faux-tina paint jobs

[mano]

Originally Posted by Street Smart

Yes, does it look as good in person?

Yes it does. Seen it at good guys.

[Leverhead]

Are any of you clearing over the faux-tina to protect the sheetmetal? If so, what clear are you using...I'm assuming a hardened satin clear, or gloss clear scuffed with scotchbrite pad or something?

[RockTonka]

I really like a lot of the faux-tina jobs shown...ours is just "well-aged"!
I like some of our patina, but not where the p.o. patched and repainted. A distinct advantage to the faux-tina work is the ability to get a consistent look from top to bottom - front to back.
As mentioned, the cracking, blasted, rusty, aged paint can't be easily reproduced and gives an authenticity to it that I like...not better or worse (well, worse to the unappreciative and/or uneducated I guess).
Bottom line, for us at least, is that I would take a well done faux-tina job over our wore out paint.

[endlessearth]

I think that your suburban looks killer. I just read a post on another forum (rhymes with lamb) that pointed out that faux-patina trucks often lack the un-even and indiscriminate effects of real aging over time. I thought it was a good point that actual aged trucks are rarely evenly aged. For example, I recently saw a C10 that looked like it had spent years next to a shed or a garage and one side was relatively clean while the other side was sleeted with surface rust. I can see where actual rust and flaked paint isn't for everyone but I think that trucks, like your suburban, that are a product of father time and mother nature can wear their age well.

[LostMy65]

Yes, the suburban looks cool.
The hood and fenders look naturally weathered but still protected from the elements.
And although we know the roof is natural,
I personally wouldn't let real 'patina' (rust) have its way with metal.

I think the thing I appreciate most, or what makes me favor faux-tina, is the metal is still protected.

What I like is the naturally weathered - where the dings and dents, and wear are all part of the history of the truck.
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[endlessearth]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Yes, the suburban looks cool.
The hood and fenders look naturally weathered but still protected from the elements.
And although we know the roof is natural,
I personally wouldn't let real 'patina' (rust) have its way with metal.

I think the thing I appreciate most, or what makes me favor faux-tina, is the metal is still protected.

What I like is the naturally weathered - where the dings and dents, and wear are all part of the history of the truck.
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True. I am in Phoenix and my truck never sees rain or salt so it is frozen in time. It would be different living in other parts of the country where the rust will keep going.

[Kiwi 64sub]

My suburban is about 50/50 original paint and the rest I tried to match as there was other panels fitted that was a different colour.The problem is everywhere you go you get the same question about when are you going to paint it?

[61_FL_Apache]

Looks great Kiwi!

[sqrlnts]

Originally Posted by Kiwi 64sub

The problem is everywhere you go you get the same question about when are you going to paint it?

Love your burban, its perfect.

[dubie]

Originally Posted by lolife99

No.
That is the great work of Street Machinery.
I follow them on Facebook.
This car hit a deer and took a high hit on the front end.

They restored it with the new "patina look".
I think it's on ebay now.
Very high dollar built car.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1952-...item35ca2d86c2

This car was airbrushed by Jerome Borris a world class airbrush artist. The wood grain he painted on this car is absolutely perfect. All done with water based automotive paint as well

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by dubie

This car was airbrushed by Jerome Borris a world class airbrush artist. The wood grain he painted on this car is absolutely perfect. All done with water based automotive paint as well

Yep.
Look here at some more amazing paint work!
http://jeromeborris.com/?cat=13

[lolife99]

http://jeromeborris.com/?p=1333
Before and after,...

[61_FL_Apache]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Before and after,...

That's amazing!! Got any step by step pics during the process?

[lolife99]

This one is even more amazing compared to the before picture.
He does great work!
http://jeromeborris.com/?p=1307

[dubie]

He does the best fauxtina out there in my opinion.

[forestb]

I love patina and faux-tina if it is done on the cheep but I am sure that that guy charges a hole lot more than I would want to spend to make my truck look old.

[chevyrestoguy]

The thing about natural patina is that it's rarely consistent. You'll have oddly placed areas that are faded or burned off that don't make sense. You have to assume that these are the places where the original painters at GM went a bit light on the paint. The faux-tina jobs often are done too consistently, if that makes any sense. They often assume that the paint fades off only on the edges and on the horizontal surfaces, and that isn't necessarily true. I can usually spot a fake job a mile away.

However, there's always a pro out there, and Borris is the man. That F-100 in the last picture is amazing. He has an uncanny ability to know exactly where to fog in the rust-colored paint and make it look 100% natural. That's some real talent.

[LostMy65]

I think we have two faux types.
.
One is where someone tries to make it look like real patina - an original or early paintjob that has naturally weathered and has developed surface rust.
This one I would call faux-tina.
.
The other is the look where the vehicle has perhaps had several paint jobs over the years and over time these layers have worn away.
I wish we had a term other than faux-tina for these. Because the look isn't an attempt to fake patina.
.
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[forestb]

Reminds me of the paint on the tow truck from the movie Cars especially the life size version of the tow truck. Don't get me wrong I would love my truck to look like that.

Originally Posted by lolife99

http://jeromeborris.com/?p=1333
Before and after,...

[63swag]

I didn't like the way mine turned out when I painted it so was planning a respray but really like the way it is sanded down. I guess you could call this feaux-Tina?
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[Street Smart]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sick lookin truck, i like it !

[gearhead_46582]

think this one is cool

[MadRatt]

Originally Posted by 63swag

I didn't like the way mine turned out when I painted it so was planning a respray but really like the way it is sanded down. I guess you could call this feaux-Tina?
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Hey man I like your stance! what size wheels and tires u running? and what offsets. Thanx for any info u can share. Oh and what drops front and back? I just finished bagging mine with 2.5 drop spindles up front and not sure where the stance is going to sit since front and back of truck are still off. Hope it sits like this. Very nice..

[TJ's Chevy]

Think mine fits well!

[jrobertop88]

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/xitpdvl4dtuw0e0/T5G6GFIwpf