Post your patina trucks!!!!!! Real or fake post your weathered beauties!

[70Firetruck]

Heres mine, x fire truck. Then was a paint truck for the last part of its govt life. Gotta keep the patina, getting full porterbuilt eventually.

[prairewolf]

... Its getting closer ....... cool thread.

[Dm1pfoy1]

Originally Posted by 70Firetruck

Heres mine, x fire truck. Then was a paint truck for the last part of its govt life. Gotta keep the patina, getting full porterbuilt eventually.

Very nice truck

[Tork?]

Originally Posted by 70Firetruck

Heres mine, x fire truck. Then was a paint truck for the last part of its govt life. Gotta keep the patina, getting full porterbuilt eventually.

That is an awesome truck and a great story!

[best view]

that's a snow storm

[aclay17]

Originally Posted by 70Firetruck

Heres mine, x fire truck. Then was a paint truck for the last part of its govt life. Gotta keep the patina, getting full porterbuilt eventually.

Really dig that truck!

[70Firetruck]

Thanks Guys!! It didnt look exactly like that when I bought it though. It had been sprayed with a house paint sprayer.

When I first got it I started stripping the paint off the top of the fender I noticed this nice patina fade. Alot of aircraft stripper and a scotch bright pad did the trick, but it took for ever and I had be careful not to strip it to metal.

So after that it was a very tedious paint stripping. I had to get the house paint off without damaging the old school paint.

This was what the paint looked like when I first brought it home. This was with alot of the front stripped already. Youve seen the after. Luckily it was only the sides and the hood.





If you find a truck covered in house paint it may be a really cool patina under that crusty coat.FYI

[GAc10boy]

Originally Posted by 70Firetruck

Thanks Guys!! It didnt look exactly like that when I bought it though. It had been sprayed with a house paint sprayer.

When I first got it I started stripping the paint off the top of the fender I noticed this nice patina fade. Alot of aircraft stripper and a scotch bright pad did the trick, but it took for ever and I had be careful not to strip it to metal.

So after that it was a very tedious paint stripping. I had to get the house paint off without damaging the old school paint.

This was what the paint looked like when I first brought it home. This was with alot of the front stripped already. Youve seen the after. Luckily it was only the sides and the hood.





If you find a truck covered in house paint it may be a really cool patina under that crusty coat.FYI

Home Depot stocks a very strong graffiti remover that might work well in that situation.

[aclay17]

Originally Posted by 70Firetruck

Thanks Guys!! It didnt look exactly like that when I bought it though. It had been sprayed with a house paint sprayer.

When I first got it I started stripping the paint off the top of the fender I noticed this nice patina fade. Alot of aircraft stripper and a scotch bright pad did the trick, but it took for ever and I had be careful not to strip it to metal.

So after that it was a very tedious paint stripping. I had to get the house paint off without damaging the old school paint.

This was what the paint looked like when I first brought it home. This was with alot of the front stripped already. Youve seen the after. Luckily it was only the sides and the hood.





If you find a truck covered in house paint it may be a really cool patina under that crusty coat.FYI

What is the drop on the truck?

[70Firetruck]

Originally Posted by aclay17

What is the drop on the truck?

I took the springs out, lol.

But since then I put discs and dropped spindles and slapped some bags in it for now.

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by 70Firetruck

Heres mine, x fire truck. Then was a paint truck for the last part of its govt life. Gotta keep the patina, getting full porterbuilt eventually.

I am really, REALLY digging that bad boy!