johnyrotten

I've done the same, and came to the same realization. Buy once, cry once. I regularly re-grind my larger drills by hand, a very valuable skill to have, in my opinion, when working with metals.

True, they probably sell a ton of them due to breakage and replacement. I've broken two, one by simply dropping it to the carpet. While I've gotten better using them, I still have that careful apprehension of what I'm about to do. Some of the cheaper HSS I've come across were not sharpened correctly, if at all.

Nice progress so far, I like the chassis detail.

Welcome to the forum and thank you for your service.

This was my first craft paint-paintjob. I thinned way down, like water thin. 4-5 coats. I somehow managed a pretty good finish, but believe me there's a bit of texture and in this picture there's actually a repair to the paint, just behind the door below the window opening. That vette looks fantastic, and perfect paint is an art all in itself. I'm far from a professional myself with it.

I think that looks awesome. Do you plan on a clear coat? If so, that should really make it stand out, and give it more contrast if that's what you're concerned about.

I'm sure we all feel the same way, be it our first vehicle, or one,two or half a dozen along the way.

Great looking mustang. Nice work

The last car my father and I put together was a '65. It was originally that exact car, going off the numbers. 6 cylinder. Guy we bought it off was trying to build a g.s. clone. I owned it till I was 30, sold it so it wasn't lost in divorce.

Classy, looks great so far

I tend to like darker blues, the third one looks great to me.

1983 Monte Carlo CL. It was 300 dollar pile, but it was mine bought and paid for. Lots of rust underneath with a decent exterior. It had a very mild 350/th350 combo(cam headers and shift kit) when I bought it. The carb was junk. I got it running right, but boy looking back this thing was hammered. I learned that g body doors weight twice as much as the titanic when not attached to the car, q-jet carbs like to leak down the manifold internally, and hood insulation is very flammable. It met its demise at the hands of my older brother. He took my keys one night while I was asleep,his car killed a four speed, and smacked a guard rail.

This looks down right mean. I love it. 👍👍

Great tip👍. How do you like that micro mark vise? I've seen that on their website and I'm thinking of picking one up.

All very valid points, I will say so myself. To me it's as if a culture of laziness general lack of "care"(omitting the three words) has become commonplace. And the constant "trimming the fat" to make as much coin as possible. Manufacturers now leave it up to the end consumer to do any final quality control, everything is halfway proven,throw it into production. Journalism and cinema both ,in my opinion, have failed and fallen far. You have to read or watch seven articles/programs of any particular real world topic and make your own conclusion it seems. Hollywood tries to remake every hit trying to bank on a nostalgic payday, every genre of movie follows it's same basic predictable plot. Nothing original. Wash,rinse,repeat.

This is the exact thing that is missing in these kinds of occupations. "The less I do, the more I make" and " in a hundred years, no one will care"seems to be the common attitude.

That's covered, I've got a huge athol and a smaller 6 inch I restored 10 or so years ago. The athol weights a ton, but is well used.

Could be too heavy with the coats, laquers/enamels dry by solvent evaporation, recoat too soon and you reactivate the previous coat. Sometimes different brands don't play well with one another, even if they are similar "kinds" of products. Some paints are chemically "hotter" than others (more aggressive solvents) and some primers don't like that. Hopefully this helps you. Good luck, looking forward to your progress on this.

That looks really good. Small change to that b pillar made a huge difference, great eye. Both sets of wheels "work", the 'caps and white walls have my vote.

Fantastic looking dart. That blue has got to look beautiful in the sunlight, you can just see it in the overhead shot. Very nice

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I'm not a pro with painting, I follow everything I've ever read, learned and seen to the letter. I always prime, and before I prime I use comet to lightly scuff the body, and rinse very well. I've learned that paint is only as good as what's underneath it, prep is everything. Light coats. Plenty of time in between if it's a solvent type paint.

Good save.👍👍

Those look great.

I have glass files that basically polish plastic, and standard "needle" files. They move a lot of material quickly. Just be aware of where your working, you can accidentally file off details or scar up the body if you get crazy