How do you guys feel about patina?

[benjabbi]

Very much depends just how far gone it is, whether or not it was me that caused it and have the stories to go with it.

 

[vtwinvince]

Too much magnet fishing going on these days.

 

[clubby]

Found on today’s ride. The biggest air an Apollo ever got.

 

[PhillB]

I tend to buy bikes that have a lot of Patina, perhaps not as much as the one in the lake that the OP posted, but I enjoy the restoration process as much as I do riding them. It depends entirely on the quality of the remaining finish as to whether I will respray or preserve... in all the bikes I have restored, it is about 50/50. I'd never destroy a beautiful old finish for a bit of patina, but if the finish is gone, a respray preserves the bike and gives it a new lease of life.

Not everyone agrees ! such is life

 

[Frankenorange]

At least bikes don't come with the 'patina' that some classic cars come with in the shape of rats and mouse nests and all their p!ss and cr@p.