PhilA Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Clear coat #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 No excuse lmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 8 hours ago, PhilA said: Clear coat #2 why does yours come with a free ickle man in it stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 4 hours ago, hairnet said: No excuse lmfao That was probably around January because the 1960 DeSoto is still sat up out front at the scrapyard a bit further back up the street. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, PhilA said: because the 1960 DeSoto Phil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSoto_Fireflite nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 15 hours ago, PhilA said: also cant slag it - seems the electrics are working PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, hairnet said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSoto_Fireflite nice No, it was an Adventurer. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSoto_Adventurer Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 LOL that was the other pic but i picked the firelite cos the front is nicer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Just now, hairnet said: also cant slag it - seems the electrics are working Yup. Started first twist of the key and even went down the street and back. It's not liking sitting up though. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Just now, hairnet said: LOL that was the other pic but i picked the firelite cos the front is nicer Funny, I prefer the Adventurer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 i like these better although the fifties ones are good PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 000 wire wool Cut Polish Fit It's a five-footer for sure but that really cheered the rear lights up. Phil rainagain, paulplom, Andyrew and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 get the solvol out now m9 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 fast and loud on now 55 customline ❤️ *runs out of fap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Acid test. That'll work. Phil tooSavvy, LabRat, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Bluetooth board arrived today so tested it with the radio I'm rebuilding (not mine, this is a 1932 Zenith from a Ford Model A). Works rather well. That'll be going in mine. This one's getting an aux-in socket though. Phil Pete-M, paulplom and LightBulbFun 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 ROFL at the choice of music love it have you got spirit of radio or radio gaga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 3 hours ago, hairnet said: ROFL at the choice of music love it have you got video killed the radio star FTFY LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 I got really bad lacquer peel on this side of the roof. Tried having a go at removing the flaky bits and bringing it back to a stable edge. That didn't work. Trying to blend the edges is difficult because the clear is thick and the color is thin. Experimentally laid down a bit of clear. Going to flat that back and see if it makes the edge any better. There's always going to be a color differential on this side, I think the car was parked one way round for a good while. Phil LightBulbFun, Skizzer, paulplom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hairnet Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 oh. my. god. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ctd/d/burbank-1951-pontiac-chieftan/7088791954.html LightBulbFun and Pete-M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Chieftain BASE. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Presumably the painted bars instead of chrome at the front are the equivalent of a grey grille and mark out the base model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 *hides money under mattress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, adw1977 said: Presumably the painted bars instead of chrome at the front are the equivalent of a grey grille and mark out the base model? No, that will still have been chrome. My guess is it went rusty and they painted it when the car was repainted. See how the turn signals look all out of place... That and the hood trim and headlight trims. You don't get the extra bits on the bumpers, the chief doesn't light up (just a solid casting), no side trim, dog-dish wheel covers, no fancy stainless trim inside, two spoke steering wheel with no horn ring, no reversing lights (someone added those, they're in the wrong place). Also 6 pot with manual gears. VIN says so. P6US - assembled in Pontiac, Michigan, 6 cylinder, U (1951), Standard transmission. They did opt for a few nice things in the cabin though; automatic dome light, heater, radio and clock. Phil GrumpiusMaximus, LightBulbFun and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Needs more wet flatting but that's kinda reasonable right now. Phil DeeJay, LightBulbFun, Skizzer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 A perfectly stropped, utterly sharp blade does work for lacquer peel. Phil Skizzer, LightBulbFun and GrumpiusMaximus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Considering we started out with what looked like an old pirate treasure map... Given a wet wipe over it looked a little better. Phil DeeJay, Tickman, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 19 hours ago, PhilA said: when the car was repainted. what color was it originally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 33 minutes ago, hairnet said: what color was it originally? Same color scheme, pale blue with a dark blue roof (5128). The paint they used is the wrong hue but it's in the same ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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