Patina

[John]

Athough the street scene has a faction dedicated to faking patina, it is the one thing that cannot be re-applied once a car has been restored. If a car needs restoring, so be it, but will it bring as much enjoyment per £ as an honest car showing its history? and could you end up with a money pit that you might be scared to use in every day situations. As Tor so rightly said, once you start........ it's like Pringles, you just can't stop.


John.

 

[happy days]

OH THANKS FOR THAT JOHN, never mention pringles as its absolutely true, once you start. I have a tube in the cupboard, we bought 4 tubes on Tuesday, 3 have gone, now I have to eat the 4th..

 

[stejack]

got a couple of pics for ya

Considering the stateof her when I dragged her from her slumber she is in remarkable condition

 

[a15htn]

Scabby ald dog that innit?

Suits you down to the ground Stevo lol!

 

[herbie]

I have a similar decision to make on my 1976 2200 sc auto in Brasilia brown, if you deal with one bit you have to bring everything up to scratch and there is no question that that lovely origional sheen and patina is lost.

I have a 1966 vw beetle aswell, always been solid as a rock but when it was rough paint wise I drove it everywhere London-Cornwall several times, it was my only form of transport and I would park it anywhere. Now that I restored the body it leads a cherished life locked away most of the time and was more fun when it was scruffy.

Richard