If you rub your truck down with CLR (and water) and a scotch-brite pad, any oxidation on the remaining paint and even surface rust over paint that you can't see will come out. You'll be shocked. Then you can match your new patina to that!

My truck was mostly green, and when I used the CLR/Scotch-Brite trick it turned blue again! I used the black underneath as a base in case I went through the red. Be careful when sanding to not go through too much, or you'll be starting over. Have fun!


1946 GMC Pickup - S-10 Frame, 455 Buick, TH400, original patina.

My 46 GMC on Photobucket