Faux Patina.

Quick Google reveals a lot! This was my favourite...


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In a nutshell.

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Personally what I like about this place is there's stuff to like and stuff to dislike for each of us. But in general there is an overarching respect for everyone's projects and interests.

It does look a bit strange though, glossy rust. Do they not do a matte clearcoat at all? Although, I guess that would mean all the paint would end up with a matte finish which might be equally unattrarctive.

Tbh, I don't know why I got involved in this thread, I'll never get a patina'd (patinated?) car passed the wife!

Faux Patina, no not for me. I haven't seen a car that came up ok. But I agree with reliantreviver "but that someone has gone to the effort to replicate "the look" deserves credit alone".
Maybe not my cuppa but each to their own. It's good we all like and love different things.

Cheers

Maybe just the angle of the photo? Its a standard short bed stop side - they do a longer version too, but I like the short ones.

Don't really get the "faux" patina I've seen the good and bad but if you can tell it's not real then it's not working

Clear coat over an original patina is just lazy if you've gone to the trouble of buying a original motor then put the work in to keep it that way because once you've lacquered over it it's no longer original patina and it won't age anymore

Whist it's not my thing I can appreciate an original patina

This is mine when I bought it





Totally original And I've spent the last two years bashing dents out and trying to get it straight ready to paint in a nice shiny colour
It's just not my thing but I can see why others would like it


But there is one thing about patina that does bugs me
I spent a lot of my free time on eBay looking at old cars and old yanks and it would seem a vehicle with a real or fake patina
Is now priced similar to or ever priced higher than a good version of the same motor
It's like a "patina TAX"
Why would you pay 10k for a rusty 70s Chevy pickup when you can buy a nice one for 12k

Its all about the execution,genuine patina tells the tale of a cars history like my wrinkles and scars reflect my own. Trying to replicate 50 years of California sun on an 8 year VW however seems bit contradictory, but their car, their style and if it makes the owner smile then good for them

A well delivered faux paint job doesn't offend me BUT...rust paint on plastic bumpers and fibreglass bumpers is just daft. I can appreciate the skill to apply the paint well, but at least keep it representative of real fade/rust.

But your referring to originality 
And I'm fine with that 
At the beginning of this thread there was a Ferrari what you see is what you get etc 
now I would class that as a survivor not patina and yes if I was to but a car like that I would leave it as it is

but that don't answer the question of why would you try to make it look ruff if it was ok in the first place 
secondly making or keeping it that way will only reduce its life

my bus has spent 40+ years sitting in an Arizona desert so it has a lovely patina
but I live in a damp rainy England
the paint in places has faded to a rusty metal so if I don't do anything with that how long will it last in this country?
around the front screen under the window rubber that rust had become porous only a couple of pin holes but they would allow water to get inside creating more rust later in life
and another thing I noticed with my bus was all the years of sand build up in the chassis legs and out Riggers 
now had I not chosen to fully restore this I wouldn't have noticed it and over time it would have got wet and stayed wet slowly but surely rusting from the inside out 

so to recap in my view 
originality is good
an original patina (like faded paint) is ok as long as it isn't going to shorten the life of a classic vehicle 
fake or encouraged patina is not good