Poppy's Patina

[LAGrunthaner]

My neighbor bought an old pickup truck to drive on weekends and after work. It's a 1975 Jeep. Being I'm a motör-head he asked me what he should do about the surface rust on the bed. I suggested to keep the patina unless he was going to put a boatload of money into a full restoration in the near future, which he isn't.

I stumbled across this product and wanted to know if anyone has tried it as it's very pricy but looks easy for him. What could possibly be in it for them to charge such a high price?

https://poppyspatina.com/products/wipe-on-clear-co...tDq8SApULJ
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[Slow-N-Rusty]

The mixture he used on the show was 3 parts linseed oil to 1 part mineral spirits.

That expensive stuff he sells apparently has like 20 ingredients and is patented. Seems more like a quick money grab than anything else.

[viiking]

[67ctbug]

I wouldn't let it near a car. I can't imagine how big of a pain it would make a real paint job in the future.
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[LAGrunthaner]

Wow great replies! You guys ROCK!

[NJ John]

But, there are the wipe on clear coats. In gloss, satin and matte. Kinda more of a paint job. Poppy’s, Vice Grip and others sell it. I have a spray canned fender, deck lid and apron. They match the bug great, but the rest of the car has a lot of clear on it. So, I’m going to give it a try.
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[LAGrunthaner]

NJ John, we are in NJ too and 10 min from the beach what have you used? Looks like my neighbor will like the price/ease of removal, of Linseed oil/mineral spirits. Are you saying you went with the Poppy's? They are very pricy.

[viiking]

The Woolwax product may be a bit thick to use on the body. Woolwax is a common name for lanolin not necessarily the Trade Name.

I think research lanolin sprays or the like and you’ll get something like Lanox or Lanotec etc. These are certainly available here in Australia but I don’t know what you have in your local market.
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[NJ John]

I haven’t used anything. But, plan on using wipe on clear coat. It’s basically what would be permanently applied by a gun, but wiped on.
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[j10nbom]

In case anyone is curious about how the poppys patina looks, I just used it on my Vanagon. I have really crappy 20-ish year old single stage maaco paint that's super sun faded. The poppys clear coat is great, but kind of a pain to apply...

The applicator pads they give you are basically garbage. I found out later that a lot of people are using magic erasers with success. These pads left fibers in the clear coat which I am definitely going to need to address at some point. Also, you only get about 15 seconds before the clear coat starts to dry and then your risk smearing it, which I did in some areas. So not the most forgiving stuff.

That all said, I'm pleased with how it turned out. My Vanagon is a little bit of a beater and this really didn't make it look any worse. Definitely missed a few spots which I could only see afterwards, I'm planning on taking another pass at some point. But the clear coat feels like a nice enamel type paint and seems to be of good quality. Not sure it's worth the price as others have said you can probably get a similar product a little cheaper. But for me this was a heck of lot less expensive then a full fledge paint job for about a few hours worth of work.

[LAGrunthaner]

Wow looks good 10nbom. I got to thinking I might try the Linseed oil/mineral spirits method on my 1985 Nissan 720 truck instead of the TR3 polish. But as you see the surface has not been waxed in decades therefore Magic Eraser will just remove the orange paint as I have removed paint when drying at the car wash.

Is using Magic Erasers OK to use especially on my surface of old worn original paint? If so what is the best advice for using it, circular pattern or side to side, then oil or wax polish?

10nbom, I love how your bus turned out, stunning. Which Poppys kit did you use?

Orange truck is my Nissan 720 daily driver. My 67 Westy donated her battery to my pickup

[j10nbom]

I used their gloss wipe on clear kit and from what I've read the VGG shine juice is the same stuff, poppys is basically the maker of both products. I should also mention that this clear gets really runny when applying, so the magic eraser helps soak up the liquid which helps avoid runs, which I have a bit of.

I can't imagine the magic eraser making your trucks paint any worse. In the poppys kit they give you scotch bright and instruct you to scuff up the top coat. I always do a back and forth pattern to avoid any swirls.

[LAGrunthaner]

10nbom, that is very interesting that they give you a scotch bright pad to stuff the surface which makes even better sense to use the Magic Eraser, as it is finer scratching pad. The first time I used the Magic Eraser I ended up removing the permanent gloss of a small area of linoleum floor surface which no amount of wax could bring it back. Maybe I should have put Poppy's on that floor.
Thanks for your input.

[Heiferman]

@j10nbom - I am interested to hear how it holds up. From here it looks good.
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[KBH67]

I have been going back and forth about using this on my 73 SB. I think I may give it a try one of these days.