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[minimole]

I spend enough of my time stopping my mini rusting let alone trying to make it look like it is rusty

[Bacon]

Yeah ,rat look is beautifull,its about the patina.

I've got a camper that if fairly ratty original paint,lowered,alloys etc.

Rat rod and rat look are different,baisically rat rod, is rat look on a hot rod,rat look is across the board.

I was thinking too of building a rat look mini,but for me the main baisis of the look would be mainly original paint,and theres not many minis still with original paint.

[TJenkos]

My mini is "rat look".......

Honest!

[Bacon]

Can anyone remember that oz mini that was posted on hear a month or so back.

It was a mk1 with a blue line down the side with trim round it.

It has original paint but wasn't perfect,it had dents and surface rust,ozzing with patina.

That would make a bloody gorgeous rat.

My mini is "rat look".......

Honest!

It could be,sand down the rust and laquer it,add some polished 10in alloys,big engine and away you go,paint looks fairly original too.

[pikey7]

My mini is "rat look".......

Honest!

How many of those damned esure rats did they send you then!?

[Jive-ass-Joel]

my jetta is borderline rat look. its quite an awesome look if pulled off correctly.

generally rat rods are heavily chanelled, with white walls and steel wheels, often skinny wheels and satin/gloss/primer paint. obv not ALL like this, but generally.

my jetta is borderline since i lowered it 110mm on coilovers and fitted 13" alloys in anthracite, but then proceeded to prang it on a number of things and ding up the body, and the exhaust is blowing like a trooper! so now its named "Der Ratte"... lol

[Mini Mad James]

Nah
MY minis rat look


well almost
I did seriously consider doing it

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[pikey7]

how do you actually get the rat look and not let it go any further to the "sieve" look though?

Bloomin stoopid idea. Trust the VW surfer crowd to come up with that one!

[Bungle]

dont like it

if you let a mini rust for a rat look it will just rust to bits with in a week :'(

[miniT]

I'm not sure whether i'd like to see a rat mini, there is a groovy rat capri near to where i live, hand painted black and really dull paint but looks great!

[Guess-Works.com]

Ah you mean grotbag

[Turbo Nick]

so would mine be classed as a rat then? matt black, looks f**ked, but goes quite well

[Jive-ass-Joel]

yup your mini is deffly rat look!!

[Brawlyrox]

Bud has it!

[TJenkos]

How about this one then?