LennyB

Freaky, but those five stars they have came out of a box of Lucky Charms.

Regular chrome I have no issue removing but this spray on stuff is a different animal all together. But it's off now, hope to get back at it soon.

you tell me

Cow is only looking out for herself but doesn't know the McDonalds next door just opened for business.

Getting thru the putty or keeping it straight? I usually find the putty is soft so I use some scribing tape to stay on line.

The oven cleaner works just takes time. Geeze, I should know have stripped this bumper three times now.😬

Round up the horses boys, we need to go get us some fresh meat. (sorry, meat again)

which kids understand

it's really simple

understand the rules

when kids can't

Own up that I have made them already apparently because according to the urban dictionary a booger burger is the "Phlegm-like substance that seeps out and clings to the edge of a pan fried hamburger"

it irks us

My irk is with myself today. I was pouring out some casting resin last night and I had some excess. I have a mold of an 86 T-Bird body I made about 35 years ago and I thought I would pour that out. I generally don't need mold release these days but for this I thought maybe should spray it. Looked but couldn't find it and as the clock was ticking I let it go without. This morning I am regretting that decision as the mold is one solid block. Been working at it while but it's not looking too good.

Yes, I can try that. Haven’t checked yet this morning to see if the oven cleaner has removed the revell chrome. That stuff is stubborn, purple power and brake fluid don’t touch it.

Call me cueball

Clientele at that restaurant would pay a pretty penny for a meal like that but I’d rather have a burger 🍔

Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga is a spot I like to visit each year and place a few bets.

double or nothin'

Fine, now you are going to tell us that working is the cure for all that ails you.

Trying to work on the bumpers. As mentioned previously I was thinking of using Spaz Stix chrome and applying the black base only to the bumper area and leaving the grill area in grey primer to try and get a contrast between the two. Saw no noticeable difference with and without the black, so that experiment was a failure. The Spax Stix in general was a failure due to the complex surface of the bumper. As you have to apply light coats of the product it was near impossible when you have to spray from different angles to cover all the curves. Got a nice finish on the front of the bumper and grill, but the flat top surface of the bumper came out coarse. So I had to strip everything and start all over. Second attempt I went with the Revell Chrome over the Spaz Stix black backer which did a great job on the front bumper and grill. It actually looks better in real life then in the pic. Looks rough in the pic but it's not. The back bumper did not come out as well. While the bumper section was good, the panel above it lost it's detail because after a coat of the black and then the chrome the detail was gone. Back into the drink to remove the chrome. I had cast some bumpers for other projects in the attic so I decided to mess with one of these before working with the real bumper. This one the bumper alone has the black backer, the trim above just in primer. This looks like a working solution. Just have to do it to the real one when it comes out of purple purgatory. And once the bumpers are done we can start bonding the body to the chassis. In order to do this I needed to add some styrene strips to the side of the interior tub so the chassis has something to hang on to, the original promo used screws fore and aft to secure things, we don't have that option any longer. So this is where we're at for now, hopefully we can start putting things together for next time.

no you didn't 😲

Very nice, good job.

how dija know

You just like fighting with that roof don't you Greg