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Any pics or info on what you did for front shocks?
Oh I much rather keep it for sure. The pitman arm shaft has a lot of up and down movement when you turn the wheel. If it can be rebuilt I'd much...
Recently acquired a model A with a very worn Ross steering box. Anyone know if parts to rebuild it are available or what it even came from?...
Thanks everyone! Maybe I just needed to hear that it looks good ! Lol. And I do need a model A project to keep my mind occupied...
Thanks for the replies fellas! :)
Thinking about running a set of spider caps and trim rings to change it up every now and then. Any ideas on a color that could work for the...
Awesome! Everytime I see your car I think twice about wanting to chop mine. So badass....
I waited so long to get my shoebox, I drive it whenever I can.. [IMG]
I once used flat white Rustoleum reduced with acetone and sprayed it with my spray gun. Honestly turned out pretty good and lasted a few years....
Paint protection film... 3M and other companies make it. Clear film you put on the front half of your hood and fenders, or whatever else you want...
Sanding with a foam 3000 grit disc on a da leaves a really nice even matte finish. As already stated you can also try blending paste and a rag......
Took my Shoebox, first time bringing a car to Billetproof and the first drive longer than 10 miles I have driven the car (from Puyallup) since...
Amazing! Nice work sir!
Thanks for the help guys.. I may try some 39 chev. ones and see... And thanks for the offer cowboy, I'll let ya know if I need em... -Matt
Was wondering if 39 chevrolet trunk hinges would fit a 40 pontiac sedan? The only hinges I can find are for a chevrolet and according the the...
Just run down to the dealer and pic up a can of this :D [IMG]
Badass!!!
This is taken from the Evercoat website. In case anyone wants to know what the makers of the product suggest. Either way it probably doesn't...
I like putting filler on bare metal simply because I don't like sanding epoxy as it gums up the paper as your sanding your filler. Check out this...
If it were me I'd sand it down and re seal,base and clear the whole thing. If you do not want to do that you will still need to completely re...
I have never used it, but have talked with a few other painters that had nothing but good things to say about the SEM color horizons paint. I was...
He is using shopline which would be comparable to Nason. It is ppg's lower line of paint. It used to be called Omni.
Sorry, not wrong. I don't just give out advice when I don't know what I'm talking about. I have had black look oily and rainbow like before, but...
Just curious as to why you are wet sanding the base coat? You will have poor adheasion by putting clear over sanded base. Always shoot more base...
As already stated by others before me. It will go away when cleared..
Wow, I'm suprised at how many different opinions there area on this. When I am blocking a poly surfacer like slick-sand I start with 80 because...
hehe, Everything I do is wrong, I know no other way...:D I see no problem using base/clear either, as that is what I do most of the time. Either...
DCC will in fact stand the test of time. I don't know if anything looks as good as black DCC, to me it just looks so much deeper than black in a...
very good advice, at the least finish your body filler in 180. And it is a must to use a good 2K primer.
I used them for hunting. I do a lot of hunting. Deer mostly, although I got a couple of bear last year. Yep, they were good ponies, hunting...
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