Check out this original interior
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Melting Slicks
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Check out this original interior
You don't see interiors this original and this new too often, 30,000 original miles. Unreal original from top to bottom.
Original windshield is super nice.
Original windshield is super nice.
Last edited by LPE385; Oct 9, 2014 at 05:42 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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Check out the original front grills, these are original, not redone just cleaned with soap/water. The flash makes them look a little nicer then they are but you get the idea. The front spoiler is a new NOS one we had.
Check out the ink stamping on the original carb.
Getting her ready to sell soon so I'll post more as I have time to work on her.
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Le Mans Master
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Whoa Nelly....where did you get lacquer? I miss painting lacquer.
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Melting Slicks
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We just go lucky and found a paint store that still had some to mix. I guess there is only 1 manufacture that still makes it?
We spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on test pints to get the color as close as we did. Not to mention multiple calls to the paint manufactures "color library" department. The materials just are not available any longer.
I'm very happy with the end result, the bodies just look different with lacquer on them rather in b/c.
We spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on test pints to get the color as close as we did. Not to mention multiple calls to the paint manufactures "color library" department. The materials just are not available any longer.
I'm very happy with the end result, the bodies just look different with lacquer on them rather in b/c.
Team Owner
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Hi,
I believe acrylic lacquer is still available for sale in Pennsylvania and a few people are still spraying it.
It gives a look like no other paint.
Regards,
Alan
I believe acrylic lacquer is still available for sale in Pennsylvania and a few people are still spraying it.
It gives a look like no other paint.
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Oct 10, 2014 at 05:08 PM.
Team Owner
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Hi LPE,
Sorry for the hi-jack!
Lacquer gets me all "light headed".
That IS a nice spoiler….. very hard to come by!
It would be nice to see some more pictures of the car you're working on.
Regards,
Alan
Reproduction fit:
Original fit:
Sorry for the hi-jack!
Lacquer gets me all "light headed".
That IS a nice spoiler….. very hard to come by!
It would be nice to see some more pictures of the car you're working on.
Regards,
Alan
Reproduction fit:
Original fit:
Burning Brakes
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Sweet car. Mine is very similar, original interior other than the carpets which had already been pitched before I bought the car. I am sure that the bright blue would not have held up as well, but my seats and dash were great.
I am also lacquer, painted in 86/87, but they put a few layers of clear over the lacquer.
Gary
I am also lacquer, painted in 86/87, but they put a few layers of clear over the lacquer.
Gary
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Sweet car. Mine is very similar, original interior other than the carpets which had already been pitched before I bought the car. I am sure that the bright blue would not have held up as well, but my seats and dash were great.
I am also lacquer, painted in 86/87, but they put a few layers of clear over the lacquer.
Gary
I am also lacquer, painted in 86/87, but they put a few layers of clear over the lacquer.
Gary
I tried this on several lacquer jobs and started mixing lacquer paint and clear lacquer 50/50 on the last couple of coats and really like the results.
Drifting
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Back when Toyota started improving their paint, my dad's shop had a hard time matching the paint on repair jobs. He discovered that mixing the paint with clear 50/50 they could get a good match.
I tried this on several lacquer jobs and started mixing lacquer paint and clear lacquer 50/50 on the last couple of coats and really like the results.
I tried this on several lacquer jobs and started mixing lacquer paint and clear lacquer 50/50 on the last couple of coats and really like the results.
The shop I worked at back in the 80s did exactly the same (50/50 with color and clear)... Worked very nicely!!!
Rogman
