Patina or New Paint

So I been going back and forth with the old lady about painting the car or sticking with the patina look. What you guys think?

 

Patina is the hot thing right now so I say enjoy it like it is with its true patina. You can always paint it later when you're tired of the look but it's hard to (quickly) go back to patina.

 

Hard to go back if ya re-paint. All and all it depends on what you really want. I have a big Buick, I like the shine and for what it is I don't think it ever would look good with patina. My 83 Crewzer had no patina when I got it (origonal paint) but after the first year with me power washing it some patina spots are there.... I garden hose only now. To me the origonal look and patina that goes with it, I like it...........

.....and I feel dated at times because I have heard...that guy must have owned it since new, where as I haven't

 

I'm not a fan of the 'patina' crowd.
I'd paint it.

 

Since you're asking - don't paint it, pinstripe it!

 

I like some patina. By that I mean that is, for me some vehicles look good with a small to moderate patina. A few look good with a lot. I'm not one for fad following so even when patina isn't 'cool' anymore I am still going to feel the same about it. In the end it all boils down to how you feel.

 

The answer is real easy for me and mine, though my current paint is in better shape it appears (no "patina"). I will paint it myself someday or the next time that I have an extra $14,000 to $16,000 grand layin' around I will have it painted.

In other words, if you have the money to spend to have a quality job done, get it painted, otherwise drive it!

 

Hmmm... maybe you could clear coat over the patina to preserve the look while protecting from rust

But seriously, I had a 63 Volvo 122s once that was a well patina'ed black. We called her the gray ghost. I rather liked the desert survivor look. If one wants to paint though I suggest doing it only if you can make it look original not the exaggerated look you see so often (that fujichrome look).

mike

 

I love authentic patina, up to a point. When the paint gets too thin, and you end up with rust forming, all you are doing is making a LOT of work for yourself if you want to keep the car in one piece. My version of patina is like the paint on Ma's Volvo. 22 years old and still looking really nice, but a certain remove from factory. The only paint work Arthur has had is repairing accident damage (TRY to find it).



Patina that exposes primer, or worse, bare metal, is just a problem waiting to happen.

 

How far do you want to go with the restoration..once you start on paint you cant turn back on the rest. When I found my wagon I wanted because of the rarity and condition (paint) leaving the outside the way it is

 

Last summer my aged worn paint got down to primer and almost metal in certain patina spots on my roof. My tail gate wood was flaking even more and even the leather conditioner was not helping, every garden hose wash I would loose a bit more paint. With a 2'' foam brush I aplied Thomsons Water Seal.... it stopped the spreading big time and on my roof where it is bare metal, no rust. I give the ereas a gentle splash every 2-3 months as my wagon lives outside..... this works!

 

Water seal. No sh:t? Would it be possible to apply it and then some time later put a clear coat on?

 

I can't believe no one has suggested this yet:
That'll buff right out.
I think I'll try that with my faded '77 blue denim look Buick.
Only a couple of pinholes there, so I'll fix them and use touch up paint.
Then let it dry for a month, and have her buffed.

 

I have a habit of waxing the crap out of my 'patina' cars...keeps it sealed good enough.....I like patina

 

Definitely Patina but thats just me I love the natural finish by nature. It's also cheap to do so if you don't like you could always come back and paint it.:2_thumbs_up_-_anima