The Jalopy Journal
That's *her* car, actually. Yes, its really hers.
Yup. Shop I work at, we did #9. It'll be a driver once it's done with this stuff.
It was nice meeting you there. I was there with Fox Valley Hot Rods - we brought the bellytank in progress - parked right in front of you and the...
No problem and that's a gorgeous color. Should look great!
That had been heavily tucked but still mounted.in the factory position with the "fat" weighty side up top and slim portion on the bottom. And...
Thanks much. Eventually I might do a full build thread as there seems to be a decent amount of interest in it... *shrug*
Thank you much. That was the idea from day one with this pickup. Done the way GM should have done, had they a better grip on things like panel...
Sorry for the delay in updates. I don't spend much time playing around on the internet these days... Eventually I might do a full build thread...
Thanks much - really appreciate all the comments. I've put a lot of love sweat and tears into this truck for a good friend of mine over the past...
Personally - I'd try to steer you away from using a wool pad, if you are new to buffing. Use a yellow ("rough cut") foam pad and something like...
Thanks guys. And yeah - it was a hell of a lot of work. I've seen the bumpers with copper and nickle... can't wait to see the things in chrome....
My money is on rotary buffer haze. Especially if he's new to buffing. Pictures would definitely help. And all the machine glaze is doing is...
Very nice!
Then I really got into the tweaking of the bumper and finalizing the fitment, look, etc. [img] [img] That and kept cranking away at getting...
Continuing on with that, there was a hell of a lot more metal finishing to be done. [img] [img] You can see it starting to progress and...
Flipped a bumper on a Task Force Chevy truck I'm building. Well, actually, flipped, sectioned & reshaped both front and rear bumpers. Along with...
Nope. IL doesn't allow studded tires anywhere in the state, nor does Wisconsin. Honestly not really a need for them either. A good set of...
This has probably been done to death, but whatever. Did the work on this one a while back. The sharpie is quick notes to myself. Entire...
thanks much guys, hugely appreciate the compliments. Joe - it'll be out and about at a bunch of shows once it's all back together. The owner...
depending on the size of the piece you need, some Menards and Home Depots stock a pretty decent selection of 18 & 20 gauge cold rolled. I've...
And that's what a lot of people don't understand. "oh you are SO luck to get to play with cars and get paid" Yeah.. well. Do more than a few of...
Thanks guys, much appreciated. Thanks much, appreciate that. And the car was originally a teal green, actually a Ford color. Calypso Green they...
looks real nice! I definitely like the color on there. Can't wait to see it put back together.
color sanding and buffing is the worst. followed up closely by the rest of it.
As it sounds. Been busting ass on this one for a friend of mine since the first week in January. Helluva lot of long hours but she's almost...
Here's a '55 I did some work on for a friend of mine. Sectioned the hood, did some fixes on the cab and resprayed from the cab forward, realigned...
sorry for the delay.. finally got around to starting the wetsand / buff. still needs to be sanded / buffed on the hood / decklid / roof / pillars...
Coupe-De-CAB - It definitely is easier with a zoom - that's for sure. I agree with you 100%. Doing it with a 50mm takes some time...ok...
Is it a metallic or a pearl? If so I would hesitate to wet sand it - personally. Aside from that on a solid color, I would gently knock it down...
I've got a set of 8 lug AR teflon Victors on my daily. I realize it's 40 years too new for the site, but check them out. They have a ton of...
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