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Awesome. Looking forward to watching this one. Makes me laugh once again, I complain that all SUVs these days are the same. Then I look at each detail on this car like "oh so like the Galaxie but a little different". Giant rear quarters. Trim on the front fender that's impossible to get at. Linear speedo and those bucket seats. Are you getting anything rechromed? What tape are you using and do you do anything special to get tight lines? What kind of paint are you using, for example, on the lettering?
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I believe it! Testors enamels were on my list to use as well, I wasnt sure how they hold up to UV exposure though.
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Feb 25, 2021 06:34
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I don't know what your painter will do, but... Clear coat goes on as soon as you can, after the base has flashed. That's when the car is the cleanest possible and all the prep is already done. I waited maybe an hour. If you had opted for the $20k paint job, then no, they would block sand the car again to get the paint uniform, unless it's a metallic. Don't sand metallic, it'll gently caress up your sprinkles. Then the clear can be block sanded as well, and polished. Again, not sure what they include, I think a well sprayed clear can level out pretty well without it. I did not have that result. I have watched this video a dozen times. The comments crack me up every time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw0ObOdWnRE
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Mar 6, 2021 03:54
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That really beats six months to a year of waiting. That seemed super fast. Of course it ain't my car so maybe you perceived it differently.
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Mar 11, 2021 16:49
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I can imagine that, it looks drat good in photos and in person I bet it looks great too. Some of the glitz of chrome will distract from it as well.
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Mar 12, 2021 05:37
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What about the hidden style radios that are... Hidden? Which ironically have awful looking controls. Or I see a few marine solutions, or app based or Bluetooth only amps? Assuming the retrosound radios from thr Tempest/Lemans/GTO don't for as direct replacements.
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Mar 26, 2021 03:43
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Did you ever find the nylon anchor? I ended up buying a pack from Digikey for my door cards. I was shocked I was able to find anything like it and they were perfect fits. Of course I have no idea what your version looks like. I do recall spending hours hunting one down.
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Mar 27, 2021 10:37
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Well done. And thank you for mentioning the butyl tape. I added that to the shopping list.
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Apr 9, 2021 05:14
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Oh yeah you gotta go to Sajak's House of Badges to buy a vowel.
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