The Jalopy Journal
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What kind of policy do you have on your truck, you may try your insurance company and let them fight it out with the other drivers insurance company.
I do as Hollywood-East does put on a good coat of base down let it set up well, sand out a few nubs then paint. If I'm painting a dark car and I...
In the late 80's I had a 1962 Bel Air wagon, I had traded a customer some work for it and it had been sitting for 10 years or so. I really liked...
40 Ford pickup hood center molding used one that looks similar, not sure what they measure.
The bubbles are a reason for concern, the way the rust is showing up in my opinion indicates a poor repair before the last repaint, and if you are...
I agree with others start with a battery, borrow one that's good give it a go, also ground, maybe ground strap from starter to frame in addition...
[ATTACH] I like to hang small light parts on cut up hangers and hold them while spraying them, moving them around to get coverage then hang them...
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One of the things I do is have two buckets of Luke warm water with a few drops of Dawn dish soap, in one bucket I soak my cut to size wet or dry...
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The scratches are probably from the wet sanding, getting some small pieces of dirt or dust under your sand paper.
Use lacquer thinner on a small spot see what happens, better grade slower thinner will cut much better than inexpensive thinner.
Has the paint been on for a while or is it fresh, your comfort level with buffing, the type or rpm of your buffer these are all considerations in...
The sound of a open header motor in a stock car and the smell of racing gas at the local Skelly station, I was twelve it was 1969.
I have found the plastic look that's talked about a lot is what I have heard called puddling. it is the effect of the paint having small ripples...
My 65 Belair wagon[ATTACH]
I'm new to the H.A.M.B, really like this thread and all the great ideas, I paint in my 2 car garage, some lacquer but mostly B/CC urethane I use...
I thought it was time to introduce myself on the H.A.M.B. I've been hanging around for a while. I really like watching the builds, all the...
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