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Acid666 wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:07 pm Next weekend as in this one or next after this weekend?
We'll be in Nola for the class on Sat and the autoX on Sunday. If we're not too tired I wanna pass by and see it.
I'll be working on it this weekend and next weekend.
Saturday is the CENLA bbq.

Stop on by anytime.
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Now that you have all this sorted, I'll be driving the :jeep: out for a paint job.
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Melon wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:58 pm
Acid666 wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:07 pm Next weekend as in this one or next after this weekend?
We'll be in Nola for the class on Sat and the autoX on Sunday. If we're not too tired I wanna pass by and see it.
I'll be working on it this weekend and next weekend.
Saturday is the CENLA bbq.

Stop on by anytime.
I forgot about that. Thanks
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And I still have over 1/2 a gallon left.

Hmmm...

Clear goes on tomorrow.

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Yasss!!!
Fucking awesome :melon: !
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Man. It's gonna pop hard once you put the clear on.
How many coats of orange?
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Looks great, :melon: !
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Acid666 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:11 pm Man. It's gonna pop hard once you put the clear on.
How many coats of orange?
It took about 5 light coats to get full coverage over everything. The color is super thin and goes on better lightly, it also flashes off in minutes, so on something like I've got, you can just keep spraying and spraying.

Also, I've about about 1/2 a gallon left if you want something orange.
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I want my :poorvette: whorange. When can I bring it down?
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Nicely done. Cant wait to see the final paint result!!
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Great work Alan!
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Well, the clear is on, and as usual it didn't go as planned. There's some wet sanding and polishing to do, but here she is, finally painted.

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I am so stoked to see this thing put back together.

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Apex wrote: Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:44 pm I am so stoked to see this thing put back together.

God's chariot, as it was meant to be. :fuckyeah:
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It looks so great.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Melon wrote: Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:29 pm Well, the clear is on, and as usual it didn't go as planned. There's some wet sanding and polishing to do, but here she is, finally painted.

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Melon wrote: Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:31 am
Acid666 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:11 pm Man. It's gonna pop hard once you put the clear on.
How many coats of orange?
It took about 5 light coats to get full coverage over everything. The color is super thin and goes on better lightly, it also flashes off in minutes, so on something like I've got, you can just keep spraying and spraying.

Also, I've about about 1/2 a gallon left if you want something orange.
A 1/2 gallon you say? I could potentially have some use for this...
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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4zilch wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:46 am

A 1/2 gallon you say? I could potentially have some use for this...
I’m sure it’d look great on your front door.

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[user not found] wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:01 am
4zilch wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:46 am

A 1/2 gallon you say? I could potentially have some use for this...
I’m sure it’d look great on your front door.

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Think I'll have enough leftover to paint the shutters?
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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4zilch wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:46 am
Melon wrote: Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:31 am

It took about 5 light coats to get full coverage over everything. The color is super thin and goes on better lightly, it also flashes off in minutes, so on something like I've got, you can just keep spraying and spraying.

Also, I've about about 1/2 a gallon left if you want something orange.
A 1/2 gallon you say? I could potentially have some use for this...
HOA :narc: gonna getcha!
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Melon wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:53 pm
4zilch wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:46 am

A 1/2 gallon you say? I could potentially have some use for this...
HOA :narc: gonna getcha!
non-HOA neighborhood :unicorn:
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:31 pm Incredible. Airboat Michaelangelo.
Haha, I certainly felt like The Pieta after working in the heat all day.
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