Jim Bob a build thread

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stripped it down
3m pad wet sanded the body
used air to blow dry
and out pops a hive from the pass front fender corner

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so i thought i'd try the foam brushes
shouldn't have on the hood without thinning
fulla lines now....but red!
it was dark when i was done and cleaned up
went out this am to check it out
i've been "dewed" again in some spots ez to fix tho

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still wet in spots today
gona hafta put the top on after lunch calling for rain

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more from sundays show in Aylmer Quebec

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sorry bout the semi(almost a)-truck but i did keep it squared up

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rain would start and stop start and stop
running around to 500 cars with the windows down in the rain
putting in flyers for my show
I kept wanting to roll up the windows lol

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maybe we need a car show thread?
a new one each year

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trying to hide the semi
doubt most would notice it

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last bunch
it kept raining everyone started leavin

[Berg]

Hey Motornut, I have something that may or may not help out. My grandfather used to have an old wooden boat and he would paint it every year. Every few years he would take it pretty far down, sometimes all the way to the wood and start fresh but most times he would only sand it down a coat or 2, level it off and paint it up. He used the roll-and-tip method. Basically, he'd thin out the paint and roll it on, then go over it with a brush and just brush the texture out of it. It really made the paint lay down nice. If he had a spot with brush strokes or orange peel, he used to sand it with I believe 1000 grit, then finish with 1500 grit and then compound until it was shiny again. Some people would swear it was a fiberglass hull it came out so straight and shiny. Also, a few years ago I got my hands on a 1978 or 79 Monte Carlo parts car but it ended up being in better condition than I thought. It was painted with a brush and seemed to be uneven and had strokes in it but it had a good amount of paint. I was able to block sand, then I stepped down in grit until I was able to buff it with a foam pad. I only had to do the roof because it looked like it had a landau top that some had taken off and didn't want to paint the whole car. It came out pretty good and it had a shine that almost matched the rest of the car that had been sprayed. I think the roll and tip method would end up with the best results now if you were to sand down and level the base that is already there. You'd be suprised how well you could get it to lay down with the right brush

[kikkegek]

nice uhm wheels, I guess! hahaha....

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Originally Posted by kikkegek

nice uhm wheels, I guess! hahaha....

whats a S-H-E-L-B-Y?
um yea must be the wheels got my attention.....

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Originally Posted by Berg

Hey Motornut, I have something that may or may not help out. My grandfather used to have an old wooden boat and he would paint it every year. Every few years he would take it pretty far down, sometimes all the way to the wood and start fresh but most times he would only sand it down a coat or 2, level it off and paint it up. He used the roll-and-tip method. Basically, he'd thin out the paint and roll it on, then go over it with a brush and just brush the texture out of it. It really made the paint lay down nice. If he had a spot with brush strokes or orange peel, he used to sand it with I believe 1000 grit, then finish with 1500 grit and then compound until it was shiny again. Some people would swear it was a fiberglass hull it came out so straight and shiny. Also, a few years ago I got my hands on a 1978 or 79 Monte Carlo parts car but it ended up being in better condition than I thought. It was painted with a brush and seemed to be uneven and had strokes in it but it had a good amount of paint. I was able to block sand, then I stepped down in grit until I was able to buff it with a foam pad. I only had to do the roof because it looked like it had a landau top that some had taken off and didn't want to paint the whole car. It came out pretty good and it had a shine that almost matched the rest of the car that had been sprayed. I think the roll and tip method would end up with the best results now if you were to sand down and level the base that is already there. You'd be suprised how well you could get it to lay down with the right brush

good idea,kinda what i was doin and may try on the hood, a thinner mix after sanding
wanted to do another coat Wensday,but it's not all dry yet.Might take a couple of weeks again.heck i looked at a new car black paint job this am almost as bad orange peel but not as deep.wondering if a thinner mix would bubble the other coats tho thats my worry.but it's a great shine.and it won't rust.and i figure a top coat even every year is cheap

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Another car show this weekend
need to have car show/shine/event/race thread per year (is there one?)
could add to it all year

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[kikkegek]

keep m comin..nice!

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it timed me out
but heres more

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and some more
they had quite a bit of door prizes ,and trophys
there is a GMC sprint in this pic

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maybe another 15-20 pics ........
brb gone to look "yarding" need a wiper switch,NOW
as opposed to "maybe" when i switch out the coloums

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maybe one more.....
oh and this thing was unreal in person
at first glance......a one seat Mad Max