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Thanks everyone for your excellent comments and support! I'd love to see pictures of anyone's wood grain, even if it IS on a hubcap! :D GA
Part IV Clear/Sealing The final step to a really faux finish is several coats of clear. Polyurethane is simple. On this project I found...
Part III Applying Grain You will find by experimenting the right amount for color shade, depth, and flow. If your mixture is too watery, work...
Part II Supplies With a little creativity and some practice you can do this on your own project. Lets get started! The supplies needed are...
Overview In the late 20s and through the 40s, various automobile manufacturers created a faux wood grain for the dashboard and garnish...
In early January I posted a regular thread on the main board: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=547699 If I redo this a bit,...
Yeah. I love this car. Thanks for showing more of the details. Great job! GA
Buyer's market=willing buyer, (has the $ and the desire to own,)+willing seller, (agrees to the $ and wants to move the item.) In this scenario,...
Yeah, what he said. I tried to "quit" a couple years ago. Lasted about 6 months 'fore I was right back in it. Its a disease, I tell ya, a...
Am I the only one that is "allowed" to leave car parts in one of the bedrooms? :D [IMG]
Some would say old fashioned, some stupid, and some why? Say what you will, Im going to run six volts in my 33 Plymouth coupe project....
I'm thinkin' bathtub Nash?
I was still living in New England, then, but after I had moved here and was selling engine parts and engine rebuilding equipment to shops in...
Could only stand a few frames. . .
Bump
Hey! Very, very cool! Nothing like family, I always say. She is a sweetheart, and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. And btw, do NOT do anything...
R.I.P. Condolences to the family.
Sold this car, thread no longer relevant.
Yeah, what he said! Then, too, I think we live in the "real world." Thanks for the Barris Custom, also. Always good to get rocketed back. GA
I can only tell you what EVERYONE wanted in high school in the late fifties: dual exhaust!! :D It didnt matter if was a Plymouth six, Chevy...
Mr. Drake: My personal experience with your company is limited, but a customer service manager of yours told me years ago that if I didnt like...
Sweet! Think ya got enough fuel delivery? :D How big is the motor, (cubic inches?) I'm hoping to get my motor back from the rebuilder towards...
I've bought a couple of chassis from this guy over the years. Don't just read his website, call him: Gary Studley. He can make you anything you...
Your question is a little confusing, but Ill take a shot. The 37 to 41, (and all early V-8 Fords, plus some of the early 50s F-1 pickups,)...
Thanks everyone for your helpful responses, particularly the ones with experience with the brush/spray on liquid alternatives such as my link...
I'm getting ready to heat/sound insulate the old Plymouth. I came across this stuff and wondered if any of you have tried it? I tried the search,...
At 67 years old, I have been fooling with old cars since I was 17. In that span of time, I naturally have formulated my own views, ideas, favorite...
I just got my regrind back from Dave Generous at Cam Techniques in Florida. I asked him to come up with a good street cam that would wake up my...
In 1958, every morning before school Id get a ride from my mom and go to the ice cream shop where I worked so I could sweep and mop the floors...
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