t.flatt
Well-Known Member
These things have been kinda hanging over my head like a black cloud and now they are done!! Woo hoo!! Of course, the bushings are a bitch to remove and install. My girlfriend's son welded the stiffening plates on and did an awesome job. I've never used 2 part paint in my garage before. I painted them with Resto Rick's "Quasimoline". It is supposed to look like the real cosmoline but dry so they are easily cleaned. First they got a soak in Evaporust but I ended up blasting them as well. Then, they got a coat of epoxy primer from Eastwood and a coat of Seymoure's stainless steel. The Quasimoline finished it off. I had to buy a paint gun and build a paint booth in my garage. Now that I can paint successfully in my garage I feel like I'm actually gonna get this car done!!! Full speed ahead on other projects! After doing this I would seriously consider dipping them in the real cosmoline if I had to do it again. It is such an awkward shaped part to get paint to cover everything. But, I'm very happy how they turned out!