check out my hood for my 32 5w

check out my hood. chip (need louvers?) punched my hood full of louvers to match my deck lid

 

cool ....louvers are timeless .

T

 

Love it, I'm sure it took about 5 min. huh? hahaha

 

Love it!

 

Interesting tour de force. Bravo! I think Salvador Dali would approve.

 

i should mention chip is a great guy. so if you are in the phx metro area and need some louvers done, call or pm him. (need louvers?)

 

Can't have too many louvers! HRP

 

I got a question and Im sure its been answered here, but what is the reasoning behind not punching louvers through paint. I know it will mess crack the paint but Ive got a hood for my model A that has a awesome patina and want to leave it. The guys around here wont touch it says it will clog their punch up.

 

It probably would clog up the dies and in doing so the more the old paint gets caked on the dies the more uneven the louvers would become .

Besides all the problems with the dies,,sanding the louvers to prep for paint is a major PITA as it is,,that would make it harder to get the hood ready for repaint. HRP

 

Will match the trunk well..

 

Gotta love finger slicers!
I'm a painter

They look great!

 

I just recently finished sanding my original 25 louver hood that had been painted with the old Imron hard as nails paint,,,both front and back,,my fingers were cut up and are still sore.

Funny,, I love louvers,,and hate them when it's time to paint! HRP

 

Looks great! I would think if you we're going to sand it anyway, it would be a heck of alot easier when it's flat, than when it's punched full of louvers.

 

I thought the louvers were painted on to look like louvers, to go with the simulated ragged edge of the of the superimposed surreal hood laid on top. Why not? Otherwise the post should include a photo/pic of the underside of the hood. Did I just let the "cat out of the bag?"

 

If that were the case he is one heck of an artist and a illusionist ! HRP

 

Nice!

 

Yep thats the story. I dont want to paint mine is the thing. I want louvers and leave the patina. Oh well I guess I will have to pick easter egg or turd.

 

Copy Cat !

 

I like how the outside row matches the profile of where the hood rolls down. NICE work!

 

thats a great looking cheese grader , he did a super job , im with big duece the side row contours nice

 

I like how each row is progressively angled to match the architecture of the hood. Really nice job!

 

Nice

 

Like Danny said, almost word for word with this quote from Chip (need louvers ?) that i pinched from another thread... "Absolutely! Don't ever deal with a louver guy that doesn't require clean metal to begin with. Not only is it a major pain in the *** to sand after the fact, but also any layer of paint can cause the dies to "slip" away from each other and leave a dull ragedy edge on the vents... Even more fun to sand!"

 

Those louvers look great on that hood.

 

That looks GREAT!

 

Anyway i can find out who did your louvers? Want some done to mine and yours look perfect! Thanks

 

Nice!

 

"need louvers". He's a member. That's his name. It's in the first post.

 

Hey washburnin, his name is Chip and I can give you his contact info.