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It’s funny how marketing works, isn’t it? Left unattended in a field, it’s an eyesore that the township threatens to fine you for. Put it on a vintage truck and slap the word "patina" on it, and suddenly people are paying a premium for it.

It costs an absolute fortune these days to actually eliminate rust. Between sheet metal fabrication, sandblasting, hours of welding, and bodywork, fighting the tinworm will drain your bank account faster than almost anything else in a restoration project.

I can see the appeal. Before starting the bodywork on our truck, I was enjoying driving it and attending local shows. That was two and a half years ago, with another year to go.

It is really is just a whole lot easier (and cheaper) to live with a truck that is "artfully oxidized"!