The Jalopy Journal
And tape off the edges of the louvers, so you don't burn the paint off of them!
The thing is, with different quality paint, is longevity, NOT how good it looks when you spray it. Just about any paint can look good, if the...
Back in the 70's, before they made automotive silicone gasket maker, we used to use bathtub caulk to seal up the Chevy front and rear intake,...
Still on it, still looking for a front windshield. Spent almost 3 weeks straightening and polishing the '98' side trim, and some of the Nomad side...
NO!!!!! Painted in HOK Candy Cobalt Blue, and Orion silver flake in 1987 or 88. Driven every year until around 2003, over 160K miles on it. NJ to...
Generic roll pins. You can get assortments pretty cheap.
I'm a big Meguire's fan, and use Zymol or Pinnacle waxes, pure carnuba. As for microfiber, I still prefer old baby diapers, as microfiber can hold...
Had an old Snap-On 212 unit, that got fussy. Bought a new Miller 210. Don't like the delayed start, at all! Fixed a broken fan on the Snap On and...
If you are buying stuff in advance, the quarter panel, curved glass gaskets, were reproduced, but have been unavailable for some time, now, as are...
I love colors, picking them, mixing my own custom ones, using different ones. Some of MY cars have been: Porsche Red, Tropical Turquoise (no, not...
No gap! If you run a gap, and you don't get the wire hitting both sides of the steel, only one side gets all the heat, and blows through. Then you...
My Olds had damaged 'threads' on the steering shaft, from a gorilla pounding on it to get the wheel off. It was mushroomed pretty badly. I ground...
[ATTACH] Built this in 1982, drove back and forth from NJ all over the Midwest to Kustom shows. One trip, to Springfield MO, was 5000K miles round...
My mom, and the guy I got my 56 Olds from, both worked at T & B in Elizabeth, NJ. Good company to work for, back in the day.
Prayers for a quick recovery!
I've been using it for over 30 years. Almost exclusively on undercarriages, frames, floor pans. If I want to topcoat it much later, I will put a...
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Candy Brandywine, over gold.
Been a while, but I'm pretty slow! Did finish bodywork on a nice 55 Chevy, HOK Orion Silver and Candy Apply Red on the roof. As well as some other...
Memories! We had a "Chop Top Party" for Kustom7777, Jim Laga, back in (2010?). Had a great time, and did his "Hamb famous" 41 Cadillac. [ATTACH]...
Look for Restoration Specialties. They have them in all sizes, flexible, and rigid.
Krud Kutter to spray on, EvapoRust, to soak in.
When I worked in the body shop I learned custom stuff in, the boss had a 5 gallon bucket. He'd send me back to search through it, when he needed...
Well, they had them but for 4 pieces, costing 42$, they wanted 64$ shipping!
I have a few small pieces of 1/2 x 1/2" sheet metal angle, in the shop. Don't know where or when I got them. But I would like to buy more, and...
REAL customs run glasspacks, Brockman's are the best! Don't want to sound like some damn Mustang!
I remember him and his car from the Leadsled's. Nice guy, great car! RIP.
Just came back from a cruise I took to Brisbane. Had a blast. Next time I'll spend more time there. When we went to Sydney, we stayed at the Lord...
I am in awe!
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