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[ATTACH] Daytona Yellow
You might want to buy or borrow a paint thickness mil gauge and check the amount of material you have on there already. If you have more than 5 or...
Don't have any pics, but I put a Glide seat in my '40 pick-up. I loved it.
Pretty sure that is why paint was invented.
I don't think anyone makes real ones anymore, after long search I lucked out and found some N.O.S. ones at a swap meet in Arizona. Try a "wanted...
I'm sorry, but long beds like 4-door cars were never cool.
Fabulous work, and thank you for not using a Chevy engine.
Here is an Easy Boy in my 57 Ford pick-up. Nice quality, reasonable price.
I have the Speedway drops, they are fine. I took one look at the ones you have and thought no thanks.
Forget the flex additive, adhesion promoter is needed if the mask is bare plastic. The main thing is to activate your base color so it will...
Does anyone have a steering box for a 57-60 F100 that they would sell?
That is correct, move the fuel tank to the rear and most people will not know the difference.
How much does it weigh?
Smoothies suck, if you want chrome wheels buy real chrome wheels.
Is this worth learning to earn a living? in a word no. This is a shrinking business. There is no decent money to be made in restoration work and...
Body filler over epoxy is recomended, giving it a little tooth to grab after sitting for awhile is a good idea.
Man, how do you sleep at night? But seriously that is just about the ultimate tow vehicle in my book.
Very cool sedan, but not very shiny. White interior yes!
It's hard to tell from your picture and the tires that are on it, but it looks slightly lower than stock.
Thank you for the great pics, it dosen't get any better than this. For you guys here in the Midest, this is what real hot rods look like, and...
I'm a traditional rodder and do most of my own work. I'm all about picking a time period that you want your car to reflect and build it as such....
Another product made just for what you want to do is Trim Re-Nu by AutoTech. No silicone,no gloss,works great. 800-545-8624.
Is this not the best thread EVER?
A 1.3 might be a bit small, meaning you may have to spray too slowly to get a good result with lacquer. If you are not spraying too large an area...
Keep in mind that spray can and non activated paint will not stand up to spilled brake fluid or galoline.
Not that easy to identify a custom color from a photo. For one thing,it looks like a tri-coat and you don't know how much pearl is in the mid coat...
PPG lacquer has binder and balancer in the toners. Just mix it, thin it and spray. I suggest you use good quality thinner like PPG DTL thinners...
I have a nice hood emblem, took mine off.
Smoothies did not exist in the 60's. If you want period correct you get the right parts. Smoothies came along in the 80's as an inexpensive...
chrome reversed wheels are the definitive wheel for 60's customs, but please don't use those cheap ass smooth wheels. Get real chrome wheels.
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