Patina paint tips

Hi I have a 1950 ford pickup that we chopped,channeled,sectioned and narrowed.And i would like to paint it to look like I just pulled it out of the woods.If anyone could give me some tips on how to do this i would appreciate it. Anything would be helpful.
Thanks Ants

 

Leave it outside for 40 years.

 

damn, you beat me to it

 

Funny shit!

 

My patented two-step peetina process.

 

have it dipped and spray it with a salt solution and it will only take a year.
really why? if you keep it long enough it will happen

 

you cant fake it ,

 

Hey,

If this is the route ya wanna go I'd start out by hittin the furniture
refinishing and artist supply sellers, also the plastic modelers have
a number of "patina" products to offer.
Most of the more convincing "patina" finishes I've seen on vehicles
consist of several layers of flat finishes sanded through, and some
dry brushing and staining( difficult to do well) followed by some
sort of faux rust like detail.

Good luck.

Swankey devils c.c.

 

how 'bout you take it down to metal, do perfect bodywork, paint it shiney and buff it to perfection.

I hear this is going to be the next big trend.

 

Send us a picture of it!!!!

 

After all that custom body work...I just dont understand fake "patina" paint it!

 

Paint it with flat latex house paint over unprepped metal - throw handfulls of dry leaves, small tree branches, dirt and moss on it while still wet. Oughta look authentic from 50 feet away.

 

will NEVER look right.. whats the deal with people and the fake shit? when will this trend pass???

 

when will it pass? it looks like it's just starting to build up steam.....

 

They guy asked a question...not your opinions.

 

Took the word's right outta my mouth....

If it's a Kustom, it deserves a killer paint job....

Unless its a 'built in the 50's, found in a barn' look you are going for....

 

You can't fake patina so it looks like you just pulled the vehicle out of the woods. It ALWAYS looks like fake patina.

 

the first reply gave him the answer to his question, so opinions are fair game now, eh?

 

Faux petina works best on fiberglass cars.

 

Being in Ohio, you should be able to strip the paint off and go like that. You'll have foot long rust holes in no time. I miss a lot of things about back east, but not that rust.

 

I was reading the story in TRJ yesterday about the "restoration" of Jow Bisacky's double deuce coupe by Nick Hardie. Interesting piece of work but the doors and deck lid on the car didn'r come with it nor the rear cut off fenders. How he matched the original patina of the body is a mystery to me but it shows that it can be done and done quite well.

 

The Rolling Bones cars are a good example.

 

This method works well.

Go down to Tractor Supply Company, get a quart of gloss black enamel and get 4 quarts of flat black enamel. Mix well, and use their catalyst when you spray it on. It'll look just like black primer, yet it'll protect the metal on the cheap.

Drive the hell out of it.

It'll aquire the patina of age.....in jig time....

 

My resolution to be nicer in 2007 forces me to tell you, Good luck with it.

But…

…you do fake patina at the cost of your credibility.

Have a nice day, Ants.

 

there are a couple of pic. in my profile. i will try to send more later.

 

My credability has been overextended for years.
If you want patina and can't wait 30 or 40 years I painted this.This sounds wierd but it works,just takes some time.Spray a thin base color.After it dries wet sand.I alternated different shades of 2 colors.While spraying the next coat of paint spray water from a squirt bottle at the same time.This coat will trap water and blister.Let paint dry completely.Wet sand again,where the water was trapped , the first coat will show thru.Do this many times with alternating color and different shades of the same colors.When happy with the effect ,clear wet sand and don't buff.They will be scratching there asses trying to figure out how you did it.Thats a shiney aluminum cooking pot painted this way.

 

you CAN fake it,but the question is SHOULD YOU..
creepy

 

PERFECT!!!!

 

YEAH, check out the controversial thread on the fiberglass 37 Ford from a few weeks ago. LOL. This has been a public announcement from your local shit starter

 

Don't listen to all this bullshit about what you should and should not do with YOUR car. If you like the patina look then do it. If they don't like it tuff shit.