try and keep up.

 

Hey , I got a set of 45 fin Buick drums you would LOVE ---- not only are they dirty & filthy as all get out ,they are missing about 10 fins each --- Patina & Chracter!!!

 

I am in total agreement with CURIOUS RASH

let's stop this one here