49 Chevy patina truck

[Daze57]

Stephanie
great work you guys are doin on your war horse

[Stephanie]

Originally Posted by Daze57

i think in todays market a good paint job done by a good reputable shop and ''done right '' will be in the 3 - 6 grand range' If you are able to do alot of the prep work yourself -you will save some -but good decent paint is $$$$$ also - my 02. centavos worth

Originally Posted by Daze57

Stephanie great work you guys are doin on your war horse

Oh, hmmm, a bit more than I had thought, but definitely not TOO far out there. Thanks for the price range help And thank you so much for your kind words on our build so far I really appreciate you stopping by and checking out Chester!

[RINC]

here is some good patina ! This guy pulled it out of the nevada desert. stabbed a motor into it, brakes an all that an drove the heck out of it.





Drive what you like !

[CORSAIR]

Welder, grinder, body filer, sanding disc and the rest of your life!!! I think he can get it fixed LOL The crazy thing is those Safari VW vans bring big $ even looking like that.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by RINC

here is some good patina ! This guy pulled it out of the nevada desert. stabbed a motor into it, brakes an all that an drove the heck out of it.





Drive what you like !

I wish I had all the ammo that went through that thing.

[B_Hix]

My take on the patina thing...

I spent months looking for someone to paint my truck for under 6K - only in frustration did I finally decide I would do it in my garage with my very basic tools and total lack of experience and know-how.

I spent hundred$ buying tools, hundred$ buying paint and hundred$ buying sandpaper. I invested hundreds of hours in sanding, painting, stripping, resanding, repainting, wetsanding, buffing, buffer burning, stripping, repsraying, wetsanding....you get the point....

I learned tons and value the experience, but when it's all said and done I worked my butt off for a very decent but far from professional paint job. In my opinion it looks great, but I can walk you around the truck and point out every tiny flaw. The stress, frustration, aggrevation took a lot of the fun out of the project - I had a desire for perfection but had to learn to reconcile that with my extreme amature status.

After all that, when I go to a show, if I want my vehicle judged (which I do not) it's easy for them to pick my paint apart, using some guys vehicle with a $8k (outsourced) paintjob as the standard.

If I had it to do all over again I'd worry a whole lot less about perfect paint and focus on enjoying my truck - in other words a patina/rustic look has a great deal of appeal now that I know what it takes to get a decent grade paint job.

This is about fun and enjoyment - if you're stressing every tiny detail and spending you're life savings in pursuit of perfection you're probably going to end up broke and disappointed. In hindsight I see the advantages to the patina look and have come to appreciate it.

Bottom line, whatever floats your boat man! I think it's fine if you don't sweat perfection with respect to paint and body - there is a 'cool factor' in a 40/50 year old truck that looks it but runs like a new one...

My .02 +

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by B_Hix

My take on the patina thing...

I spent months looking for someone to paint my truck for under 6K - only in frustration did I finally decide I would do it in my garage with my very basic tools and total lack of experience and know-how.

I spent hundred$ buying tools, hundred$ buying paint and hundred$ buying sandpaper. I invested hundreds of hours in sanding, painting, stripping, resanding, repainting, wetsanding, buffing, buffer burning, stripping, repsraying, wetsanding....you get the point....

I learned tons and value the experience, but when it's all said and done I worked my butt off for a very decent but far from professional paint job. In my opinion it looks great, but I can walk you around the truck and point out every tiny flaw. The stress, frustration, aggrevation took a lot of the fun out of the project - I had a desire for perfection but had to learn to reconcile that with my extreme amature status.

After all that, when I go to a show, if I want my vehicle judged (which I do not) it's easy for them to pick my paint apart, using some guys vehicle with a $8k (outsourced) paintjob as the standard.

If I had it to do all over again I'd worry a whole lot less about perfect paint and focus on enjoying my truck - in other words a patina/rustic look has a great deal of appeal now that I know what it takes to get a decent grade paint job.

This is about fun and enjoyment - if you're stressing every tiny detail and spending you're life savings in pursuit of perfection you're probably going to end up broke and disappointed. In hindsight I see the advantages to the patina look and have come to appreciate it.

Bottom line, whatever floats your boat man! I think it's fine if you don't sweat perfection with respect to paint and body - there is a 'cool factor' in a 40/50 year old truck that looks it but runs like a new one...

My .02 +

that is one reason that I an going with a satin finish.
I am not into All the polishing and waxing another is slight imperfections wont show.Less waxing more time to enjoy.
That said yours looks great. We always see imperfections in our own rides that nobody else even notices.

[chinquipin]

Corsair, Love the look! Around here people would lean up against a $50k ride to take pics of yours!

[GeorgeLeonard]

Anybody who likes the way that VW looks needs a check up from the neck up. I hate the patina look. Id rather have a pickup painted with house paint and a brush than have that. At least it would look authentic- plenty of those pickups are still out there.

I love way the phrase: "He ran the heck out of it" seems to justify the appearance. What has that got to do with anything regarding the way a vehicle looks? Yeah, he drove that vehicle everywhere and wherever he went, people got a good laugh about it.

[Red Foreman]

I agree that VW is ridiculous & a joke, to me it kinda looks tryhard for the "patina" look which I personally like, there are levels of patina or worn out that most people like. Corsair's truck is a perfect example, it looks nice, solid, clean & cool. I bet he could park it at any mall & not worry about getting a scratch on it.
Show or new paint is personal prefrence, I have a 67 ssrs that is showroom & doesn't leave my sight but I also had & just sold an original paint 68 rs that I enjoyed parking anywere & driving around for years.

Here's a few pics of my 68 Rallysport & a couple of trucks that are not mine but I think are cool, again my personal prefrence.