Patina...How to???
Maybe patina is not technically the term I want to use. The thought comes up after I've spent mucho hours straightening, filling, sanding, cough..cough..coughing. After I've done all this, I just know that any paint shop worth their salt is not going to take it on without a lot more (costly) prep. I've been on this project for so long, I just don't think I want to take all the time and money that it will take for a "nice" paint finish. I want to be able to drive this beast before the kids take my driver's license away. I have no problem with a semi-ratrod approach; maybe more accurate than "patina paint job". I'd make everything mechanically first class, finish out the interior tastefully, and just shoot over the filler, guide coats, old primer, etc with a matte clear. I agree that shiny clear ain't the way to go. But, I think it would be kinda cool to just have a spotted car. A 340, 4 spd car that looks like monkey ****, that runs like a spotted-*** ape. Like it!
Maybe patina is not technically the term I want to use. The thought comes up after I've spent mucho hours straightening, filling, sanding, cough..cough..coughing. After I've done all this, I just know that any paint shop worth their salt is not going to take it on without a lot more (costly) prep. I've been on this project for so long, I just don't think I want to take all the time and money that it will take for a "nice" paint finish. I want to be able to drive this beast before the kids take my driver's license away. I have no problem with a semi-ratrod approach; maybe more accurate than "patina paint job". I'd make everything mechanically first class, finish out the interior tastefully, and just shoot over the filler, guide coats, old primer, etc with a matte clear. I agree that shiny clear ain't the way to go. But, I think it would be kinda cool to just have a spotted car. A 340, 4 spd car that looks like monkey ****, that runs like a spotted-*** ape. Like it!
