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Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:52 pm
by speedemall
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:03 am
by Vintagemishal
Looks great. Nice job.
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:53 am
by Bormac
Well done. I think you've done a fine job with this classic.
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Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:30 am
by m_vice
Looks really good. Nice work. It look like it is I very good condition.
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:44 am
by RC10resto
What did you use or how did you strip the paint off the body?
Looks great, nice job.
Brian
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:12 am
by karnivool
certainly a nice restoration id be proud of her for sure.
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Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:31 am
by Asso_man!
Very good and clean resto, nice attention to details!
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:13 am
by The Fuhrer
Nice ride, TR 33's on the rear, must be dialled
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Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:17 am
by RedScampi
That is a beauty! how did you strip the paint? Enquiring minds want to know...
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:51 am
by CNA75
Top job! The finished product looks great. As well as asking how you stripped the paint, can I also ask how you high speed buffed the aluminium without affecting the gold anodize?
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:32 am
by speedemall
RedScampi wrote:That is a beauty! how did you strip the paint? Enquiring minds want to know...
Ha, I knew that would be the first question!!! I used a citrus based cleaner I found at the dollar store in undilluted form called orange blast. Not sure if it works on all paints but it worked on this. I also stripped a kyosho outlaw body with the same stuff. You can actually see the stuff working just like latex paint stripper.
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:33 am
by speedemall
CNA75 wrote:Top job! The finished product looks great. As well as asking how you stripped the paint, can I also ask how you high speed buffed the aluminium without affecting the gold anodize?
I did not buff the chassis, only the silver aluminum parts. I like the chrome look that it gives. Gotta love the dremel buffing bits.
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:46 pm
by railey72
First Class resto. Looks great.
I have researched paint removal on a lot of threads and came up with a product that works pretty good. It is called Super Clean degreaser and comes in a purple bottle. Last one I bought was from Wal-Mart. Just don't leave lexan in it for too long or it could become brittle. It doesn't work on all paints but when it does work it is pretty fast. Hope this helps.
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:14 pm
by speedemall
Thanks everyone for the comments!!!! Now that I hear I did well on this one I can start on my CE goldpan. Its in a little worse shape than this one unfortunately. I was thinking of adding the foglights to the roof and hood like in the box art,what do you guys think?
Re: Please critique my very first restoration
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:58 pm
by rctenracer
Where did you get those shiny nose tubes and wing tubes?