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What I like about your stuff Alex, is that not only do you put together cool (and different) cars.. you take FANTASTIC pictures.. it makes all the difference. I hope you are all listening (myself included!!)

superfly wrote:I'm thinking the same thing...refurbish the nose plate actually to fit on my Tekin Kit. I've got access to a shot peener (like a sandblaster) and I'm thinking of painting the gold front black. Anyone know what primer works good or paint for that matter? Or should I try something else?

i re-do them all the time. it's alot easier to find used one that new ones. i glass bead then, feather out any scrathes or gouges. if i have to, i'll put a couple coats of primer on them, sand, then paint. i use paint that we have at the shop i work at. it's very close to the look of the black annodizing. it's a satin black.

if the nose plate, or motor plate and chassis tub for that matter, is nice enough to just be stripped and painted, use a metal etching primer to get adhesion to the metal, them just paint over that.

thanks scr8p i'll give that a go for sure. cant wait to get this project going!!!