So you want patina.....

[ebfabman]

You want to build an original looking truck with an aged look to it. No expensive paint and body. A trucks finish is only original until someone starts sanding and priming it. Then is gone. Never original again. You're building a custom sleeper with state of the art aftermarket suspension. And maybe an interior that has a few creature comforts and a really cool set of wheels. Its a Chevy so it will naturally have a reliable drive train. You want a medium blue but can only find that blue with the aged look you're after in a long bed and you're building a short wheelbase fleetside truck. The challenge. Cut down the long bed bedsides to short bed bedsides and do it without bondo or primer. Keep as much of the original finish as possible. Maybe just a dusting of color over the welded joints so its not eye grabbing obvious. Let's see what we can do.