HOW TO Just because a Bus has patina, doesn’t mean it can’t hold a shine. Whether you have an original paint Bus, a neglected repaint, a new paint job with some orange peel, or even paint that looks like it was applied with a roller, this how-to applies to you.
It’s easy to look at a Transporter with neglected paint and think it needs a respray, yet, these days, the patina look is all the rage. My buddy Martin’s 1970 Deluxe was one such candidate. Having been owned by him since 2005 and never polished in that time, the paint was very tired and dull and, to most people, looked like it was ripe for restoration.
There is a difference, however, between patina and neglect and, like a lot of…
