I didn't get an actual vacation this year....

[Ulu]

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't flip the photo. That GMC is RHD.

 

Edited August 26, 2015 by Ulu

[Ulu]

Rust-O-Rama continues....

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 27, 2015 by Ulu

[Ulu]

More rusty amusements.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ulu]

The word "patina" doesn't quite cover this collection.....

 

 

 

 

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

The word "patina" doesn't quite cover this collection.....

 

 

call it by it's real name...R U S T

[Ulu]

Ah, but rust is only one component of a fine patina.  

 

There's dirt!

And bits of organic matter like moss.

And random paint splatter is always there.

Bird poop etchings and tree sap appliques...

It's endless.

 

Patina is our proof that mother nature loves her elements and wants them back.

 

Anyone that tries to preserve patina will have to deal with her, and she can be put off for a spell, but not denied.

 

 

Any mark we manage to make on her is strictly transitory.

 

 

 

 

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

patina  of metal is not consistent with bird poop, dirt, sap, moss and misc splattering of paints...

Edited September 5, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams

[Ulu]

From the photos I've seen posted, some folks might have an alternate idea of what constitutes patina.

 

Now this (My P15, taken last year) has spider webs, dead bugs, and is certainly elsewise 100% covered with rust and dirt and grease, without a hint of any hoity-toity patina:

 

 

Here is the same stabilizer bar, repainted, as I installed it on my truck today:

 

 

I removed every iota of rust, paint and grime, but discovered zero patina.

Edited September 8, 2015 by Ulu