Fake patina yes or no

I like it a lot,but the loading area-truck bed is a bit too much imo.

Its an Ital pickup. It would probably be worth spending time to make it decent, not make it look worse. don't get me wrong, I like patina, but shiney laquered 'patina' makes me sick in the mouth a bit.

For me real patina yes, big fan of a car wearing it's scars and tell it's story. fake pantina, I just don't like.

I like it.

I'll be attempting to pull it off with my 1602 project.

Is there any reason for not laquering with a matt/satin laquer?

I don't like it, anything with fake patina seems to be a waste of time to me, unless it's done for a specific purpose. I don't "get" these cars that are painted up to look rusty. Back in the day a car would drive around with a wing in primer or less because the owner didn't get around to painting it, or couldn't afford to, now it seems to be a trend.

Although i like it,i get you completely^^

I think if they just done the stripes and a slight drop + banded wheels, and left the rest off the bodywork it could have been spot on.
But for me it just doesn’t work as it stands at the moment.
If the owner did it and got a kick out of driving it then good on them. But as it’s on eBay I have a sneaking suspicion that they have dragged it out of a garage where it’s been abandoned for years. Given it a quick fake patina makeover so they can make a quick buck.

To be honest, all the rust looks like it's been smeared on.

If you're going to do it then it needs to look plausible, like something that could have happened to it as a result of use.
I've seen a couple of restorations which had a 'patina' paint job done, but they were a lot better thought out.

From what I can gather it takes a faor bit of time and talent to make it look convincingly like a motor which has worked hard for 40 years or more, rather than someone shaving the paint off or throwing rocks at it before adding a coat of laquer.