Cawleys 69 cuda
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Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
Very nice work!
nice!!!!!
limegreen70
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Looks good Wayne.
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How are going to paint inside the "BARRACUDA" letters?
Only reason I ask is I have tried every trick in the book and come up "craps" thus
Far!
I have come ooh some close but have not got the crisp clean lines I want yet! I currently have the aftermarket panel on the car and it is $400 bucks of thin *** tin foilcrap!! I can get close but end up having to a bit of detail work and get some light scratching on the black when I do!
It is so frustrating to get so close with a nice original only to fail! 3 times I have stripped it and started over. Each time to be disappointed .
Only reason I ask is I have tried every trick in the book and come up "craps" thus
Far!
I have come ooh some close but have not got the crisp clean lines I want yet! I currently have the aftermarket panel on the car and it is $400 bucks of thin *** tin foilcrap!! I can get close but end up having to a bit of detail work and get some light scratching on the black when I do!
It is so frustrating to get so close with a nice original only to fail! 3 times I have stripped it and started over. Each time to be disappointed .
Yea, that is one thing I was afraid of with aftermarket parts. Not to much new stuff fits right. What I am gonna try is spray black paint from my paint can into the cap & then paint inside the letters with a fine paint brush. I will let you know how I make out. Cross your fingers lol
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Hope you figure it out with the most sincerity! And if you do maybe you can do mine.
I just gave up for the time being and opted for something that looks presentable after years of restoration and no drive time. I just wanted to drive and enjoy! I will try again cause I am just not happy with the repo and life issues just interviened at the time.
I just gave up for the time being and opted for something that looks presentable after years of restoration and no drive time. I just wanted to drive and enjoy! I will try again cause I am just not happy with the repo and life issues just interviened at the time.
daredevil
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Nice resto. I dont blame you. Prices for 69 parts are obscene.
O how I hear ya ! I will let you know how I make out & I will post pictures. I am not working due to medical issues & I just cant just let my cuda set without doing something to it 'its killing me'. So I am doing what I can do without spending whole lot of money.
1967 'cuda
Dropped on Head as a Baby
Dang cawley that looks a heck of a lot better than just 'pretty good'. I'd have believed you if you'd said it was brand new. Must have been a bear having to mask that BARRACUDA lettering on that tail panel. What's next on the agenda for the fish?
1967formulaS
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Looks awesome. 
THANKS, well it does have some small dents & scratches that you cant see in pictures. Masking it up wasn't to bad. I think painting the black in the letters will be the hardest part. The red isn't right, its not dark enough, but & $13.00 for a pint of red is better than what totally auto wants. I am not going for a perfect restoration.
Well the letters are done ! not perfect but done. I posted some pictures on here.
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Maybe I'm kicking in open doors here, but for the lettering masking; have you tried liquid mask?
Yea, you probably could but you would have to do some masking & that stuff isn't cheap
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So what did you end up using for the inside of those letters? Pinstripe brush?
No, it was a thin brush from the local Ben Franklin store. I think a thinner brush would've been better.
We use this stuff at work (electronics production):
https://www.chemtronics.com/p-888-chemask-ht-high-temperature.aspx
It peels off wonderfully and the datasheet says it's "Stable in all hydrocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon, chlorinated, and halogenated solvents".
[ame]http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1769558.pdf[/ame]
I've never painted over it but it's not that expensive. I'm going to try it out at home to see how it works out. Eventually ...
edit: It's $23 at Allied Electronics.
http://www.alliedelec.com/chemtronics-clf8/70206053/
https://www.chemtronics.com/p-888-chemask-ht-high-temperature.aspx
It peels off wonderfully and the datasheet says it's "Stable in all hydrocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon, chlorinated, and halogenated solvents".
[ame]http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1769558.pdf[/ame]
I've never painted over it but it's not that expensive. I'm going to try it out at home to see how it works out. Eventually ...
edit: It's $23 at Allied Electronics.
http://www.alliedelec.com/chemtronics-clf8/70206053/
Let us know how it works with paint. thanks
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