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Restoring a rare Kydex Chassis

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Received this Wonder Dog chassis in much worse condition than pictures showed. Par for the course :roll:
I was going to put it in the junk pile but decided to turn it into a project.
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JB Weld in hand I started to fill holes and since I had some extra I decided I would build up the trimmed edges instead of cleaning them up.
Just winging it with Toothpics :roll:
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Surprisingly my last minute Toothpick mold was not a disaster.
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Mask it up, no shortage of tape!
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And time for the Wrinkle finish paint. I had to lay on more than I wanted to hide the scrapes and imperfections. A bit heavy but better than before.
I do not plan on running this chassis.
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Re: Restoring a rare Kydex Chassis

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RC10resto wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:41 pmI do not plan on running this chassis.
As opposed to the dozens of chassis that you do run?! :lol: Looks good Brian!
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Sorry, fat fingers! :oops:
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When you say run, that means restore them (or not) and put them back in a box?
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Re: Restoring a rare Kydex Chassis

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Chassis looks really good!
Tap pic for clarity: Derek
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Re: Restoring a rare Kydex Chassis

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Fantastic work sir! These pics look even better than the ones you texted 8)
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Re: Restoring a rare Kydex Chassis

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That chassis is coming up aces way to go Brian!
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This is all very interesting!
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Re: Restoring a rare Kydex Chassis

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Really turned out great. I love projects like this. Very talented.
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