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Old 01-02-2011, 05:24 PM
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The weather outside is frightful!



in the shop,lit is delightful.




should be cuttin' wood but 'aint......





...'stead i paint






...'stead i paint





...'stead i paint









the pics don't do it justice. in person you can really see it's a home-spun paint job.
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Old 01-02-2011, 05:42 PM
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Sweet!
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Old 01-02-2011, 05:47 PM
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Im sure it will look good when its back together...

Im hoping i will be doing this to mine in a few months.
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Old 01-02-2011, 06:08 PM
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Nice! I'll be psyched when mine finally gets some paint.
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Old 01-02-2011, 06:08 PM
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Nice! I still can't believe I am seeing grass in WI in December.
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Old 01-02-2011, 06:31 PM
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it looks great

Get R dun. I wanna see. I wana see!! I outsource the paint on mine & I don't want to talk about it.
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Old 01-02-2011, 06:34 PM
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Nice! What paint did you go with??
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Old 01-02-2011, 06:39 PM
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Summit Racing house brand.

epoxy primer,and urethane single stage.
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Old 01-02-2011, 06:42 PM
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Looks great!
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Old 01-02-2011, 07:14 PM
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Great! Nice color combo!
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Old 01-02-2011, 07:17 PM
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Nice!
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Old 01-02-2011, 07:25 PM
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Home-spun or not, it's still way nicer than my faded down to the primer paint.
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Old 01-02-2011, 07:31 PM
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Nice job!

Wish I would have gone with a single stage paint.

I see white on the roof, where else are you going to shoot white?
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Old 01-02-2011, 07:40 PM
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just the roof. thought it'd give it a retro look.
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Old 01-02-2011, 08:07 PM
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mike your getting overspray on my rhino grills.
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Old 01-02-2011, 08:25 PM
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Very nice! wish I was at that stage of the game
9.1 aint frightful -23 now thats frightful
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Old 01-02-2011, 08:54 PM
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Wish I had enough of a shop to nose one in...

Lookin great.
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Old 01-03-2011, 12:33 AM
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With all the snow blowing here in the Southern Blok I guess I should have been busy in the garage myself. 'stead I'm here sitting on my backside tickin at the keys.
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Old 01-03-2011, 03:15 AM
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90 degrees and 90% humidity all year round here in Indonesia , we get our snow pre-melted
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Old 01-03-2011, 07:57 AM
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here's a pic before the last coat,wet-sanded. i like the dull look,really thinking about throwing one more coat on and wet sanding it down and leaving it flat orange.


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