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Re: One last gold custom...
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:09 pm
by askbob
Good to know Reg. Would be cool to find a pair of matching fronts.
Thanks Lowry! The anno guy said the Hard anno comes off just as easy as the regular using the same stripper.
Re: One last gold custom...
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:55 pm
by JK Racing
they almost look like AKA vectors (whats old is new again
)
Re: One last gold custom...
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:50 pm
by vsefiream
askbob wrote:Good to know Reg. Would be cool to find a pair of matching fronts.
Thanks Lowry! The anno guy said the Hard anno comes off just as easy as the regular using the same stripper.
I can vouch for that. That's why I had to have my worlds car re-anodized. I accidently removed half the anno off the chassis/front plate, and all the anno off the motor plate and shock caps while cleaning with degreaser. It was a tough lesson learned!
Re: One last gold custom...
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:59 pm
by JK Racing
contact info for Don who did the anno work
Re: One last gold custom...
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:34 am
by askbob
jwscab wrote:not that i know of, but you could blacken regular steel pins. they should end up looking like the tie-rods, which are black oxided. If you use stainless pins, you need to use a particular stainless blackening. someone posted a thread about the caswell black oxide kit with good results. Not a very hardy coating, but it lasts if not beat up too much.
I tried the regular(non stainless) black oxide treatment from Caswell on the stock hinge pins without any luck. What are the stock pins made of? They're magnetic for sure.
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:30 pm
by askbob
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:51 am
by RoadRunner65
DIIIAAAAAAM! Very nice!
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:35 am
by GreenHell
Like the paint, looks great!
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:33 pm
by SofaKing
GreenHell wrote:Like the paint, looks great!
X2 that body looks great as well as the rest of the buggy!
On a side note I believe I have a pair of Rally Hawg fronts nip
, shoot me a pm if you're interested.
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:41 pm
by jwscab
the hinge pins could be chrome plated, unobtanium coated, or even a mild stainless(that would be magnetic). That would affect how well the blackening process would work.
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:35 pm
by askbob
Thanks much! I think the decals need some redoing after looking at the pics more.
PM sent on the front rally hawgs.
Going to try some of the 'stainless' version of the blackening jw.
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:19 pm
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
Damn Bob, that turned out amazing! Six to Midnight!
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:14 pm
by losiXXXman
The chassis alone is a work of art, but that is ONE GOO--UUUD looking Viper! Is the color a basic orange or a mix to match up to the anodizing? Also, where did you pull the number 8 from, a stock car set or something? I like it.
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:28 pm
by askbob
6 to midnight eh...
I'm not sure of the paint color or the #8 as I bought it already done up this way from another member last year. I do think I'll mess around with the decals somewhat. I liked the paint scheme so much I had it sorta mimicked on the body I used on my RPM build.
Re: Black & gold custom...
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:59 pm
by askbob
