52 GMC "patina" Look Help

[Joe@Superior Shine]

Pledge Furniture Polish!!

Trust me on this. Buy a can and do a fender. If you like the matte finish (and will have a degree of protection) do the entire truck. Please let me know how it goes.

[Setec Astronomy]

If you've ever seen that "Fast and Loud" show on..um...Discovery or History Channel, shot at the Gas Monkey Garage in Texas, they had a car with a "patina" like that, and they shot clear over it, as some of the other posters have suggested. You may be able to find a vid of it...never mind, here: Fast N' Loud: Gotta Stay True to the Car : Video : Discovery Channel Sorry they don't show it after it was painted...I think it's painted in this one though: Fast N' Loud: Making it Work : Video : Discovery Channel

[DaveT435]

I love the truck...like the current look. But if it were mine I would take it down to bare frame and and work my way up and make it look like it did when it was sitting on the showroom floor. I would keep it 100% stock...but I would have to make it look like new.

[SubieMonte]

Keep nostalgia alive! DO NOT DO A THING TO IT....besides the few washes a year!

[Zwolf]

Originally Posted by Joe@Superior Shine

Pledge Furniture Polish!!

Trust me on this. Buy a can and do a fender. If you like the matte finish (and will have a degree of protection) do the entire truck. Please let me know how it goes.

this sounds great! Thanks for this tip, I would have never thought of that!

I have never seen that show, sorry, but thanks for the links. I will have to check that out!

There is no way this thing is getting restored. Its fun to use. If it had a perfect paint job and body, I would feel very guilty dumping rock, dirt, sand, and wood in the back Its fun to putt around in. 50MPH is the very top end. 45 is just fine and will get me around the side street here no problem. I drive it usually once a week if not more.

a few years ago it literally paid for half itself. Our main car got hit and spent a month at the body shop; hood, fender, door. They polished it for me, even though I asked them not too many times. Well luckily the didn't do much damage. I had a true pro do the work. He did a great job there all day and the price was very very reasonable. Thanks to this site I was able to ask all the "right" questions and see what he did. Step by step he followed everything here. Anyway sorry for the side story: But I drove it as my daily driver and bypassed the rental car from the insurance. They gave me the cash either way

Thanks again fella's. I figured this would be the right place to ask. I will be funny to see me driving this in the rain and having water beading up on it

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

Originally Posted by Zwolf

Thanks again fella's. I figured this would be the right place to ask.

Thank you for joining AGO and sharing this jewel!

Originally Posted by Zwolf

I will be funny to see me driving this in the rain and having water beading up on it

I hope you take Joe's advice and then post pictures showing the results!

[Setec Astronomy]

Originally Posted by Zwolf

I have never seen that show, sorry, but thanks for the links. I will have to check that out!

It's too bad they don't have full episodes so you could see the car when it was done, but they say in one of those clips they are going to spray a flat clear on it so that the car is washable and to lock-in the look.

[Kevin Cullen]

Don't Change anything in the driveline. It is VERY HARD to find something ORIGINAL anymore. Fix it up gradually starting with the interior. A seat re foam and the chrome pieces polished up would look good. Plus you don't haul rocks in there.

[Chris's FX4]

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

It's too bad they don't have full episodes so you could see the car when it was done, but they say in one of those clips they are going to spray a flat clear on it so that the car is washable and to lock-in the look.

Love that show.

I think there was an episode of Trucks! on the Powerblock were they did this. I think it was on project "Classix"? Anyways, they recreated the petina look and I think sprayed a flat clear over it. I'll have to see if I can find that episode later.

[Zwolf]

Thanks again fella's. I think I am going to steer clear from the clear coat now.... Sorry couldn't help it I just don't want it to start peeling off. I haven't had cable for 5 years or so now, but I remember seeing a video of the guys on trucks? that did a patina look. but they basically recreated what time did to mine. Turned out pretty cool I thought.
Thanks for all the help looking forward to trying out some of these tips. Life is way busy right now, I hope to get some time to do this. I will for sure post up the results!!!