Patina Paint Job
I'm sorry you're trying to restore a car in any capability to bring it back to life why would you mess around and not do it right.
There are still ways you can do things to make it look good and refinished but this
Patina thing gotta go
Unless you truly enjoy a look of that sort.
All good.
Good luck trying to sell.
Not for me
Patina is a glamorous word brought out in these 2 bit restorations shows.
I wouldn't want anything that looks close to that garbage in my garage.
That’s all your opinion and it’s just that, YOUR opinion. I’m not saying it’s wrong but just because that’s your preference, also doesn’t make it right.
When I bought my Duster, I had a decision to make. 1. Tear into the car and strip it all down and start on a full blown redo or 2. Get the mechanical side of it done (car hadn’t ran in 20+ years) and ENJOY the car and fix things as I can and then someday, when I have a second one running, tear the Duster apart for a full redo.
Well obviously I decided to go the second route. Why? I’ve had the car for 5 years now. In those 5 years I have been able to maybe put another $2-3k in the car total. Now, had I torn into the car, it’d still be sitting in thousands of pieces, I’d probably be burned out by lack of time and money to make any progress on the car AND in those 5 years, we have moved, and while we still own the first place, we are now 25 minutes away and I rarely get down there. So tell me, which route is truly better?
Also, when I was debating on what to do back when I got my car, a good friend and a member here gave me some excellent advice. He told me “the ratty muscle cars are the hot fad right now. If I were you, I’d get the car running and driving and ride that fad till it goes out, THEN worry about body and paint.” And he wasn’t wrong. He’s also the one who convinced me to make the 10 hour drive to North Carolina to go buy my Duster. He’s one smart dude! Right
@cosgig? :D :thankyou:
