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Post by cozwurth on Dec 24, 2023 14:03:21 GMT -7
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Post by skillet on Dec 24, 2023 15:01:24 GMT -7
Soak in easy off oven cleaner it will lift that blue out
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Post by cozwurth on Dec 24, 2023 15:14:16 GMT -7
It's been soaking in easy off for about 4-5 days. Soak, scrub, scrape, rinse and repeat. Someone at the TFSoC went for a little extra credit on prep work with what appears to be 80 grit sand paper. The easy-off met its match in this one. The Mako came out clean as a whistle.
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Post by cozwurth on Dec 24, 2023 15:28:27 GMT -7
Sorry... grabbed the wrong Pic of the top. The other Pic of the top was while I was still soaking and scrubbing. This one is what's left after all of that. The stuff embedded in the deep scratches.  |
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Post by skillet on Dec 24, 2023 17:09:32 GMT -7
I'd say it's in there pretty good.
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Post by cozwurth on Jan 3, 2024 17:42:17 GMT -7
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Post by skillet on Jan 3, 2024 23:56:18 GMT -7
That just reminded me of a gt I did once... it looked like someone had a grinder on it. Bill model murdering had been telling me about airbrushing goop on to make custom colors at the time. I decided to thin out some goop and just paint it on with a brush. I made a candy corn gt it was pretty neat and smooth. I'll see if I can find some pictures of it.
How could I forget about that!
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Post by cozwurth on Jan 6, 2024 8:30:42 GMT -7
More progress on the GT. I finished up the white base a day or two ago, and sprayed the pearl white last night. I'm not completely happy with the scribed body lines on top, but it will do as a learning experience. I will still be doing a blue rocker stripe and then clear. Still deciding on the shade of blue.   |
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Post by skillet on Jan 6, 2024 10:51:35 GMT -7
Definitely saved her
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Post by cozwurth on Jan 16, 2024 19:29:10 GMT -7
The finished product... Rocker stripe is a water slide decal buried under clear. She's not perfect, but it's a far cry better than when I got it. Should be a good runner.   |
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Post by crazynski on Jan 16, 2024 19:31:41 GMT -7
Nice save!
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Post by Steve-E-D on Jan 16, 2024 20:51:45 GMT -7
Nice, and those wheels just set it off!
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Post by cozwurth on Jan 27, 2024 7:22:34 GMT -7
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Post by crazynski on Jan 27, 2024 8:38:09 GMT -7
Nice work Dave. Mako's are worth saving. IF you can do it.
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Post by cozwurth on Jan 27, 2024 9:12:26 GMT -7
Yup. I've liked them since I saw one on big biddum, but wasn't willing to pay the popularity tax for a really nice one. A little patience paid off. Now if I can just push a little of that patience to other areas...
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