Hot Rods Talk about your "fake" patina!

The ultimate "traditional paint scheme".....the "work in progress paint job".

Got to love It!

 

Patina can look great, but not to sure about created patina. I have seen cars with fake patina that is simply a work of art and others not so much. I say whatever you want, its your car. Old motorcycles that are unrestored
bring more money in many cases than restored. I like the look of both shinny and not. Here is a old truck I just sold, tired looking, but it was fun to drive.

 

Being a retired yacht carpenter. build the whole body and turtle deck from wood then turn the termites loose on it . Much better than fake patina. You will have piles of wood dust when you park.
sanded down my old M orris . someone had shot gray primer over some real patina.

 

a couple years back I had to leave my mostly original paint 61 Dodge outside. by the time I brought it back in it had patina. I was not happy about that.

 

Found the solution...

 

Weathered charm.

 

I hope your not driving that Hog because you don’t want to hurt the finish...

 

Real patina

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Black, White, Red lead or Gray primer will do the job.

 

Fake patina usually looks bad (fake). Real patina, or contrived new patina that you can't tell is a contrived paint job is cool! I wish some of the artistic patina painters would come on here and share some of their secrets.

Is this real, or is it memorex....it sure looks perfect, to me!

 

The rust/paint idea has been shelved. I am picking up the turtle deck I ordered from Class Glass performance in December on Monday (made to order). This is in black gel coat. The plan is to use scallops to blend the blue into the back half of the body, which will be painted black... I have black steel smoothies and am picking up some wide white walls on Sunday.

 

The trouble with fake patina paint jobs is in order to make them look real, It is as much work as a Show paint job.

 

Way less fear factor when driving though!

 

Just did this oil pan for my buddy... satin black base, and a little trick for bare metal finish but all actually paint... Still perfecting the technique...



I guess best part about patina... fake or real, its great for drivers, less worry about dents, scratches and other road problems.. Parking lots no fear of door dings and scratches... So there is an appeal to it for sure, my vehicles are all drivers, my trucks paint is worn and has a few spots chipped off, some scratches etc but she is a driver/shop truck.. The Bel air I just built, satin paint job, not perfect at all but thats how I like em, no worry about parking or going places in it. NOW the fake/fake patina jobs, where it looks so planned its not funny then cleared and polished every time.... those are pointless... When you go to a show and see someone quick detailing their clear coated patina/fakeina.... point and laugh moment.

 

I have "a boner" for this.

 

I'm not a fan of "fake patina" ... but I must admit that Eric Clapton's (Brizio built) '33 3wd Coupe (with body & paint by East Bay Speed & Custom) was really well done:

Under construction at Roy Brizio Street Rods




Finished






2020 GNRS Suede Palace​

 

The problem with really well done painted fake patina is after you spend 30k on the job, you have a car that looks like it needs a paint job. What's next? Fake weather checking on new tires? Fake grease on rear ends? Fake blower belt dust? But why stop there? How about fake cracked and spiderwebbed window glass? Fake rust on new chrome? Really well done fake anything are like fake boobs. While they may look really good, upon close inspection they still won't feel like the real ones.

 

For those who want to speed the patina process up muriatic acid is your friend.

 

Fake boobs or not, I'm not gunna judge when it's hands on, and in my grasp.......... Just sayin'''''

 

Looking for fake dirt to be the next in thing. So you can pretend you drive it.

 

Fake dilapidation? No thanks.
I'm still trying to understand the attraction of real dilapidation.
I bet on a horse once that had some patina. That didn't work out well. My patio furniture had gotten very crusty looking. I told my wife it was "patina" and so it was better than fresh paint. She wasn't going for it either.

 

Eric Clapton has a cool HOT ROD there!

 

Man that’s cooool, thanks! But honestly I really want to see it done

 

...I'd rather look at cars like Clapton's any day over a perfect new paint job car...why can't you guys accept the fact that some people like this look,...most of the cars/builds on the HAMB look like this....whoever "painted" Clapton's car nailed the look and has talent.

 

"Clapton" will have a really nice car once he gets it painted!

 

LOL - woodgrain it like a teak Chris Craft

 

Sorry, just installed a turtle deck from Class Glass performance...

 

Eric Clapton's 33 is very kool. But! Eric the next time park that bad boy outside and mother nature will do it for FREE! TRUST ME I KNOW RUST. ( QUOTE RUST NEVER SLEEPS! ) DENNIS.

 

Is it done yet?

 

This one at a Pro Mod meet I had to get a closer look at. Very convincing from 10 feet away. I would give whoever painted it a pat on the back for pulling it off.