Protecting Patina

Good morning fellows!

Have just purchased a very beautiful, well patina'd 1968 Bronco. Its out of the AZ desert and will be residing with me in IL.

I am looking for ideas/opinions on keeping the patina'd paint and metal looking good and not turning into a bucket-'O-rust.

I remember reading a few years ago peeps using WD40 to spray down the body periodically.

So I thought I'd come ask the purveyors of patina here.

Thanks!

Duane

 

if you plan on painting it, dont put WD40 on it...

 

Penetrol.

 

Gibbs brand.

 

Keep it indoors most of the time. As long as it's not exposed to the elements, it will be ok. Putting something on it (like oil) will make it look funky.

 

Patina is the naturally occuring process of aging and exposure. If you "protect" it, it then loses it's natural status, and becomes contrived and fake. Leave the poor thing alone.

 

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I think a good layer of paint would help preserve it!

 

Just leave it. Keep it clean.

 

no disrepect intended but those 2 words just dont seem to go together

 

a sort of automotive Jheri Curl

 

Thanks all for the positive feed back. The others, thanks for the chuckles.

Searched out both Penetrol and Gibbs penetrating oil. Flood Penetrol seems like a promising start.

Duane

 

I have a 38 Buick that has more patina than paint so I give it a good waxing with WD40 each year.

Haven't washed it in 4 years.

 

And fake sucks.

The right way to protect the vehicle.

 

I take it what You´re looking to do is preserve the appearance of Your naturally patinated exterior while sealing it from any (further) corrosion.
Personally, I´m not sure I´d want to spray oil of any kind on the exterior surfaces of my car, esp on a porous surface such as a decades-old sun-baked paint-job. Sounds like something that´d attract dust and dirt like it´s going out of style.
Try clearcoating it instead. Obviously You could adjust the sheen of Your clearcoat to Your preference.
Here´s a most interesting, informative thread on the very subject. I understand he treats the oxidated sections of metal with what he calls "CLR" first.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=520460&highlight=1961+chevy

 

Totally agree, either fix it or leave it alone. Patina is something natural what you want to do is right up there with covering everything in billet aluminum

 

I guess it depends if it`s a Traditional `68 Bronco.

 

oh ya, your '68 should be painted and head to a Bronco site.

 

If you are going to clear over it be sure to put a flattening agent in the clear - shiny 'patina' looks really fake....

 

Thanks I am on the classic Bronc forum. But been a member here for 9 years and owned a '50 Buick and a '60 Comet.

I really felt the answer I needed to this question would best come from the people here.

So thanks all!

Sauli- Great link!

Duane

 

'68? Too new for traditional patina. But you could try Patinaseal.

 

I've always felt that rust was a sign of neglect while true patina on a car is paint and chrome worn thin over the years by being polished and cared for to the extent that the owner polished through the finish in places.

 

How about spraying the whole truck with a coat of flat klearcoat..I did that to my '41 K1 to protect the flat paint which was not very durable..I used Treme tm Spray 2 light coats,,if you lay it on too heavy it will get glossy which is what I did the first time,,had to knock it down and re-spray lighter coats..Not sure how long or how well it would adhere to your surface,,,stuff seems to stick to anything....if you wear glasses leave 'em outside during the process
Or just let the patina "expand"