Project Eugene: 1949 5 window

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Originally Posted by HULK64

Never heard of the corn starch idea. I put on a layer of black auto paint with a roller, mixed up a red and brushed it on, and then sprayed on the blue/green. (It's rustoleum dark turquoise) Then it was wet sand with 400 til I like it and then a matte clear. I will probably end up scotch brite padding the clear to knock down more of the shine.

The welder is a Hobart 190. I beat the hell outta that little bugger and it just keeps running. Someday I will buy a big kid welder but for now this thing takes everything I throw at it.

I still think you nailed that paint job. I stickied the pictures and color for when I get that far along. Might have to grab a can and spray it on something to see how the blue turns out. The Internet and lighting can play tricks on you. How did the cab turn out?

I asked about the welder because I have frame welding to do and I keep second guessing my Lincoln 140 (110v 0.30 wire/gas). I just don't know if I'm getting a quality weld. It's sort of important for cab mounts, but it will be really important for the core and rear 4 link suspension. I'm afraid I won't know if I did it right until something breaks off lol. Searching the Internet I get a host of opinions on 110v welds, but generally everyone says if I can run a 220 like the Hobart 190 then that is the way to go.

As for image hosting, I'm using Flickr and it works great. Takes a little to get used to how to get the BB code link, but then you can paste it right in here.