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  1. Spa2k

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    #149 Spa2k, May 24, 2014
    Rust never sleeps ...
     
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    #153 N2MINI, May 25, 2014
    Looking good. Hope to see it at MOTD next year!!!
     
  3. MCS02

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    #157 MCS02, May 25, 2014
    What!? The end must be near! :devil:
     
  4. TheModFather

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    #164 TheModFather, May 25, 2014
    No S#!T!!! Good catch! :D

    See it does have a soul...
     
  5. Spa2k

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    #166 Spa2k, May 25, 2014
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    So you probably don't want to know what I think about the RAT-MINI's missing A panels and the way it exposes some of the car's vital parts inside? :ihih:
     
  6. TheModFather

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    #176 TheModFather, May 26, 2014
    And then it was... :D

    [​IMG]

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    #195 Firebro17, May 28, 2014
    If you're gonna add the bell, don't forget the dangling oysters in the rear!
     
  8. TheModFather

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    #198 TheModFather, May 28, 2014
    The built motor is still a ways out...

    After the paint is done, and it runs again, the stockpiling of engine internals will begin! With a price tag higher than blue book for the car its going to take some time, but it will be well worth the cost and time.
     
  9. TheModFather

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    #201 TheModFather, May 29, 2014
    Thanks! I said it would just add to the look, and it does... It also gives something to focus on to get some decent pics without the white balance of the camera being all screwed up. ;)

    I do have a few more stencils being made for the last remaining parts I will be painting, but until its done, I'm not telling... :p
     
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    #208 teresa wood, May 29, 2014
    The suspense is killing us......can't wait to see in person!!!
     
  11. TheModFather

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    #220 TheModFather, May 31, 2014
    The Harley shops have a rubber decal they do white walls with. They need to be heated on, but its permanent and doesn't discolor or crack like the paints.
    If they can get them for a 15" wheel... I see no problem.
     
  12. TheModFather

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    #232 TheModFather, Jun 1, 2014
    Oh and one for Don...

    [​IMG]

    Install went easy! Only took a couple hours start to finish, never even looked at the instructions... :)
     
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    #240 RallyMini370, Jun 2, 2014
    The paint finish is amazing! I could only get that rusty effect by stripping back to bare metal and leaving in the rain for a few days LOL
     
  14. TheModFather

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    #247 TheModFather, Jun 2, 2014
    If MINI where to do a paint job like this... You could count on adding quite a few thousand dollars to the sticker... Its like that brushed stainless look on the F'ed 56 JCW concept... Way too costly to ever make production.
     
  15. Spa2k

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    #252 Spa2k, Jun 2, 2014
    How does fake rust look like when it rusts? :crazy:
     
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    #260 Dave.0, Jun 5, 2014
    Cool ^^^

    I am redoing my Chili Red JCW aero bumper now with Enamel and it is very cool how when I wet sand it down with 2000 and put it out in the sun the heat "self" polishes it. :Thumbsup:

    Today it is a little cold and humid so I can really spay on the clear until later. So I sanded a few orange peel spots and heated them with a heat gun and poof instant polish. :Thumbsup:

    Since I am making the paint perfect I wet sanded the whole thing down again with 2000 and completed the heat gun process again and it worked perfectly. 800 - 1100 degrees works wonders but you have to be very carful and do it in sweeps of you will burn and bubble the paint. Then you have to start all over from the very beginning.
     
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    #263 ejwjcw, Jun 5, 2014
    Rick good luck this weekend. Thanks for your service to our country. :)
    Have fun with the boots. May the Mini be with you as you try to quit smoking.
     
  18. TheModFather

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    #267 TheModFather, Jun 5, 2014
    For the boots. My last time I got out, they where neon green, with white zebra stripes, and Budweiser labels on the toes. They hung so low under the power lines that if a moving van or semi truck went under them, it would slam the top of the box, and wrap them tighter and tighter! Evidently it took a month before Fort Campbell got the power company out there to cut them down! :D
     
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    #276 ejwjcw, Jun 8, 2014
    Good job. This is a start to a new you. Congratulations on your service. I am proud to have you as a friend.
    Erik
     
  20. MCS02

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    #277 MCS02, Jun 8, 2014
    Congrats! And THANK YOU!
     
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