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I have wheels that are chipped up a little bit. They are plated and that's what has chipped. There are like coin size chips and I am going to...
Thanks for all the information. I still can't seem to find any of this adhesive sheet covering material. rockabillydave, could you ask your...
I had done a flame paint job last summer and I had found 3M 1/8" tape that I used to outline the flames and mask over. The second flame painting...
Really? I don't remember asking for a bunch of Cadillac fans to start flocking. Maybe just some car guys that have a few ideas on something...
you're right. If you don't like it it must be a piece of shit. let's forbid any ideas that are new or different
I've been looking for a tri-five Chevy. The only thing I ask is that the body is in decent (not great) condition, and that the car starts....
Would a hockey puck be too stiff??
It was an absolute bitch bending that 2" tape. And I don't think I should take fine grit to the overspray because it's a flat black finish and no...
Just recently did a flame job and it turned out well besides some tiny bits of overspray. I used the 1/8" 3M tape to outline the flames then used...
Anything in Jersey is good for me. What's your going monthly rate??
Do you have a full picture of the whole car?
I think it's safe to say that to a certain extent we all get attached emotionally to our cars. And we can also agree that when we aren't thinking...
You talking about that '57 Belvedere? I think it was some type of contest..... not the best use of a great car
I'm in the processing of trying to find a long term storage unit for a car. I mean something to pull into and keep it there for a year or two....
My bad. I'm a single 21 year old service member with not many financial responsibilites. Didn't want it to sound like I'm taking food out of...
So I'm looking for another project (see signature). I tell my buddies and family what I'm going to do and all I get back is "youre crazy" or "can...
I agree with all the input. Like I said above, I'm not going for a nothing-is-stock rod. Here's my plan........ '55 - '57 Chevy, exagerated...
Sorry for the confusion, they are as said above "auto hobby shops". The only problem I see with that is the whole overnight deal in case its more...
I have a question for all you rodders. I know that most of you probably do your custom thing in less then ideal conditions. My question is this,...
Unfortunately the areas I live in don't have the plush fields full of faded glory looking to be revived on a whole new level.
My first choice of a car would be a '55 - '57 Chevy. My second choice would be any Chevy that is prior to '57 (just about any). My third choice,...
I'm in the process of looking around for a project. Where do you find yours? Ebay motors seems like it's geared more towards the "finished" car...
I just spray canned flames onto the hood of my car. It turned out rather well for my first time at painting as well as flames or any other form of...
This just started happening today. I first thought that it was a problem with the transmission slipping, because it felt like it would slip then...
I'm going to lower the suspension by cutting the coil springs and lowering the rear leaf springs. The only thing is that with the lowered...
Now that we have a bunch of Jersey people here, what are the big Jersey car clubs??
So you can just buy a clear coat in the spray can as well then?
I was thinking about taking some flex thin wood and riveting it to the panels to make it appear as a woodie-type repro. But I think I'm going to...
Moloko, what did you do for the prep before you started spraying (besides masking off)? What did you strip the previous "paint" with? And what...
I don't know where Florida came up. And I'm pretty sure this will be unique in any state. I haven't said the rest of the modifications to the...
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