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Hey folks,
So I have been struggling a bit with ‘patina’, what makes good patina, vs just worn out. When I began screwing around with cars at 14 years old I never had the scratch to make things really nice, so the thought of something looking worn out strikes me as incomplete. But, I have been drawn to the rugged look of some ‘proper’ wear and fade, and turned off by faux patina on big dollar restomods. I came across a really nice EB 5 years ago (and dang it got away, with the 93 Mustang LX 5.0 coupe that got away in 1994 off the dealer's lot) that seemed to be perfect. Faded paint, a dent here and there, no rust. I could see doing an EFI and OD swap, building the suspension, making the interior nice (gross interior is just a turn off for me..no such thing as patina inside in my book..) and calling it a day,
I also recently sold a grille I had new in the box because I was kind of drawn to the weathered look of my original. I was thinking of leaving the weathered Wimbledon white alone, adding a stainless Ranger trim strip to separate the weathered WW from the Viking red, and repainting the Viking red part Ferrari Rosso Corsa when I paint the rest of the truck (no way could I duplicate the factory tape line).
So I wonder what you all think in general and on my rig. I am repainting my doors, fenders, and duff quarter panel protector plates (leaving the quarters JD blitz black underneath, and if I don’t like that I may vinyl wrap…I am trying to avoid a body shop and leave things ‘cash and carry’)
I also have a new tailgate being worked on with some graphics and will save the old tailgate if I ever sell the truck which I don’t have any plans of doing. I think this is a ‘dead guy car’- a reference to Seinfeld and comedians in cars getting coffee for those who watch.
My doors need to be painted but I wish I didn’t have to paint the inside of the doors. My dash is a new BC unit that Jason helped set up. The doors won’t match though a little fade inside is ok in my book on the doors, but not the dash. The paint has a little shine left on it but with the holes welded up that is too far gone to be cool Patina, and of course the bondo with rust coming through is far from cool IMHO.
I am curious what you think!!??
Brett
So I have been struggling a bit with ‘patina’, what makes good patina, vs just worn out. When I began screwing around with cars at 14 years old I never had the scratch to make things really nice, so the thought of something looking worn out strikes me as incomplete. But, I have been drawn to the rugged look of some ‘proper’ wear and fade, and turned off by faux patina on big dollar restomods. I came across a really nice EB 5 years ago (and dang it got away, with the 93 Mustang LX 5.0 coupe that got away in 1994 off the dealer's lot) that seemed to be perfect. Faded paint, a dent here and there, no rust. I could see doing an EFI and OD swap, building the suspension, making the interior nice (gross interior is just a turn off for me..no such thing as patina inside in my book..) and calling it a day,
I also recently sold a grille I had new in the box because I was kind of drawn to the weathered look of my original. I was thinking of leaving the weathered Wimbledon white alone, adding a stainless Ranger trim strip to separate the weathered WW from the Viking red, and repainting the Viking red part Ferrari Rosso Corsa when I paint the rest of the truck (no way could I duplicate the factory tape line).
So I wonder what you all think in general and on my rig. I am repainting my doors, fenders, and duff quarter panel protector plates (leaving the quarters JD blitz black underneath, and if I don’t like that I may vinyl wrap…I am trying to avoid a body shop and leave things ‘cash and carry’)
I also have a new tailgate being worked on with some graphics and will save the old tailgate if I ever sell the truck which I don’t have any plans of doing. I think this is a ‘dead guy car’- a reference to Seinfeld and comedians in cars getting coffee for those who watch.
My doors need to be painted but I wish I didn’t have to paint the inside of the doors. My dash is a new BC unit that Jason helped set up. The doors won’t match though a little fade inside is ok in my book on the doors, but not the dash. The paint has a little shine left on it but with the holes welded up that is too far gone to be cool Patina, and of course the bondo with rust coming through is far from cool IMHO.
I am curious what you think!!??
Brett
