You can also use flood penetrol for a more semi permanent solution, it’s made for “leveling” house paint but if you read the can it states that it is a rust inhibitor and can also be used on steel. You just knock down any heavy rust with scotch brite, clean the car/truck, let it dry and then wipe it on with a rag, it will be all streaky but after sitting a day or two, all the streaks go away and it’s like you clear coated it.
I used to go to car shows where people would bring in their original cars. non-restored runners. it was pretty cool. just keep the age and patina. what you did here is something that is common with old original car owners. They give their cars oil-rubdowns before the show. sure seems to work. your car looks great!
Number plates Like that crack me up - I once approached a guy in a old muscle car and first thing he said to me that his car wasn’t for sale. I laughed and pointed out that he left his lights on - I just wanted to be helpful and save him a flat battery.
That turned out nice, and looks Great! Out of the five Chevelles I had, 1971 has always been my favorite. 👍 I just subbed your channel. Have a good one!
Diesel Fuel and a shop rag is what old timers used to use for faded paint...works like a charm, is inexpensive, and preserves and treats metal. Does not hurt the paint either...
That looks pretty darn good. I remember a buddy had a ‘74 Charger SE with a black vinyl top, this was back in about 1990 and he was told to use vasoline on the vinyl tops. It looked really good but I’m not sure if it would be the best choice for long term use, especially with the sun baking down on it for long periods.
Using linseed oil is an old standby for protection of a lot of different things. My neighbor would just about coat anything he could when I was real young and I helped him do just that. VF
This is the first time I have seen this done. I as well was thinking about the long-term effects of this. I honestly hope to see another video on this in the future. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I think it’s awesome you’re doing that! Old master paintings were done with linseed oil and some were done on metal panels (so it’s not just for wood). I only use linseed oil paint on the exterior trim work of my old house and when restoring old trim I wipe the raw wood with boiled linseed oil first. It’s environmentally friendly. It takes a while to dry/cure and can collect dust so I protect it. The rags can spontaneously ignite so be careful. Anyways, it’s a masterpiece and looks great!
@@luisponce1472 Yes…it’s a reaction of the chemicals as the rags dry they heat up and can ignite. So please be careful when using linseed oil, oil based wood stains, etc. Many people are not aware of this and end up burning their houses down. I just burn any rags I’ve used just to be safe. It’s called spontaneous combustion. Google it. Be safe.
I had a dark green 69 Temest from TX with a sun bleached yellow roof that looked perfect for just as long as it rained.(may have been only on the roof via a window I think) It would have been a great candidate for this. It was amazing how the light, pukey-spotted, pea green- yellow fade became dark green again once wet. Nice piece, "your turn as caretaker", (you lucky, lucky, bastard.) (after watching some diving/boat videos earlier, THIS is what ends up triggering thoughts of where the nearest Dramamine box was. Ive never even taken it before, lol)
in 1973, I bought a 66 Chevelle 4door. I really wanted a 2 door so my friend & me welded up the rear doors and made a interesting looking 2dr. I was so poor & cheap that I mixed up oil based house paint with gasoline, and painted my car. it pretty much looked great & smelled like gas.🤣🤣🤣 I dont think I would ever use Linseed oil on my car finish, but to each his own. Nice ride!!
I've always just used CHEAP silicone spray on ratty old paint... Looks great for about 2 weeks, then just seems to disappear. It's also never seemed to leave any kind of residue... Which a guy WOULDN'T WANT if he was gonna end up putting a new paint job on the car... But I suppose a good bath with Naptha on lint free linen rags would clean it up really well. Another Old school trick, used to be to dump about a cup of Kerosene into a bucket of warm water... And use that to wash a faded car down. Worked pretty good Even the Fire Departments used to use that trick when washing the Engines... Kept 'em nice n shiny!
Don't let the sun beat on the tires it dry rots them, if you put linseed oil on them, but once it hardens you can put an ceramicoat over if you want a mirror finish
Back in the day, the car could have 5 different shades/colors in primer, but the mags and tires had to look immaculate. Used Mop-n-Glo, Armor All, etc, but none of it really looked right until we found Snap tire shine. 1 whole can on 4 tires per weekend.
I have used boiled linseed oil on steel, aluminum, powder coated paint. Wood. It works great and lasts for along time. I don’t know why it wouldn’t work on paint.
Back in the 1990s, I had a car painted after a trucker backed into it and offered to pay privately for the repairs so he could keep his job. The MACCO paint was more like something from the 1960s than the clear-coated finish that was originally there, and after a few years, it was looking like crap, with oxidation marring its shine. I used a power buffer, baking soda and PAM to cut through all that and the car ended up looking so good that one of my neighbors asked me if it was new. Of course, I had to follow that up with a decent waxing to extend the protection, but it stayed in good shape for the rest of the time I owned it.
