Faux Patina

[kens65fb]

I just picked up a 64 C-10.
The paint, is a light blue flat, over what ever color it was.
It doesn't looks too bad from about 10 feet, but not so good up close.
My time & budget is somewhat limited, so this will be a multi-year project
My plan is :

1. Engine --get it driving, and running nicely
2. Brakes, suspension, stance, steering, exhaust.
3. Wiring & electrical
4. Body Work & paint
5. Interior

I was thinking of a faux patina, for a year or two until I can get body and paint done.
I did some experimenting with a old glovebox door from an old parts bin.
I use some rattle cans that I had laying around.
First I sprayed entire part blue, then I sprayed a coat of flat red oxide primer over the blue, then top-coated with the blue again.
wet sanded with with 400 grit, then a scotch-brite pad.
I think I can replicate this look in the obvious spots, and leave the rest of the truck, mostly as is.
What do you think.

What do you think

[kens65fb]

This might be an option, under the blue topcoat as well
It's actually call aged Metallic Rust
Rust- in - a can !!

[roll_the_dice]

I don't have the budget for paint and body right now...so I am doing similar. My truck was originally green and when I bought it was white. The paint was not bad, but dead. I decided not to add paint, but remove paint. I am sanding off dead paint and if I go to the metal I go to the metal. If I see original green, great! Some places on my truck the green was completely taken off, some places not, so green comes through fairly easily. There is white, primer, green, primer, and then metal...Once I am done with a panel, I am clear coating it. I have cleared both front fenders, hood and side cowl covers. I have sanded the cab, but not clear coated yet. I think it looks great, but one day maybe repaint, but I will be using it as a truck, so not too concerned. Here are some of the panels I have done. All the green you see, is the original #503 light green. The green on the rear cab was mostly there because they didn't remove the bed when they painted it.

Try sanding off the dead paint and shooting some clear over it and see how it looks? You can always add paint.

[LostMy65]

I love this:

[roll_the_dice]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I love this:

Thanks! I give my wife all the credit for this...she is the one who did the tailgate. She spent an hour on the tailgate with my sander doing it as I painted POR-15 on rust in the cab. She loves the truck just as much as I do...she had the vision and wasn't afraid to work on it.

[kdad]

Looks almost like a piece of artwork...

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I love this: