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brendon11
PostPosted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 8:51 pm 
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H2RTuner wrote:
Another great resto, Guts, keep it up.


Amazing work, to add to Leroy's [amazing] collection.
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GUTS
PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:36 pm 

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Goodwrench wrote:
Could I ask who does your paintwork?


Believe it or not, it took me this long to find Hector's number and call him to see what the business's name was.

Hector Martinez, HDZ Painting, Mesa Arizona, 480-293-4185

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Goodwrench
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GUTS wrote:
Goodwrench wrote:
Could I ask who does your paintwork?


Believe it or not, it took me this long to find Hector's number and call him to see what the business's name was.

Hector Martinez, HDZ Painting, Mesa Arizona, 480-293-4185



Thank you sir!
I sincerely appreciate your response and I hope you have a great 2021.

Jay
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Paola
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congratulations, spectacular work! a question, what did you use, or how did you manage to revive the black of plastics, such as the panel of indicator lights and even the fuse holder?
Thank you in advance
Paola (Italy)
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GUTS
PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:46 pm 

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The idiot light panel is made of metal and has a strange epoxy-like finish that is hard to remove without wrecking the profile of the piece. After I get them ready to finish I use an epoxy paint that is baked at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, after that it's pretty much impervious to chemicals. Most of the shiny plastic gets sanded and polished and I have other methods for the other plastic finishes that took a lot of experimenting to get right so I hate to be that way but I won't tell. ;)

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