![]() So, if you like the old-school look with some modern conveniences and performance, this Chevrolet should stir up interest at your local car shows. We’re told that the car is ready to go and can be driven anywhere. The more you look around, the more upgrades you’ll notice. What the 210 didn’t have new was the vintage air conditioning that’s present now to help the car’s occupants cruise in comfort. And for those who want to fake it, well its a good place to take inspiration from. Vinyl wrapping lasts several years before needing a replacement, so you can conserve your cars paint for years without spending too much money. The vinyl acts as a protective layer, shielding your precious paint job from salt, rocks and even the suns harmful UV rays. There is no radio in the dashboard, suggesting this was a rather bare-bones car when new. The 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise is a great place to see and celebrate authentic patina. Vinyl film can preserve your cars exterior. Just treating a car like a piece of junk for the last 40 years and letting it sit out in the elements is NOT patina. I guess what I am trying to say is that any (wear and tear) that a car has due to driving it is patina. The interior has also been redone, including the carpeting and headliner. If on the other hand someone has beat the front of their car with a ball peen hammer then that is NOT patina. We assume the two-tone paint on this car is the original color combination, but the Chevy spent more than 30 hours in the body shop/paint tent to redo the finish so that it looks as though it sat out in the desert until it burned. A Chevy 283 sits under the hood now, modified for a triple-carburetor set-up, and paired with an automatic transmission, which we’re betting is more recent than the 2-speed Powerglide offered in 1955. The 265 V8 was new that year, but this car didn’t get one. Patina is a well-used buzz word in the car hobby. I give no proportions because, in my experience, controlling proportions and temperature does not give you as much control as you would expect. Applying too much pressure can burn the paint, so start light and apply more pressure if need be to rub in the compound. With the buffer running, rotate it in circles as it spins. The Chevy is available here on eBay where bidders have raised the ante to $25,477 without triggering the reserve.īesides being a 210 (the seller never specifies which model this car is), the VIN tells us it left the factory with an inline-6 engine which would have had a displacement of 235 cubic inches. To produce a solution that will induce color on silver, add a pinch of salt, a dash of clear ammonia, and LOS to warm water. Use a medium speed and a light amount of pressure when buffing the rubbing compound into the paint. Located in Edinburg, Texas, it’s a turn-key automobile that wears a custom paint job with a built-in patina and an upgraded drivetrain. Maybe it has just the right balance of dullness and wear, like a broken-in pair of sneakers or a favorite T-shirt. Maybe it reminds you of something you ownedor drove pastyears ago. This 1955 edition is a 210 2-door sedan (based on the VIN) that saw 250,000 copies made that year alone. Sometimes a car, despite ordinary origins and subpar workmanship, just looks cool with a bit of patina. These would become known as the “Tri-Five Chevies” and are still popular with collectors today. I am going to spray the front mirror assembly and post a photo and see what you guys think.Car shoppers kept Chevrolet dealers busy in 1955-57 as nearly five million cars were sold those three years. It keeps the matte color even with a very heavy spray of matte clear coat. I hit is with a grey 3m pad to matte out the color and it looks even better. This process will get out light dirt and some stains, but leave the patina in place. Some of the dead or oxidized paint is cleaned up as well. We use a fine abrasion pad and cleaner to remove any surface dirt and create an adhesion layer for the clear to grab to. Sprayed out nice and even no orange peel. Step 1 Clean the Exterior of the Machine. ![]() Figured in for a penny of stripping paint in for a pound.Nice to know I can at least lay out nice spray paint. Looks like below. Its hot her and in a respirator it sucks.īefore I stripped it I had a bunch of rustolium paints around from other projects including the aluminum metallic they sell that I used once on a engine. I can block sand a hood and the small bits of black that are poking through everywhere else super easy. I will need to reprimer the hood and some other small areas I found today but not a big deal. Our colour matched KIA PATINA GOLD METALLIC BY2 car paints are made to order, mixed to your cars exact paint code and are available in either touch up pens. ![]() So I stripped all the blue off I don't like the color and it looks odd on a 550. Still banging ideas around thanks for being a sounding board guys I do read everything even if I don't respond directly. ![]()
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