If your paint job looks like his it’s a product call lukat fix it brings the paint back check a video out on RU-vid it’s real and really works got a kit for my 85 monte ss
I’ve used boiled linseed oil for years on various steel parts with great results. One warning though…..gotta remember to dispose of the rags you used properly, or you can burn down your house! Let the excess oil dry out until hard and trash it, but never pour it down the sink as a liquid. Biggest danger is the used rags……if you leave them in a pile or in a bucket, it will smolder and burst into flames! Not good!
Car owners and collectors do or don’t do things to their cars and that’s their choice. I don’t have anything negative to say about it. I have a family friend that does corvette restorations and he goes only so far with certain cars and much farther with others. He only sells them to corvette collectors. Something I have learned from him is that a factory color re spray won’t hurt the value too much, and in some cases may do the opposite. In the end it comes down to money and what the potential buyer wants, or in ur case the owner wants. I think collecting classic cars is cool no matter which way you go with them. Thnx for sharing!
290k views! 90k from us car guys and 200k from used car lots trying to make a fast buck off the rest of us. Nice ride though. Its always good to see history preserved the way it was intended. Makes me wish I still had a few of my old cars around.
I don't understand why this one got so much traction, this video sucks. You're right, it's a quick, easy way to make a car look good. Anyway, thank you for watching & commenting.
I like it I hate when some one says I’m keeping it original and then they put fresh paint on it I love the patina look, I think a low gloss poly or flat to keep from getting rust out too much paint loss
Lightly sand it 1000 sand paper with black paper.just enough to not sand through color wash let dry wipe down with liquor thinner carefully.it like put a heat gun to ole plastic 4wheeler.car pInt ant thined with linseed oil it for enamel an sealer then clearcoat with satin
Need to peel that Vinyl off, if there is vinyl its rust under it. All three auto makes used vinyl so they wouldn't have to do the necessary body work to fill the seam. You can shoot the paint with a shot of clear it wake it right back up, I seen hazy faded paint, don't sand, just shoot it with clear, it reoils the paint and it looks just like new. You can test on some junk cars in the yard to see if you like it, but get rid of that vinyl and fix that seam b4 she rots away!!
To clean shine clear coats or vehicles one thing should be used and. That is clean n wiped 3 times with window cleaner n towel scrub with pressure with towel in a shade the whole car bumpers as well. If you need to wash cause of thick dirt mud always use pressure hot water closed to boiling.it will help keep your clear coat intact
Linseed oil is for wood not cars. Maybe the worst idea since vinyl wrap. First trip down a dusty road and you will have a brown Chevelle. DA sand the car with 1000 and clear coat it. Or just leave that poor car alone.
@@the_car_guy5915 "It peels off easily with heat." Mostly. The only spots it doesn't are the spots it has damaged. The vinyl gets better adhesion to the clear coat than the paint does and it will tear off clear coat pretty easily. If you leave a wrap on too long, especially horizontal surfaces, it will always ruin your paint.
The best looking Chevelle I ever saw, had a full coat of dark gray primer. The guy said he couldn't make up his mind what color he wanted, so he drove it for 15 years in primer.
Bought a 67 camaro back in the day that was sprayed with grey primer. I left it that way when a body shop told me it would cost $2000 to paint it. That was when you could get your car painted for $99.95 by Earl Sheib, or about $400 at Maaco.. I left it in primer grey// looked really cool with centerline rims..
Like it! I do think you mix the lindseed oil with something else also ,boiled lindseed oil right? I would like to know how long it lasted.....anyway like it!
That is something that should be more commonly known than it is. Absolutely do not leave a used rag bunched up in a corner somewhere, or in your trash. Soak it, lay it flat, hang it up, seal it in a container, throw it in the fire pit... Whatever; just do not leave these used rags laying around.
Nova wheels,you need some 1969 SS wheels & that car would really pop !!! I love the body style of the 1970/71/72 Malibu/El Camino.I bought a set for $375.00 ,going to use them on my 1967 El Camino.I used to have a 1971 El Camino SS ,but got Cut off by a uninsured woman on a side street that didn’t look both ways ,& was deported.& my truck was a total loss, because of frame damage,That truck would have been worth some serious cash today.& finding another one at a decent price is even harder.
Back in the mid 80's I bought a 74 rabbit that was fully oxidized. Took it for an inspection and the guy at the service station recommended a product called TR3. He rubbed it on a fender and the difference was striking. I bought the can. $8 I used it on the entire car and it looked new again. It was amazing. I think you can still find it. If you can you should try it.
I’ve used boiled linseed oil on wood for many years and it works well. It does dry slowly on wood. I have seen people use it on paint before but I’ve never tried it. Does it dry? I assume it would because it will dry on top of the can. I think the best shot at this working well would be to do it inside, out of the dust and give it a couple of days before taking the car outside. If it looks good maybe some hard wax over top (after a week or so) would protect it and help it last longer? What kind of mess could this make when/if it starts to fail and comes off?
