should I have put "patina" in green font? untwist your panties dude

This is patina.
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These are all bronze and all different patinas. It's a term for the color and process.
There must be fifty different patinas for bronze.

That's a rusty, half finished chop and channel job.

wow! that's supposed to be a secret. don't tell anyone

Most of the car shows on TV really love to apply clear over a desert patina, and every time, I think to myself how I would paint it all one nice color. The rat-rods interest me most at a car show anymore, because they are made to look ratty, and have some cool ingenuity in thier build.....not saying I would want one, but I do like a flat black hot rod with painted red steelie wheels and whitewalls.

The guy across the street has spent AGES sanding through paint, letting the car get rained on, applying rattle can paint and whatnot so his old Suburban has "patina" and it's completely lame. He should have spent more time making it run and drive right, that's where the real problems are.

I worked on a Countach last year. The car was torn down for mechanical restoration and my job was to clean up the chassis. It really don't look bad but the owner wanted perfect and a rear bumper delete. No sweat. I fixedca few fiberglass areas, removed all the bad coatings and sprayed a fresh coat of black and schutz. It looked great.... But the outside looked like crap. The front spoiler was pitted. The rear fender flairs were pitted. The doors had very cracked paint, just waiting to flake off. The interior was moldy and mousey. The door pistons were bad. The car was rough. The owner wanted to "maintain its patina"

I have said this before, but to date, the only "car" I miss is my '61 23-window deluxe. I sold it many years ago to pay off my student loans, once I graduated. It had a very similar look to this one; lowered, only on Fuchs, and a built up engine. I would trade my 993 for the bus pictured here! Actually, a 15-window is what I'd love to have! Anyway, these things are all out of my price range today...even with patina!

Follow the money. Words add value. A tan interior is now an "oatmeal" interior. Brown leather seats are now "tobacco." You no longer find parts, you "source" them. Cha-ching, cha-ching. Worn is now "patina." Anyone can have a well-worn old car with tan interior with replacement parts from a wrecking yard. The money wants patina, oatmeal or tobacco interior with parts sourced from respectable sources. Follow the money.

im with yall with the over use of the term patina these days.

However, that being said, I like old things that look old. I like to watch that show american restorations. I think that dude is a genius at making things look new. However sometimes I think a bit of the items coolness can be lost by making it look too new or perfect.

Some restored cars are way better than when they left the factory also.

Shyte man I gots lots of PATINA on me....

I think in this day and age Patina is being used as a synonym to history. In a world full of mass produced items there is something nostalgic about an item with history. History makes something cool. Almost bespoke from experience. The term overused yes, misunderstood possibly, my wife has banned me from saying it....

maybe this...

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I once heard a story (urban legend?) about a bronze statue of a bull. I believe it was in New Orleans. Anyway someone vandalized it by painting its balls red. The city officials were very upset and contracted to have the paint removed. Only problem is that in cleaning the paint, the patina under it came off too leaving them very shiny to the chagrin of the officials.

Sounds like they used knacker lacquer and put a luster on his cluster.

Now THAT is cool!

When I think of patina I think of old pieces of furniture that have been well cared for.
Like a desk or credenza...a chest of drawers.
Still good wood and inlays, etc., but it has that "something"...that look that says that it was and still is an obviously very high quality piece.
Like when a sterling silver piece is polished over the years...it has that look. As opposed to if it was dipped in acid and cleaned.
Not the same look after that.

Here, here!!! It's not all about metal. I even use the word "patina" to describe how one of the finishes for my wood shift knobs will look after a short period of time.