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Originally Posted by kensblue64

I plan to patina my entire truck for $50.00 to $75.00.

I will be able to complete the entire job in about 8-10 hours, outside, on a nice sunny day.

My friend & I completed a patina job on his 48 Ford truck, and it is simple, and looks authentic.

My truck looks nice about 15 feet away, but most of the panels, fenders, box, and tailgate are have a lot of bondo, from previous owner. They look presentable, but require a lot of work, before spending any money on proper paint.

I plan to drive the truck this coming season ( I live in the Northeast PA)
so the season runs from mid April thru mid October.

Then I will order new boxsides, front bed panel, wheel housings, and tailgate.
If I have any money left, I'll order a new hood, and new fenders, as well.

I don't weld or do body work, so I figure that with the high price of labor, it will be cheaper to order rust-free repro panels, than have them done in a body shop.

The piece in the pics is a glove box, from a 48 Ford truck.

It took about 2 minutes to do, and cost about 25 cents to faux patina.

My friends truck looks Old School patina, and he has no plans to change it, it really looks good.

The last pic is how my truck looks right now.

Very interesting Ken, please keep us up to date when you do this.
Subscribing.
Steve