I want to add some patina to my truck

[dietcokedream]

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I want to age the paint job on my square. It already has some natural patina I just want to accelerate it on the rest of the truck. There is some pretty serious rust on the cab corners, what do I need to do to address it? Should I just leave it alone? Thanks in advance

 

[Cowboy Cadillac]

It all depends on how much work and money you want to put into it.
The easy way is to park it next to a sand pile when its windy. Using a sandblaster at a distance can work too. Or you can wet sand.

I suggest wet sanding and using red/maroon scuff pads. The idea is to remove the original paint in the areas where it would naturally wear off, Ex) the door window ledge from years of the driver placing his arm out window, body lines, roof etc. Its a good idea to look at trucks of the same vintage and see how they show wear and recreate that.

Start with a 400 Grit and work your way up to a 1000 grit. The higher the grit the smoother it'll be and less noticible that it was faked.Make sure you use broad strokes and a soft pad behind the paper so you don't get finger grooves.
To create surface rust, sand all the way to the metal(again following natural wear patterns) and put vinegar on it. Once you get enough rust wash and wipe with Wd-40.

 

[chengny]

Give it a good scrubbing with a Scotchbrite pad soaked in acetone.

 

[dietcokedream]

Those are great tips. Ill have to some experimenting

 

[bloodrunner83]

if your looking to do any surface rust, you can sand it down to metal and spray vinegar on it. that makes it corrode. I know alot of people use that method

 

[kleedus]

f you get it wrong it will look like hell

look at some original patina rides for ideas

this is my original paint 71 c10 its patina is awesome but this pic does not show it very good