Patina truck1/10/2024 ![]() Front Grill of an old chevy truck with patina and character. The more I think about it how cool would it be for me to build my 70 2WD Blazer with the 68 front clip and have it look this old! Heck then I could use the top that is has now since it already looks the part. Closeup of a rustic patina truck under the sunlight. One of the mag guys hangs out here on this site from time to time.Īnd here is some more inspiration for ya! Patina Chevy Truck (1 - 40 of 51 results) Price () Shipping C10 Earrings C/10 Club Georgia Earrings Chevrolet C10 Patina Car truck Chevy truck C10 LSX Farmtruck C10 Truck Emblems DoggoneChic (469) 11. Also if you were not awair they have a Truck Builder mag as well that is really good. Patina Chevy Truck - Etsy Find something memorable, join a community doing good. This 36 is a fiberglass body and they show step by step How-To in the Street Rod Builder mag. Here is a scan of the first page of the artical. You need to get this mag because their are tones of good articals that are very detailed with alot of How-To's that the truck guys can use. I went to their site and the mag is too new for any of it to be on the site yet. They were saying it is very important to re-create the rust were it would have started and same with the warn paint areas. Here is what I am starting with! I will take pics of all the rusted areas and warn spots so I can re-create them after teh metal work is done. Back from powder coat, this slammed 55 GMC chassis gets assembled by the guys at GSIMFAB.This vintage 55 Tri Five truck is equipped with a GSIMFAB Front & R. ![]() It shows all the tricks and tells you most of what they use as well, it is a work of art. SO here is the plan, do all the body mods, fix all the rust (very little) and get it ready for a show paint job and then follow the artical that I read last night to the "T" and end up with a RUST FREE patina paint job with rust worked in to the mix! I just read an 8 page artical in Street Rod Builder (March 2008) on doing just this but to a fiberglass 36 ford. Problem is once this is al done the old patina look will be ruined. I love how it looks right now but the problem is I want to chop it 2", section the cab and doors 4", section the hood 2", section the front fenders 2" and shorten the bed about 6" then place teh cab right on the running boards. ![]() After I get the bulk of the surface rust off ill be throwing on a wool polishing pad and some Meguiar's. ![]() so, carry a corresponding patina, but some special original and restored. So far I'm just scrubbing the absolute hell out of it with some CLR and a Scotch-Brite pad. Auto Trader Trucks (formally Truck Trader) is the UKs number 1 website to buy. I guess it would take 3-4 times as long to do a rust free patina rust job then it would to do a nice DD/show paint job! I plan on just that with my 51 F-1 that I got last year out of an old barn were it had been parked for over 40yrs (1961). Like the title suggests I'm trying to get one of those sweet patina paint jobs on my old truck. Yes you can but it is not easy or cheap and most of all not a fast thing to do. ![]()
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