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didget69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2004 Posts: 4927 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:54 am Post subject: |
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...someone could soda blast Vince. It's a theory.
bryan _________________ I never found the need to impress people with any mechanic certifications, trophies or track wins... unless it was for Mom to post on the refrigerator door. |
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Letterman7 Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2004 Posts: 3198 Location: Downingtown, PA
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:47 am Post subject: |
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Mixed with vodka that might work.... oh wait, wrong soda.. |
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Muskrat Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2006 Posts: 184 Location: sacramento, ca
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:56 am Post subject: |
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_________________ Manx clone 62 pan 1500 single port
83.5 westy w/2.1 wbx...RIP |
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surfnc Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 948 Location: OBX, NC
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:41 am Post subject: |
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Dude... that's just wrong. You know better than that. Removing the Awlcraft mixture is going to be more hazardous to your skin than putting up with the tyvek suit... |
Rick
It looks worse that it is. It is stuck to the perspiration not any Awlcraft and it washes right off.
Tom
The next one will be either Moss Green or Sea Green. The Smurf will have to wait till you bring yours down to have it flaked.
Bryan
Funny that you say that. I got 10lbs of flake and I did have some redoes but I am down to the last 2lbs. Lots on me and the ground.
Joe
Hit it right on the head. Kinda of sad watching it go down the shower drain though.
Bryan
I will go with the shower instead.
Rick
I definitely could use a drink after all the heat. I was out for 6hrs doing that yesterday.
grknvgn
Vince _________________ LOOKING FOR VINTAGE MEYERS MANX STUFF!!!
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Letterman7 Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2004 Posts: 3198 Location: Downingtown, PA
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Next time (or even for little parts) put a heavy plastic painter's sheet under whatever you're flaking. Catch what you can and put it back in another container. Use a fine screen (even window screen) and filter out any grass/bugs/detritus that may have made it into the flake. Save money, recycle! |
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surfnc Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 948 Location: OBX, NC
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Rick, I will do that.
Update 7/19
Shot the final top coat yesterday.
Cut and buffed it today. The right has been compounded, the left has been wet sanded with 1000grit.
It still needs a final buff out.
I need to look through my parts and see what I need to order.
Vince _________________ LOOKING FOR VINTAGE MEYERS MANX STUFF!!!
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Really nice job Vince.
I think I already know the answer, but will this one be a keeper, long term? _________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8700 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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surfnc Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 948 Location: OBX, NC
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Joe
Thanks! I certainly hope so, but I have said that before.
Thanks, it is not perfect and it has a bit of "solvent pop". (Very small bubbles under the surface caused by the paint skinning over before the solvent has "vented" out.) It has to be in the right light at the right angle to see it, but I know it is there. It has to do with the spray reducer, thickness of the paint layer and the temperature (outside) the I shot it in.
Vince _________________ LOOKING FOR VINTAGE MEYERS MANX STUFF!!!
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Muskrat Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2006 Posts: 184 Location: sacramento, ca
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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it looks like you could swim in it. _________________ Manx clone 62 pan 1500 single port
83.5 westy w/2.1 wbx...RIP |
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Kreelak Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2011 Posts: 122 Location: Ridgefield Washington
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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DAMN that's Purty |
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks! I certainly hope so, but I have said that before. |
Ahhh, the lure of the next project. It has broken many bonds between a man and his "current" ride. No known cure, except for a temporany fix of the build swimming around in his head.
I suffer from it too. _________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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Rathbone Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2006 Posts: 235 Location: Palm Coast, Florida
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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How much flake does it take to do an entire buggy and side pods? I just read this thread and it says 1 pound! I wasn't expecting it to be that much for so small a car.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=447162&highlight=manx+monster+flake _________________ (o\_i_/o) what you've just said ... is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul - Mr. Oblaski, Principal |
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Rathbone Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2006 Posts: 235 Location: Palm Coast, Florida
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't mean to kill the thread! _________________ (o\_i_/o) what you've just said ... is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul - Mr. Oblaski, Principal |
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Letterman7 Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2004 Posts: 3198 Location: Downingtown, PA
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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A pound sounds like a lot, but it really isn't. Complete coverage the traditional "mixed in the clear" way you'll use twice or even three times that amount. My old SR used up nearly three and a half pounds of the stuff mixed into the clear. I imagine Vince is using at least two pounds with the blow-on method since most of it is winding up on the ground... and him . |
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surfnc Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 948 Location: OBX, NC
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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grknvgn
Thanks!
Kreelak
Thanks!
Joe
I think you are right. I tend to blame it on needing the money but I think I would keep them if I really liked them that much. (Monocoque. Lifeguard Manx) I, like you seem to always have another project waiting or can find one without much trouble. (they also seem to find me as well)
Rathbone
You did not kill the thread. I was trying to think of the best way to answer your question. I have used about 5-6 lbs on the body and panels, hood etc. The reason being that I am truly covering every millimeter with flake. Since the flake is .015 in size (basically the size of a pin head) it takes allot of flake and I am doubling, tripling up in just about all areas. When you mix it with the clear and shoot it you are in most cases using the base color as your "color". I am using the flake as the color. It has been a huge learning experience, and my next one will not use as much flake but will take about 5 lbs including what goes on the ground. As of now I have about 1 lb left from the 10 lbs I started with. As I said I have had some do overs and have covered my yard with flake. (garage, driveway, family, dog, cats) My first blue Manx used about 5oz to cover about the same amount of car. This was shoot in the clear and in some places I had as few as a dozen flakes per square inch. With the dry, full coverage method I have hundreds of flake per square inch if not more. This actually is much more like the way it would have been done in the mold using clear gel coat where the clear was shot into the mold then before it cured the flake was shot to cover all of the surface. Then a color was shot to cover any lightly flaked areas. That is why when you look at a gel coat metal flake job it looks rough. If you could see my Manx in person it definitely has that rough look to it because the flake is "piled" up. The thick, cut and buffed clear gives it that deep look that mimics the original gel coat.
Sorry for the delay in replying.
Rick
You hit it right on the head. Complete coverage takes allot of flake. And on the car too. _________________ LOOKING FOR VINTAGE MEYERS MANX STUFF!!!
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Rathbone Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2006 Posts: 235 Location: Palm Coast, Florida
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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I'm hoping for a finish similar to a bass boat. I have already placed an order today for 1.5 pounds of Cherry Pie Monster Flake. I guess I'll see how far that goes. I may have to go back for more. I appreciate you taking the time to respond so well. _________________ (o\_i_/o) what you've just said ... is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul - Mr. Oblaski, Principal |
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surfnc Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 948 Location: OBX, NC
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Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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update 8/30
I had a little setback and had to do the fenders over again. The "solvent pop" was too much for me and I reflaked those areas affected.
I have been wiring and cutting holes in the fiberglass. I do not know about you all, but "cutting holes" is the most nerve racking part for me. I have also found that most, if not all, fiberglass bodies are off a bit in proportion. So measuring can get you in trouble. I have found that measuring and then "eying" it makes for a better look. (at least for me)
Here is a front and rear shot of the mock up. The rear is completely wired and tested, the front is just a mock up.
The sun had set in my front yard so I could not get a "sparkly" shot.
I have also installed a dash support and have the windshield brackets installed as well.
Let me know what you think.
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MOON BUGGY Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2011 Posts: 174 Location: NC
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Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Vince the buggy looks great.
Do you find it better and easier to mount all the hard wear and wiring
before mounting the body to the pan? _________________ "Dune Buggies and Watermelon Rock! .” (MOON BUGGY) |
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BIGMIKEY Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2007 Posts: 1105 Location: North East Pennsylvania
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