1962 Pontiac Bonneville

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2659447831...uid=o9-poCnLTli&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

It looks like they tried too hard with the fauxtina on the paint.

 

Green light diecast 1/64 scale has a “barn finds” series and a “work in progress “ series. This Pontiac looks like those patina stresses are tattooed on there like the diecast. Not fond of this drop and patina look on this one.

 

This is kinda a Poseur car - Has fake patina, dropped, and you know, Winterset, Iowa is usually the first place after Santa Cruz when I think about surfing. Too bad they dicked up what seems like a decent car.

 

You think they sanded down the paint and then cleared over it?

 

My guess is there was already some thin paint and then they accentuated and added to it. The primer showing through on the lower parts of the doors just looks odd.

 

I mean, I've seen patina faked before. On TV and in person. A lot of money can be spent on making a brand-new paintjob look like it's 40+ years old an thinning.
But from what I can see in the photos this paint looks old, possibly original. But agree, the areas below the trim are certainly odd. That's not a likely place for paint to thin naturally.

 

I am not a big fan of the fake patina movement. I can always tell when people use sandpaper to try to re-create the natural decomposition of old single stage paint. I have seen cars that have natural patina on them but then people will clear over it. Just leave it as it is, I don’t understand the clearcoat. Patina is not shiny. Do they feel they need to clear it because they store the car outside? I don’t know, I just don’t get it.

 

I'm sure the paint is original or at least old. It looks like he had a couple of thin spots and decided to create a bunch more all over the car.

I don't have any real problem with natural patina and if you want to try to prevent it from deteriorating by clearing over it that is fine too. I don't know why you would want to create it from scratch. It never looks good/natural.