![]() Once that happens you expose the sheet metal below which then begins to oxide and create those rusty reds and browns. The clear coat begins to fade and paint chips or wears off. Typically, when sitting out in the elements and with the wind, snow, rain, etc. Mother nature is the most responsible for how patina takes shape and is born. Most often from sitting in field or by a barn for years in the elements. The actual patina creation comes from a plethora of different things. For people that like to be different and stand apart from the crowd, a Patina car or truck is perfect. So, your truck is unique to you and no one else on the planet will have the same identical truck. Also, every truck is going to rust and fade differently. ![]() The more original the body with tons of faded paint, oxidized sheet metal, and even battle wounds like bullet holes and dents and dings the better! The appeal for most is they love the nostalgic look of something that is 60 or 70 years old. A typical Patina truck will wear the same original body but be completely transformed into a modern riding and driving vehicle underneath. The patina trend was born from that and naturally like anything has progressed to what you see today. As time progressed the rat rod craze took hold with people that didn’t have the money to spend on body and paintjobs but preferred to just build something on their own and focus on function over form. Rat rods have been around since the 50’s when GI’s came back from war, they wanted to build a hot rod inexpensively and focus on going fast not necessarily worried about the looks of the vehicle. Rat rods where cars or trucks pieced together with whatever spare parts you had laying around the garage or stuff you could purchase cheaply in a junkyard. The smoothed topcoat made it easy to wipe down the van with a microfiber cloth without fibers of the towel being snagged by what would normally be jagged oxidized paint and metal.Īfter waiting only 24 hours, the protective coating was fully cured and Salvage to Savage’s 1970 GMC Vandura was ready to hit the road without fear of the Sun’s UV rays, chunky bird droppings, and the salty, corrosive, Florida climate.What is this craze of people leaving their truck or cars rusty and crusty looking? Is it a fad or is it something hear to stay? I am certain the patina trend started with the “rat rod” folks. The surface no longer had a rough, uneven texture. Within an hour, the urethane clearcoat was dry to the touch. Instantly the color of the van began to pop and appear more vibrant under the matte coat and the natural rust colors of the patina really came to life. With the Florida sun low in the sky and the temperatures at their coolest, the team quickly worked its way around the van, putting down a thick, even coat of protection. Since the guys were trying to avoid any overspray inside the shop and didn’t have a carport at their disposal, they decided to wait until the early morning to apply the urethane clearcoat to the van. It’s best practice to spray or wipe on the urethane protection in a well ventilated garage, under a carport, or anywhere out of direct sunlight. Just like the degreaser, it’s not beneficial to have the clearcoat flash too quickly during the application. With the van taped up, it was time to mix the clearcoat catalyst into the matte urethane base. ![]() The last prep stage before applying the clear was to mask off any surface that didn’t need a urethane coating. The hot Florida sun would have caused the degreaser to flash off far too fast for it to work effectively, which is why the GMC was moved out of the direct sunlight for this step. It’s important to wipe the degreaser on and be able to wipe it away with a clean cloth before the chemicals evaporate. The degreaser is designed to bring the trapped oils and leftover debris up to the surface of the paint, helping to remove anything that could affect the clearcoat’s adhesion. Once cleaned, the guys moved the GMC van inside the shop to start wiping it down with Poppy’s Patina degreaser. The scuff pad not only helped to remove stuck-on debris from the paint, but it also created a more adhesive surface for the clearcoat. Brian from Poppy’s Patina kicked off the process by hosing down the van and giving it a wash with Poppy’s pre-cleaner, using the scuffing pad to prep the surface. The GMC Vandura was still rocking the original factory paint from the 1970s, and the crew at Salvage to Savage wanted to make sure the Florida elements didn’t turn the van into a pile of rust. The guys at Poppy’s Patina headed down to South Florida with some of the company’s matte clearcoat to give them a hand! Poppy’s Prep This happened to be perfect for Salvage to Savage’s newest GMC patina van project. ![]()
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