What have you done to your square lately??

[Bloodhound1981]

Hood insulation

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Where's it from?

 

[brooksman9]

Where's it from?

Summit.

 

[ChuckN]

Interesting, thanks for the information! Definitely something to consider.

I forgot that Stay Tuned (Tony Angelo) just did a squarebody rescue about a month ago. It’s worth watching from the beginning because it’s cool to see the shape that they find it and how it turns out- but if you just want to see the VGG clear coat application, fast forward to 48:45.

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[Grit dog]

@ChuckN, interested to see before and after with the patina juice! Is your truck still original paint? Difference between polishing the paint and the clear? I’ve been thinking of this for Stay Around Brown (aka the dogs’ truck. They love riding in it.)
Not for the shine but paint protection.
Wondering if this stuff (patina sauce, wipe on clear, whateveryoucallit) got its start as floor polish? Old RVer trick is to use Zep High Traffic Floor Polish I think that’s the type. Anyway it will shine up oxidized gel/powder/paint and leave a coating that lasts a while (years, depending how sun baked it gets).

 

[Grit dog]

Brown got a little work yesterday. Tired of it leaving piss marks of power steering fluid randomly. Pressure hose (looked original) had a little crack. Think it was also swelled up inside, have to cut it in half and check. Pump used to whine a little. Now it doesn’t.
So nice working on a truck that has no rusted bolts! Replaced both hoses and degreased the mess.

And my buddy was spraying white on his 68 c10 yesterday so I hopped on fixing the front bumper on the Camaro in hopes of getting it ready, driving over and mooching an ounce or 2 of white paint, already mixed up and in the gun on a sunny 70deg day with no bugs! Color looks pretty close actually. But didn’t get done in time before he finished up.

 

[Grit dog]

Dbl post.

 

[ChuckN]

@ChuckN, interested to see before and after with the patina juice! Is your truck still original paint? Difference between polishing the paint and the clear? I’ve been thinking of this for Stay Around Brown (aka the dogs’ truck. They love riding in it.)
Not for the shine but paint protection.
Wondering if this stuff (patina sauce, wipe on clear, whateveryoucallit) got its start as floor polish? Old RVer trick is to use Zep High Traffic Floor Polish I think that’s the type. Anyway it will shine up oxidized gel/powder/paint and leave a coating that lasts a while (years, depending how sun baked it gets).

So, how I started off was with the “Shine Juice “, which is basically a concoction of linseed oil and some other stuff, non- permanent. It works just fine, adds a little bit of luster and will keep surface rust from progressing. If you don’t want something that you can’t remove on a whim, it works pretty good though the gloss is lower, and depending how much your truck is out in the weather will dictate how long it lasts.

The clear coat wipe on (or spray on if you have the equipment, but uses twice the product) is permanent. Though the instructions say that you can scuff and reapply at your desire.

My truck is a mish-mosh of original (or like original) paint, with other panels that had clearly been resprayed in a single stage paint and was pretty chalky. The clear coat kind of helped bring it back together a little and more uniform.

The floor polish is an interesting idea, never heard of that. But it’s worth a try if it’s cheaper; the Shine Juice is around $85, and the Clear Coat was I think $149.

 

[Radiohead]

Accidental post

You'll be hearing from my insurance agent on Monday

 

[bucket]

So, how I started off was with the “Shine Juice “, which is basically a concoction of linseed oil and some other stuff, non- permanent. It works just fine, adds a little bit of luster and will keep surface rust from progressing. If you don’t want something that you can’t remove on a whim, it works pretty good though the gloss is lower, and depending how much your truck is out in the weather will dictate how long it lasts.

The clear coat wipe on (or spray on if you have the equipment, but uses twice the product) is permanent. Though the instructions say that you can scuff and reapply at your desire.

My truck is a mish-mosh of original (or like original) paint, with other panels that had clearly been resprayed in a single stage paint and was pretty chalky. The clear coat kind of helped bring it back together a little and more uniform.

The floor polish is an interesting idea, never heard of that. But it’s worth a try if it’s cheaper; the Shine Juice is around $85, and the Clear Coat was I think $149.

I just saw a guy on the Tube of Yous apply this stuff:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Flood-Penetrol-Exterior-Paint-Conditioner-Actual-Net-Contents-32-fl-oz/3376246?store=258&cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-agile_Traffic-_-ggl-_-CRP_SHP_Agile_Traffic_E-_-3376246-_-local-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6oi4BhD1ARIsAL6pox3ILoVVhXiSTVR3RuN_VeYZFoHa-lJWOBovzOPlpaRbSROJiUuXt7QaAqWAEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

It looked like it worked very well. He applied it with a sponge. The idea was to protect the car while it sat outside, plus it added a good bit of gloss.

 

[Rumbledawg]

front brakes and a cut polish
glazed 'em coming down a 25 mile 8-10 degree at almost 8 ton gvw

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after my son how the crew turned out....we also polished his truck...

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[Drauka99]

I'm down to the cab on body work. Pulled most of the interior and looks pretty good. Must have been a bad day when this truck ran across the seam seal people... its everywhere its not supposed to go and not in the seams. Cleaning that up and cleaned up some pitting around the door jamb area and a pillar. Pulled the windshield as a last thing I did and .... rusted out spots in both lower corners. the pinch weld is solid so I have some more patching to do.... maybe one day I'll get this thing ready for paint.

 

[mxer147]

Pulled some tape/paper and hung the drivers door. I popped both fenders off last week so the doors will be easier to hang.

 

[Johnny Atomic]

Here's what I did my square lately. I drove it 900+ miles round trip to C10 Nationals in Nashville with my daughter. We had a great time. I'm pretty sure I saw @TotalyHucked's Truck in front of our hotel in Murfreesboro.
I was really damn nervous about driving a pretty much all original 41 year old vehicle that far. But it ran like a champ, stayed about 170 degrees the entire time at 70+mph with AC on high.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Here's what I did my square lately. I drove it 900+ miles round trip to C10 Nationals in Nashville with my daughter. We had a great time. I'm pretty sure I saw @TotalyHucked's Truck in front of our hotel in Murfreesboro.
I was really damn nervous about driving a pretty much all original 41 year old vehicle that far. But it ran like a champ, stayed about 170 degrees the entire time at 70+mph with AC on high.

Glad the trip went well! If it was a pair of red/white trucks and a blue truck parked under the awning, that was me lol