Patina

[WHX?? 48,833]

Came across this article on patinas on classic cars & thought this really applies to our .

I guess I didn't know it also applied to classic cars and is "all the rage" ! 

Bottom line is yah his car he can do what he wants. 

What's your opinion on the car - paint or leave? 

My vote is leave. 

https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/pontiac-chieftain-maaco-paint/

Edited December 3, 2021 by WHX??

[rmaynard 15,518]

 Hmm. Rust is not patina. 

[WHX?? 48,833]

I don't know Bob ...one could argue rust is PART of the patina??? 

[ebinmaine 67,671]

You could certainly take that to different levels like many other things. I agree with Bob. I don't generally see rust as being part of the patina. Rust is something that to me, needs to be fixed.

 

That's not saying I would repaint that whole car though.

I'd be more prone to removing the rust as much as I could and then maybe putting a clear coat over the top of that after I rubbed out the paint as much as possible to restore it.

 

 

[lynnmor 7,309]

A auctioneer once asked me if I knew the difference between patina and dirt, his answer was "about a hundred bucks."

[Achto 27,609]

Truthfully patina can actually be protective and really only occurs on non-Ferrous metals.

 

Patina (/pəˈtiːnə/or /ˈpætɪnə/) is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of copper, brass, bronze and similar metals (tarnish produced by oxidation or other chemical processes)

 

On ferrous metals it has become common to call it patina, but it is actually just rust.

 

On metal, patina is a coating of various chemical compounds such as oxides, carbonates, sulfides, or sulfates formed on the surface during exposure to atmospheric elements (oxygen, rain, acid rain, carbon dioxide, sulfur-bearing compounds).^[2] In common parlance, weathering rust on steel is often mistakenly^[3] referred to as patina.

 

Edited December 3, 2021 by Achto

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

Rust: yes

Patina:  personally think yes

[squonk 41,161]

I'm with Jim. That car should have been left the way it was. 

[Achto 27,609]

When it comes down to restore or leave. May sound weird, but the item has to speak to me in order for me to make the decision. Some times history needs to live on, sometimes it needs a new beginning.

 

As for the car in the video, I'll just say that I don't care for the purple. 

[WHX?? 48,833]

Your post says nothing about organics.... moss, lichens or fungi Dan..... Is that not patina? 

[ebinmaine 67,671]

Just now, Achto said:

When it comes down to restore or leave. May sound weird, but the item has to speak to me in order for me to make the decision. Some times history needs to live on, sometimes it needs a new beginning.

 

As for the car in the video, I'll just say that I don't care for the purple. 

I agree with all of that. 

 

 

[Achto 27,609]

Just now, WHX?? said:

moss, lichens or fungi

 

Those are like icing on the cake.

[WHX?? 48,833]

Looking at the responses not too many people did like the purple... Squonky does but then again he's a Vikqueens fan.... 

[Pullstart 62,917]

That Pontiac was a peach just the way it was.  Now it’s a rotten plum.

[ri702bill 8,350]

A swing and a miss, I say. All that time consuming prep work spent for less than acceptable results.

[WHX?? 48,833]

Just watched the vid...... heck with the car I want that trailer! 

[squonk 41,161]

2 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Looking at the responses not too many people did like the purple... Squonky does but then again he's a Vikqueens fan.... 

Now them's FIGHTIN WORDS!!!  

 

I got a bottle of Grape Crush chillin in the Norge as we speak. It will be opened when the Vicklings are eliminated from Super Bowl contention.   

 

( Which can happen at any minute!) 

Edited December 3, 2021 by squonk

[squonk 41,161]

That "Chief" has one of those light up hood ornaments. True classic! 

[lynnmor 7,309]

My 44 year old motorcycle was developing some patina, did I ruin it by removing the stuff? 

 

[WHX?? 48,833]

I don't think so Lynn but might be another 44 years to turn it into a classic for me. 

10 hours ago, squonk said:

That "Chief" has one of those light up hood ornaments. True classic! 

I didn't notice Squonky but now that you point it out  They just don't makem like that any more do they! Can we put leds in that hood?!?! Lol 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,604]

If it’s yours, do what you want with it… If it’s not, and someone is that concerned about it, they can offer an appropriately inflated price to “save” it…

 

[Yossarian 208]

It's a Maaco job.  One good rain and it will look like the first pic again.