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ghost28

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #360 on: July 19, 2015, 05:40:00 PM »
Ok guys. here are a few shots of the paint. It's a mixture of my own a silver grey urethane, single stage, with a heavy dose of metal flake. Everyone kept telling me that heavy silver paint with flake is hard to shoot. It is challenging, but once you get it figured out it's not so bad. I am sure the car is a good 50 footer, and it might wave at you when I go by, but oh well at least it's not primer like all my old builds and it's mine.

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #361 on: July 19, 2015, 05:45:03 PM »
A couple more

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #362 on: July 19, 2015, 06:09:09 PM »
NICE... can't wait to see it together...keep pluggin away at it

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #363 on: July 19, 2015, 06:50:35 PM »
Looks good Ghost, I like that color. It's about the same color as my '69 vette interior, gun metal grey (I loved it!) And just a bit lighter than my first '57 chevy.

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #364 on: July 19, 2015, 06:52:01 PM »
Looks great Ghost!  Keep at it and you'll be driving it before the snow flies :)
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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #365 on: July 19, 2015, 07:02:00 PM »
Ghost,I'm a big fan of heavy flake...That's gonna be killer when its all together!!!
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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #366 on: July 19, 2015, 07:20:33 PM »
Ghost really got to like that flake everybody likes a little bling :) Looking good can't wait to see it come together.

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #367 on: July 20, 2015, 06:02:35 PM »
I like it, Ghost. And I think you're just being modest, you should be bragging! :)
Tighten it up til it strips, then back it off a quarter turn

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #368 on: July 20, 2015, 06:16:03 PM »
The color fits that body perfectly.
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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #369 on: July 22, 2015, 08:14:28 PM »
Thanks guys. I really like the color choice. I was able to get the trunk lid installed with the help of a neighbor, but I had to make some bump stops from 1/4 20  bolts and old rubber pieces from a 51 ford. I also glued some 2 inch by 2 inch rubber inside the trunk lid to help with anti squeak. The guages and turnsignals, and high beam indicator, are installed in the dash and wired up, I don't have the tach yet, but I pre wired for it also.

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #370 on: July 22, 2015, 08:15:54 PM »
 The turn signals and high beam indicator is right above the collumn drop.
« Last Edit: July 22, 2015, 08:31:45 PM by ghost28 »

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #371 on: July 23, 2015, 08:47:44 AM »
Ghost your moving right along. Looks like you will be cruising by the end of summer. Nice work!  :)

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #372 on: July 23, 2015, 04:20:09 PM »
I see cruise night in your future Ghost Looking good

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #373 on: July 23, 2015, 05:41:17 PM »
Looks great, Ghost. I dread trying to takle the wiring behind my dash, but I know it is in my near future.
Tighten it up til it strips, then back it off a quarter turn

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Re: 1926 buick roadster
« Reply #374 on: July 24, 2015, 09:28:53 PM »
Im sure you already know but the car looks amazing .  love that color !

 


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