Hot Rods PATINA

I'M GETTING TIRED OF PATINA CARS, ANYBODY ELSE FEEL THIS WAY ? OR IS JUST ME?

 

WELL, BECOME A MOBILE PAINTER AND TAKE CARE OF THEM ALL!

 

i'll take a free paintjob if you're offering!!

 

Real old paint no.



Cars with fake Patina...


or giant rot holes yes.

 

I will second the real or an older car that’s been left as found and cleaned up to honer it’s original build.
But for me the fake stuff never did it for me. If we were able to talk about RRs I can kinda get on board with some of it as some of it’s an art form and SOME guys seem to pull it of. But not on a traditional hot rods that we all like.

 

Fibreglass rods with fake rust....... no!

 

I like and appreciate shiny cars, but old sweaty, rescued paint with every mark worn as a badge or marker of history, that tells a legitimate story really works for me. Park and drive anywhere without stressing over your -cost more than your wife’s engagement ring paint job- works for me. My only ever paint job cost me $375 bucks in 1979. Fake patina hopefully has run it’s course. As an example- not my car, for sale here on the hamb, to borrow a phrase from Anthony, I would drive it.

 

Same thing with this one, the paint might be the best feature, again not my car.

 

This one is my car, if I get it done I will struggle with how to finish it. It has some late 50’s chicken wire and bondo repairs, and a less than impressive shade of blue. At least it isn’t Kermit green.

 

A true old paint job that shows signs of being loved and used YES!!!!!!

fake patena , rust , holes and general crap . NO .

fibreglass cars and I’ve seen new cars with patina and bondo n stuff

just silly

 

Paint isn't just for good looks, it is a preservative. I prefer a good looking body, who doesn't. It might not have to be GNRS-ish, bank-draining, only the gods good, but at least as good as when the car was new. Would you buy a new car, unpainted, rusting on the showroom floor already? No pride in ownership there, eh?

 

"fake patina"..is this something new?
I am curious about what brand of spark plugs you like, or motor oil, what's your take on radial tires vs bias ply?

 

I'm getting tired of people bitchin about what other people do with their cars!!!!Live with it!!! And there is always someone bitchin about something here....

 

not this again,...that's like asking do you like red or blue?, do you like beef or pork?
get over it, it won't go away.

 

Fake=not for me.

Real is fine, but don’t spend too much time blending where you elect to repair damage, as it ruins the authenticity.

GNRS paint on the other hand renders the car undriveable and thus useless. Give me some battle scars and road rash any day.

 

What some guys have a hard time differentiating is decent patina and neglect. They are not one and the same. And if it is neglect and you fail to repair it that is just laziness. Ok, I'm done.

 

Real = OK. Fake or just rusty junk = Hell no!

 

I'll stop and look at a true patina car before I will a high dollar paint job. Mother nature does good work. I like to imagine the history of what that old paint has been through, and think about the old guy shooting that paint while holding an old drop light in the other hand so that he could see.

 

Rusty is a daily driver with nothing fake about the paint job. Its just an old beater that runs, drives, and stops safely. That's all it will ever be. But I can't got to Home Depot or to pick up tacos without someone giving me the thumbs up or telling me they love the truck.

 

Behold, rust!

 

Just another trend...

 

Gosh, I must have wrecked my car getting rid of 92 year old "patina" the last couple weeks, I'll learn to live with it.

 

You did good!

 

I'm not tired of real patina. But I am tired of rotted out cars that people call patina. And I'm really tired of fake patina.

 

No.

 

I'm a victim of "human patina" and I don't like it much

 

I have one finished truck that has nice paint... I hate it... I spend to much time cleaning it... I have one truck with old worn paint and it is great... I don't worry about it .... I just drive it.... If you don't like patina ... paint yours... Me I won't.....