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My neighbor says leave the patina on his 1952 Chevy pickup, I say respray it, who's right?
Last Saturday I was in my driveway here in Galveston helping my neighbor Dave look over the 1952 Chevy pickup he dragged out of a barn near La Grange, and we got into it over the rust. He wants to leave the surface rust and faded green paint exactly as is, clear coat it, and call it character. I told him that truck sat outside for 30 years and the rust is eating through the bottom of the doors, so a proper respray in the original Seacrest Green would be worth way more than patina cool points. We argued about it for an hour and he still hasn't made up his mind. So where do you all land, original patina or full respray?
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lunag307d ago
Think about how often people pick the "cool" choice over the smart one just because it feels more real. I see it with old furniture, old houses, old boots, you name it. Folks get attached to the worn look and forget that wear is a sign of damage, not just charm. Your neighbor's rust is past the point of being a look, it's eating the metal and that only gets worse with time. Slapping clear coat on active rust is like putting a bandaid on a hole in the roof, it hides the problem and traps the moisture in. A proper respray in that original Seacrest Green saves the truck and adds real value, so I'm with you on this one.
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