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I've had about 30 jobs published, and the way I did it for many of them, was to contact a photographer in the area that shoots for magazines....
I have a 3-door suburban I have driven over 200,000 miles since '78! It now has over 400K total.
A nickle for the guy who knows the owner of this Comp car!
For those who may not remember, I think the Willys ran AA/FA! I saw it in Tucson in the '70s.
Unless it were in a contract, I never heard of credit being a requirement. He did get paid, right? That is usually an exchange of labor for...
I'm not sure exactly what kind of equipment you have, but HVLP guns have become common in the auto paint biz for 10-15 years. I would try...
for sure A 33-34 Chrysler product.
I also have painted since the '70s. I've heard it called "isometrics", and "endless line". I'll post one I did in the late '70s. I've only...
For those of you who remember Top Gas Eliminator.... When I got back into modeling, my first project was chopping up a couple rear engined...
If you ever took an art class, they would teach you that purple is the "natural color compliment" for yellow. I have found that you can take...
Here is a recent but nostalgic job.
If you race at night, light & bright colors will make you more visible, and hot colors (red yellow orange) make you more exciting.
If you do something, Tucson Dragway had a great history, being an AHRA stronghold. It hosted the Winter Nationals, and Fuel Altered Nationals for...
My Dad had a '55 New Yorker too! 331 Hemi, Green & yellow 2-door. I'll always have a soft spot for that car. We usually went on vacation at 100...
Just for the record, I did not mean they were undesireable for a project, I simply recapped the reasons there aren't many around, and one reason...
I think it started in '55. The new Chevys and Fords were so beautiful, that almost everything else faded from the rod-custom-race scene. The...
http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/ This site will give you the info. I would think the olive green metallic might just be the most...
A couple from the net:
This car was called "Big Al". There was an early Mustang funny car, a few Arfons cars, and maybe a couple more. Really only good for...
This car ended up in Tucson. I imagine it's still in the hands of the same owner, who raced it for a short time, and then showed it locally in...
If it's a temporary booth, just staple heavy clear plastic drop cloths to the ceiling, then to 2X4s on the floor. Wet the floor to help control...
About '95, I got back into building drag models, which were the passion of my youth. Over the next ten years, I got heavily involved, and was...
I have an interesting project I'd like to share, but it's a '60s dragster, rather than a vintage rod. It was built by eight friends, and...
Depends on the product and shop temps. When I used PPG, in the '80s, 24 hours was too long, and it would work you to death. Now I use R-M and...
Never known as a strong rear. I probably busted 25 of them in my 4-speed cars, in the '60s. The posi, and a set of race axles would help, but I...
Try this: http://www.hotrodssuperstore.com/19henjalpar.html
You can try clubhotrod.com
Go to Google. Type in "nose art". click on "go". Go top the top left corner of the page, and click on "images". You will get many pages of...
You can buy a flattening agent from PPG called DX685. It can be mixed in colors or clear, and has formulas allowing you to mix it to different...
The reason you don't see old colors recycled by most enthusiasts is that the early metallic colors can not compare to modern paint pigments and...
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