The new norm, flat / no shine colors.......

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Some examples of where flat or original patina works ok.
Hot rod flats black
Flat GM blue/gray
Original patina with clearcoat
 

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lou3500 said:
Some examples of where flat or original patina works ok.
Hot rod flats black
Flat GM blue/gray
Original patina with clearcoat
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hey rusty, how about a pic of that 83?!---bob:blob:
 
lou3500 said:
Some examples of where flat or original patina works ok.
Hot rod flats black
Flat GM blue/gray
Original patina with clearcoat
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the black one is overdone and nothing different. boring at this point..

the blue one is ok

the Original patina one isn't natural pantina and looks like crap..

but hey thats just my opinion...
 
now this is natural patina...

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too much rust for my taste but it is natural

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I never really understood the patina look. The care for it (or lack of) is pretty easy I suppose, but it just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. What's even weirder is the fake patina, like painting several colors and sanding through them. To go through that much effort to make something look "bad" is beyond me. I was plenty happy to drive my car around with zero interior and a hazy finish when I bought it, but even more so once I cleaned it up and started getting pieces back on it.
 
What's even weirder is the fake patina, like painting several colors and sanding through them. To go through that much effort to make something look "bad" is beyond me.
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gotta agree with that...


the real stuff thought took many years to get that way. it looks cool like a just found car but to me would lose its attraction pretty quick for me..
 
Yeah, I think half the fun with old cars is bringing them back from the edge. I look at pictures of when I first bought my car and where it is now and it's crazy how much has changed in just a few years.
 
Finish it.

lol...

I will say on some THINGS, a natural patina looks great. My friend has a '59 Schwinn fat tire that was originally brick red with the white painted stencil work. The white has cracked and yellowed a bit and it has rusted on a few places, around the oxide red, but it's been cleaned and put indoors.

He found some NOS whitewalls that had yellowing on them and recovered the springer seat in a piece of used, off white vinyl and a chrome KMC chain to go with the cleaned up chainring, crank and bars that are rust free. The white painted steel rims are a little yellowed with minor cracking, but not rusted.

That bicycle looks fantastic, much like the '54 Chevy pickup, right there that Joe posted.

I went the extra mile and bought the highest gloss rating clearcoat I could get, when I painted the Scamp. Color sanded the 3 clearcoats and polished the daylights out of it.

The Glasurit 923-550 High Performance clear, still looks like wet nail polish, 2 years later. You can't buy it everywhere, because of the 5.0VOC, but if you want gloss and strength, it's the best you can buy.
 
Thanks on the clear Glasurit tip,Dave.5.0 voc,that's crazy.
 
The only reason the hood of my Signet has a flat sheen to it is because I couldn't find the color code to the black paint I used 25 years back when I painted it, so I just got some black and deadened the clear coat. The hood had small dents and after I had it repaired, I had primer spots which I couldn't live with. 2 stage paint without a clear coat isn't anything anyone should do as it not only does not last but it won't seal as well. To each his own...
 
Hot lines,completely in agreement.. Just testing the waters,seeing what people are doing.
 
I absolutely love the satin finished paint jobs. Always have, even as a teenager it caught my eye. I know it's not for everybody and it probably depends on the car. And I'm not in favor of "cheaping out" on the bodywork or the investment in time and money. But a car with this effect looks very cool to me. I even like the satin "rat rod" black, but I also like any color done in satin.

As a kid I always wondered why automobile manufacturers couldn't duplicate the cool look of the plastic model cars (satin finish)!

Granted, I've only seen a handful of these type of cars done in satin, any more pics posted up would be great...
 
A well done satin is very impressive as well to me. Just gives it that real smooth look with enough sheen to look finished.
 
I like the flat and patina look. I will walk right past a new Challenger to see a rat rod or unrestored Mopar. Don't be a hater about something you don't understand. Every ones perspective lies within themselves. I am using John Deere "Blitz Black". And I didn't pick the rocks out of my tires when I had my 70 383 Barracuda convertible painted lime green. I go to car shows for the experience and enjoyment. Not wax the bottom side of my car. lol My cars are drivers not museum investment pieces.
 
The whole flat/texture look on regular cars is a fad that will fade. If it is a true low buck rod or similar style car than the flat worn paint/primer fits it. For me gloss paint for any of my musclecars but if I did a street rod or something different I would consider it. Of course hoods, graphics or two tones are an exception.
 
I don't understand the "rat rod" craze. Original rat rods looked like that because the builders did not yet get, or could not afford, a real paint job. To each his own, I guess.
 
I'll be going with a flat color for now, but will likely put a gloss paint job on once all the body work is finished.
 
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