My first rebuild
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[QUOTE=82 beerhunter;1583689378]good morning guys. not trying to steal fatcat's "novel",just wanted to say this is a awesome thread i jumped to the end to add my 2cents in about 25 pages in and seem to learn a bit each time . as a new owner of a older vette i am sure some of this is gonna save me headaches in the future keep it going ,good job fatcat, thanks to all that helped 
I am going to shoot 1 coat with the tape on and one coat with it off just to see what it looks like. Then I will shoot 2 more coats of straight clear to see the results. May not do it on the car but kind of fun to play with......I know my flames aren't perfect but they work for this and being my first attempt I like them. HA!
I am going to shoot 1 coat with the tape on and one coat with it off just to see what it looks like. Then I will shoot 2 more coats of straight clear to see the results. May not do it on the car but kind of fun to play with......I know my flames aren't perfect but they work for this and being my first attempt I like them. HA!
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Tape off
In theory here these flames should disappear with the next coat of clear but with 2 coats of flake, it should pop when the light hits then right. We shall see!
In theory here these flames should disappear with the next coat of clear but with 2 coats of flake, it should pop when the light hits then right. We shall see!
Last edited by FatCat; Apr 20, 2013 at 03:25 PM.
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Man, a week of reading and studying really helped my painting skills I think! BTW I know about the sanding marks in the base I just messed up but was more worried about getting the clear straight and flat.
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Ok need help here! Tape and paint around or take them out?
Taking them out looks like a chore and how do you reinstall?
Are they part of a weatherstrip kit?
Taking them out looks like a chore and how do you reinstall?
Are they part of a weatherstrip kit?
Last edited by FatCat; Apr 20, 2013 at 06:08 PM.
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