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**Dan in Pasadena** · 08-09-2016, 11:56 AM

I really like this Burb! What are your plans for it? I re-read your post and it wasn't clear to me except you want to get it reliably running.

I'm NOT a "patina" guy mostly because what most guys called patina is decades of serious neglect. But this truck has REAL patina to me. Once you get it mechanically reliable and repair the cancer, I'd suggest you give it a color sand with a very light hand, say 2000 grit and polish it. You may go through to the primer in a few spots but that is true patina and not neglect in my mind.

Please keep posting pictures as you make progress. Enjoying your project from afar.
Best, Dan

08-09-2016, 11:56 AM	#4
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,336	Re: '55 Suburban Second Series Survivor I really like this Burb! What are your plans for it? I re-read your post and it wasn't clear to me except you want to get it reliably running. I'm NOT a "patina" guy mostly because what most guys called patina is decades of serious neglect. But this truck has REAL patina to me. Once you get it mechanically reliable and repair the cancer, I'd suggest you give it a color sand with a very light hand, say 2000 grit and polish it. You may go through to the primer in a few spots but that is true patina and not neglect in my mind. Please keep posting pictures as you make progress. Enjoying your project from afar. Best, Dan __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!