spent the day with the kid again...ended up with a very dark blue,it started as a black basecoat with a ton of blue pearl dumped in!
I don't think so...I was planning on it but I need to get a 5 speed before I cruise it that far....and times runnin out. I'm kinda broke right now too,every time I turn around it seems like another wad of cash is jumpin out of my pocket! I think at 20 mpg the drive will cost me over $500...doesn't leave much cash for tequila and grub!
pictures look a little dark on my computer,,but that came out really nice,,,lets see some shots of that cool hood treatment and headlights
Yea I was running out of daylight and rushed to get a couple of pics. I think somebody forgot to pay California's heat bill...it's getting damn cold out there as soon as the sun starts to hide! I will post pics of the frontend after I get the 57 buick grill installed and the headlight rings back on!
You never know I may take you up on that! Gotta warn you...I can kill a bottle of good tequila on a good nite!!!!
Very nice! It'd be great to see a "daylight" pic, I'd love to see how the pearl casts in natural light. Your midnight-blueish color is SOOOOO much cooler than your standard, run-of-the-mill (yet tried-and-true) black-suede... I think we ALL have seen that more than a few times! newstranger
ha ha funny guys. Sorry I should have been more clear. How did you do the paint job? I like the suede look but i`m still learning about how it`s made and it seems that everyone has different way.
Actually mine is just basecoat ...I reduced it with a cheap laquer thinner so it would go on pretty hot and flash pretty quickly. and added a little hardener so it would be durable,then sprayed it fairly dry...it still has some shine but should fade a little
I just shot the Ionia rod shop car with single stage valspar with about 50% flattener it still has a slight sheen to it I think it gives the color a richer look .
*****in color, I was thinking about doing something like this to the '56 pickup, so if ya get a chance let's see it with some direct sunlight!!!! (did you take some white and widen each white wall too?
HA..Krylon...but I am really having problems with this set...I think I tried to get it on too fast and it was too cold out as the whitewalls are cracking all to hell!
here's a shot in the sun...guess it needs to be seen in person to get the full effect! Its a nice blue mettallic at day and turns black at nite! Oh yea..the dent in the tailgate is gone now...kinda...the gate is wasted and rotted out pretty bad so I didn't spend too much time on it!
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