Patina...How to???
Sometimes I feel like I’m a little whacky, because I love the scratches and dents, and the rust! They tell the tale of a life of service and enjoyment that these cars bring us. Pictured is a big scratch on the door of my Roadrunner. When I went back to the original owners house, he ran his hands over the paint like he was back in 1972 again. When he saw the scratch, he told me the story of how it got there....
In the early 70’s, things were pretty precarious at the big 3 plants if you didn’t drive the brand you built. Jerry worked at the Chevy spring plant, but drove a Mopar. They made all the non conformists park way out back, and the bullying and harassment got so out of hand they GM out out a memo to curtail the harassment. That night Jerry went out and the door was keyed, and it’s been there ever since.
How could I possibly repair or repaint a lifetime of stories like that?
Sometimes I feel like I’m a little whacky, because I love the scratches and dents, and the rust! They tell the tale of a life of service and enjoyment that these cars bring us. Pictured is a big scratch on the door of my Roadrunner. When I went back to the original owners house, he ran his hands over the paint like he was back in 1972 again. When he saw the scratch, he told me the story of how it got there....
In the early 70’s, things were pretty precarious at the big 3 plants if you didn’t drive the brand you built. Jerry worked at the Chevy spring plant, but drove a Mopar. They made all the non conformists park way out back, and the bullying and harassment got so out of hand they GM out out a memo to curtail the harassment. That night Jerry went out and the door was keyed, and it’s been there ever since.
How could I possibly repair or repaint a lifetime of stories like that?
