Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

[Murr1525]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

Well, yes you may be crazy, but I think that is a separate forum.

Unfortunately, anything you do to care for the paint and keep it healthy will tend to make it shiny. Thats part of why you cant really care for those new flat paints.

Nxt Tech wax tends to be more glossy, perhaps something like Gold Class would give a bit more richness.

I guess:
1. Wash
2. Clay
3. Clean - SwirlX, #80, etc
4. Polish - #7
5. Wax - Gold Class, 2 thin coats

Will be as rich as you can get it.

[floyd]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

i guess the mod is taking his time approving my pix but hopefully when and if they do appear people will have some other ideas. or maybe you'll think i really am off my beam.... come on, mod, approve em!

[Jonesey]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

How about one of those film type car wraps? I've seen people make their cars flat black. Maybe you could get a semi-clear wrap installed?

Glenn

[floyd]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

I've attempted to post a picture, and am including another one here, but i guess you have to wait for moderator approval before they show up. Hope it's not long. And maybe you're right about the shade thing. But ... I really do like the blue, just not how blaring it seems to me...

[cd36]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

Sounds like it's more you don't like the actual colour, and want it a different shade of blue (when you compare to fire engine red, makes me think it isn't the actual gloss or shine that's the issue, but the shade). Now if it is a shade thing you are trying to change, that is like saying "I have a white car but I want it silver, can I make it silver without repainting?". You could always wrap the car in Vinyl, much cheaper than a repaint.

Maybe a picture would help us realize how horribly great this car looks.

[STG]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

Come on, someone, come to my defense! Or at least offer me some doable deflashifying options!

Thanks.

1 Gallon acetone
1 Quart bleach
8 Ounces 102 octane leaded racing gasoline
1 Army surplus chemical suit with mask
1 Pair chemical resistant gloves
1 32 ounce Meguiar's Detailer plastic bottle with chemical resistant spray head

Don chemical suit, mask and gloves.

Mix the ingredients in a 5 gallon bucket that you won't use again.

Fill 32 ounce spray bottle and attach spray head.

If car is parked inside, move outside and at least 10 feet from any flamable surface.

Spray mixture evenly on all the car's surfaces.

Reapply once a day for seven days.

Post pictures here.

[floyd]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!



And believe me this picture doesn't do justice to how shiny the car is in person.

[floyd]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

Guys: First off, I am totally serious. Look, the car is a blazing blue (think fire-engine red, only blue) and I'm not a blazing anything type of guy. I bought it for its mechanical and structural perfection (no rust on a mid-70s Porsche!!!), hoping the color would grow on me. It hasn't.

Most people reading my original post seemed to gloss over (ha ha!) words I used like "temporary" and "reversible." I don't want to repaint the thing. I don't want to destroy it or hurt it in the least. I just want to tone it down. At the same time, I want to take care of it to the best of my ability. It is a beautiful car. It's worth a lot of money. It's just too flashy. Can't anyone understand this?

Come on, someone, come to my defense! Or at least offer me some doable deflashifying options!

Thanks.

[STG]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

Surely he can't be serious?

Don't call him Shirley.

[HealthyCivic]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

One way that I know dulls cars down is to wetstand the paint and not buff out the sanding marks, haha.

[davey g-force]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

Wow, after after being part of this forum for 5 years, I must say that this is the weirdest question I've seen anyone ever ask here!

Surely he can't be serious?

[STG]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

You guys are buying this, too?

[Michael PALERO]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

I have a mid-70s Porsche with a pretty great 5-yr old respray. In fact, too great. It's royal blue and incredibly shiny and while I like the color I don't like how in your face it is. I typically like cars with tons of patina, totally oxidized, some flaking, like that; only, I've ended up with this car and, well, what can I do to make it more suitable for me

Have you tried Turtle Wax or Mothers?

[Superior Shine]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

That took large ... to ask that question on a Meguiars forum!!!!

You wouldn't happen to be looking for an ugly wife too? I know somebody.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Want wwway less shine, wwway more patina!

This is way confusing. Just don't take care of it.