Shining up a single stage patina

[mickymow]

How would you go about ever so slightly shining up the patina on a 63 Land Rover? It is single stage on aluminum, which some of it is showing in places.

I'd like to keep it silicone free in case it ever gets painted. Would Meg's Final Inspection by itself have any affect?

 

[Klasse Act]

The answer...I wouldn't

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[FUNX650]

How would you go about ever so slightly
shining up the patina on a…single stage…

Back in the day…

We use to give the ol’ jalopies a
*kerosene bath before heading out
to the Diner to impress the chicks.

Bob

*”Kerosene Bath”:
Add one cup of #2 Diesel to
a bucket of water. Use an old
T-shirt to swab it on.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

How would you go about ever so slightly shining up the patina on a 63 Land Rover? It is single stage on aluminum, which some of it is showing in places.

Cool rig!

And because this is your first post to the AGO forum,

Welcome to AutogeekOnline! :welcome:

I'd like to keep it silicone free in case it ever gets painted.

Meguiar's #7 Show Car Glaze is silicone-free, body shop safe. It's basically a water soluble oil.

Would Meg's Final Inspection by itself have any affect?

Sure - if you rub it on and off. Kind of like spit shining.

If it were me? I would do the #7 Rub Down by hand. Check these out,


All Mike Phillips #7 Show Car Glaze Articles in one place

 

[98CayenneTA]

Another way you could go is to actually go at it..... This is a 1966 Coronet I did a while back with original ss paint. I polished it as I would if it had health paint but it clearly does not.

This car definitely had metal showing before I even started and knew going at it hard would open those spots up even more (which it did obviously) and also open up new spots but personally I love the look I was going for....kinda patina cleared paint.

These are not the best picture's for I did not take them but if you would like better picture's I can take some next week.

First picture here on the roof is kinda what you see randomly throughout this vehicle and also yours.

 

[Larry A]

Back in the day…

We use to give the ol’ jalopies a
*kerosene bath before heading out
to the Diner to impress the chicks.

Bob

*”Kerosene Bath”:
Add one cup of #2 Diesel to
a bucket of water. Use an old
T-shirt to swab it on.

never diesel fuel use only kerosene. diesel fuel is to oily. that was the first rinseless wash of the 1950s

 

[FUNX650]

never diesel fuel use only kerosene.
diesel fuel is to oily. that was the
first rinseless wash of the 1950s

•Yep, it was good ol’ oily #2 diesel:
-That’s where the shine came from.
[Chicks seemed to dig shiny/greasy
stuff—(including Greasers)]

-And #2 was cheaper than kerosene
back then.
(the extra coin went toward buying
the sodas and chili dogs)


Bob

 

[Rsurfer]

•Yep, it was good ol’ oily #2 diesel:
-That’s where the shine came from.
[Chicks seemed to dig shiny/greasy
stuff—(including Greasers)]

-And #2 was cheaper than kerosene
back then.
(the extra coin went toward buying
the sodas and chili dogs)


Bob

Boy your old Bob.

 

[PaulMys]

Boy your old Bob.

No, no, no.......... Bob is "vintage"

And his patina still has that slight hint of #2 "Diesel Dapperness"..........

 

[DUBL0WS6]

About the only thing I'd use on single stage is Meguiars #7 or Kerosene. I'm not sure either one will last real long in the weather.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Not that it will help this discussion on the paint on the 1963 Land Rover....


But... when I was a Rough Neck on an oil drilling rig we used to slather something all over the mud piping when washing down oil rig down.

It was either Diesel or Kerosene, been to long, don't remember. Made everything clean and shiny and made threading nuts and bolts together faster and easier.

I remember it mixed with water pretty well?


That was a fun and dangerous job.


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