Builds and Examples
Hannah’s 1959 Chevy Viking Build Roundup… and Changing the Patina?
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…]
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Patina
Products & Reviews
Poppy’s Patina Clear Coat Wipe or Spray-On Protection in Matte or Gloss
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 Projects
Panel Matching Real Patina with Faux Patina
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…]
How To & DIY
How To Protect and Preserve Patina or Rust Without Clear Coat
How to protect rust or patina with a formula of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits that you can mix and apply quickly and easily. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
Pure Patina and Right Hand Drive, This ’64 C10 Blows Our Minds
With pure patina and a supremely executed right-hand drive conversion, this ’64 Chevy C10 simply blows our minds. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
Preserved Patina: Mark Parham’s 1961 Chevy Apache 10
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…]
Home Garage
HOA Sues Over Patina Truck ~ Could Lead To Foreclosure
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…]
Products & Reviews
Patina: How to Create and Preserve ~ Book Review
CarTech® and Kevin Tetz have produced the first book published that cover the many variables involved with creating and preserving patina. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Make Fresh Lumber Look Like Weathered Barn Wood
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…]
DIY Projects
Adam Savage Demonstrates Weathering Tricks
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…]