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Old Jun 5, 2026 | 08:48 PM
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looking to find out if it is possible to disassemble and paint a Franklin mint car Corvette , hard to find a correct mosport green that isn't a messed up
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looking to find out if it is possible to disassemble and paint a Franklin mint car Corvette , hard to find a correct mosport green that isn't a messed up
thank you for any info
Bob
So, you own this Franklin Mint '66 and you want to take it apart to repaint it Mosport Green?

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No I want to buy a black one and paint it to match my real 66 427 mosport green car
I am looking to see if they can be disassembled painted and reassembled
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looking at pictures online there are four screws on the under side of the model. I would think you can carefully take it all apart and paint it.
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They can be taken apart. But remember that many of the plastic parts - bumpers, trim, etc..., is glued in and may break upon removal. You will lose the emblem decals in the process as well.

I would expect getting the correct color match could be just like trying to match a real car - painful.............

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