It'll just basically become a tacky coating. No way you could wax over it. Definitely let it sit for a day or two afterwards. There's no real mess when it's coming off, but it doesn't look very good after a couple weeks, when it starts washing off. You either have to stick with it, & keep applying the oil, or wash it off & use something else. I've recently decided my paint isn't that bad, & chose to go back to regular washing & waxing. If she was all rusty from sitting outside most of her life, I'd stick with the oil, for sure.
Really? That's interesting. I never heard of it until I saw people putting it on their old rusty classics/rat rods. I know it's good for wood & some plastic things to renew & protect, & I know it's used for some types of paint; but I don't know about oil paint. I did a quick google search, & a lot of people advised against it. Maybe that's why you haven't come across it.
Linseed oil (unboiled), turpentine and liguin are both commonly used oils by artists to create their oil on canvas paintings. Linseed oil (unboiled), turpentine, liquin and even kerosene have all been used by artist since before the 19th century or the 1800's to create their masterpieces. Linseed oil (unboiled) is the most traditional oil that has been used by very famous historical artists. I've been painting since I was a kid and I have always been using unboiled linseed oil, turpentine, liquin and kerosene to finish my artworks on canvas. Then I saw your video and it mentioned about boiled linseed oil and it was the first time that I've heard or read about boiled linseed oil. And yeah I've never heard or read of any artist who used boiled linseed oil to do paintings on canvas. LOL So yeah they have strongly advised people not to use boiled linseed oil, that's true.
Serious? Almost all oil paints for fine art are linseed oil based, at least for the past 600 years. It's also the most common wood finish going back thousands of years. I'm not so sure about putting it onto oxidized paint to make it glossy though. My experience when i'd get it on metal surfaces, it tended to get very sticky the following day unless thoroughly wiped down.
Love your car. Take it from an old man, you have a gem there and it needs to be cared for. You have tried everything to get a shine on the car, except for the one thing that brings a shine... Paint. The hard work is unavoidable, run from it all you want but that's what it takes. You have to respect what you have. So take off the hat and the high heels and get to it. Sorry but it's the only way. Good luck and I know you can do it.
@@vincentgibson3049 folks here are trying to convince me that linseed oil is the best thing for cars since sliced bread. I give up. Everyone should dip their cars in linseed oil, it’s the wave of the future. After all, it evaporates and doesn’t leave an oily finish! What else could you ask for? I guess since roof tar evaporates and doesn’t leave an oily finish, I’ll start coating my vintage race cars with it!
I think I'd agree with you. I've considered clear coat, but it's just not the same. She's lasted this long, and looks this good, I think I'll keep the survivor/patina look. Show all that character, & reminders of what she's been through.
I just wish I could still get laquer paint .. My 79-28 Cmaro still had perfect paint on it always stored indoors but I got some yellow overspary on it and it's black
Lol. They used to smear vehicles with Johnson’s baby oil in the army to make the OD paint look even and dark. They did look impressive all oiled up. After a new battalion CO walked through the motor pool we spent the next week steam cleaning baby oil off of OD tactical vehicles. Lol. Some effect as the linseed
One of my friends in my military days used 'Armor All' on the entire exterior of his vehicle. When we would return from the field, he basically only had to hose it down to have all the mud off. At the most, he had to give it ten minutes of effort. That includes the time haul the hose out to the line and coil it back up when done. I think I was the only one he shared the secret with.
Okay, so in the gravel is a 1971 Chevelle Malibu likely all original and worth likely $10k as it sits, yet someone stole a hose sprayer? Seriously I applaud your aim at original but restored Chevelles are bringing over $100k on some sites. The Linseed oil does make it look great. Liked. I miss my '72.
Well no, she's locked in the garage at night. The ones bringing that kind of money are SS 454s, & 396s. Malibu's not as sought after. Thanks for watching and liking, man.
Judging by the amount of paint the rag got on it by just wiping. I wouldn’t wanna potentially thin the paint further by polishing. My old Volvo has the same issue
I have a tremor too. I take medication for it but it didn't seem like it was working, so I stopped. IT WAS WORKING, so I started using it again. Now I rest my camera on something solid or my MOOBS.
Interesting idea. Clear coat may react with the paint so might want to try an out of the way spot if you go that way. A big worry is what is going on under that vinyl top. My sister had a 71 the same color. When she passed away unexpectedly it was passed around through my other younger sisters until my dad was going to send it to salvage which is when I rescued it. I wanted it to look like new so restored it in her honor with the exception of switching to a newer gm color cayenne red. Drove it daily to work for years until retirement. Still love driving that car. Thanks for sharing!
