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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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I have been buffing the paint as I get time just thought I would share.

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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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looks good keep up the hard work
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It looks like it's coming along nicely, can't wait till I have paint on mine again. Keep up the good work.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Looking good, That's my favorite color.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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How you doing Will, glad to see you're making good progress, would like to see it sometime!
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Color is great, wish mine was there!
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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Looks great
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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How you doing Will, glad to see you're making good progress, would like to see it sometime!
I am doing fine. Anytime you would like to see it come on over. I bought a piece of land near you on craig creek, 11 miles up the creek from Eagle Rock and a lot of my time has been spent there. Working and relaxing now that spring is here I will be spending more time there.

Tahnks for the comments and incouragment from everyone. It has been over 4 years now since starting this and I am finaly seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. The paint has some flaws but this is the first car I have ever done and I'am still learning after this I get to start on a 64 chevy2 with my little girl. After that I should know if I like steel or fiberglass.
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Looks great Very difficult to get perfect...but hey, sure is nice cruising down the road in your own paint! Muddy
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Are you wetsanding and buffing, or just buffing? Love the color!!
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Are you wetsanding and buffing, or just buffing? Love the color!!
Wet sanding and buffing.

Hopefully the sanding is done , I have sanded on this thing so much I hate to think about it. First was stripping the paint, then I shoot several coats of gelcoat on it and had to sand the orange peel out between coats, then it was primer time same story more sanding and last it was sanding the first clear coat and reshooting and then more sanding.
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Looks awesome!

Did I mention, I love that color!
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That paint is very sharp! I recently painted my 80 coupe '06 Velocity yellow
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Looking good. It is going to be a head turner when you get the chrome bumpers and wheels back on it. Keep the pics coming.
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