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1959 Chevrolet Viking
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Hannah’s 1959 Chevy Viking Build Roundup… and Changing the Patina?

March 29, 2022 Roadkill Customs
Hannah’s 1957 Chevy Viking started life as a two-ton grain truck. It gets a chassis and engine swap, and painted and patina’d twice! [More…]
Wipe-On Patina Clear Coat being applied to 1948 Panel Van
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Poppy’s Patina Clear Coat Wipe or Spray-On Protection in Matte or Gloss

December 22, 2021 Roadkill Customs
This clear coat product is a very simple wipe-on (or optional spray-on) application that provides beauty and depth to all patina surfaces. [More…]
DIY Patina Matching with Water and Spray Paint
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Panel Matching Real Patina with Faux Patina

January 24, 2021 Roadkill Customs
You thought you’d never, but here you are looking up how to do a convincing faux patina paint job that matches existing panels. [More…]
Protected and Preserved Patina or Rust Without Clear Coat
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How To Protect and Preserve Patina or Rust Without Clear Coat

June 1, 2020 Roadkill Customs
How to protect rust or patina with a formula of linseed oil and boiled mineral spirits that you can mix and apply quickly and easily. [More…]
Pure Patina and Right Hand Drive, This '64 C10 Blows Our Minds
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Pure Patina and Right Hand Drive, This ’64 C10 Blows Our Minds

February 23, 2020 Roadkill Customs
With pure patina and a supremely executed right-hand drive conversion, this ’64 Chevy C10 simply blows our minds. [More…]
Mark Parham’s 1961 Chevy Apache 10
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Preserved Patina: Mark Parham’s 1961 Chevy Apache 10

November 24, 2019 Roadkill Customs
To the average person, Mark Parham’s ’61 Chevy Apache 10 looks like a weathered farm truck long overdue for a paint job. But, to a keen-eyed truck enthusiast, it’s an absolute work of art. [More…]
Ford F250 Truck with Patina Paint
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HOA Sues Over Patina Truck ~ Could Lead To Foreclosure

May 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Andy Lipka loves classic cars. One of his latest obsessions is his 1965 Ford F250 pickup truck. His HOA hates it, and are suing over it. [More…]
How To Create and Preserve Patina Book Cover
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Patina: How to Create and Preserve ~ Book Review

April 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs
CarTech® and Kevin Tetz have produced the first book published that cover the many variables involved with creating and preserving patina. [More…]
How To Make Barn Wood
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How To Make Fresh Lumber Look Like Weathered Barn Wood

March 29, 2019 Roadkill Customs
How to make fresh lumber look like old barn wood — the process is fast and easy and will give you that rustic look you’ve been after. [More…]
How To Paint, Weather And Patina With Adam Savage
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Adam Savage Demonstrates Weathering Tricks

February 27, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Adam Savage shows us how to paint and weather a newly constructed box to make it look like it’s something that’s been used for decades. [More…]

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