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I have had limited experience with this problem, but I have had good luck with Testors Detail Bonder. I think the biggest issue will be with the overall condition of the decals. Last year I did a Datsun 510 kit from the '70's and the decals were very yellowed. While soaking the decals in water a substance like mud came off with a light wipe off in the water. The decals still laid down OK.

I think I like your new color even better.

I had forgotten that Jo-Han even offered the Marlin years ago. This should really be done showroom stock if for no other reason than being so rare.

This is a very popular treatment now. Nice rustic look.

He was a great comedian and made me laugh until I had tears more than once. R.I.P.

Great engineering and design. I like the finishes.

Great looking aging, this truck has led a hard life.

The bed modifications really modernize the appearance of your build. The grill looks better than the stock Ford grill. Good colors and the stance looks great.

Thanks for the info, that's a great looking body.

Ya, I had almost forgotten about this one also. I hope you can get this one going again.

Nice looking resin body, this should be interesting.

I think you're going about this the right way.

Great looking build. The engine, chassis and interior are perfect. I like the well used looking exterior.

Great looking Cobra. This is the first Cobra I can remember having white wall tires, but that is the way her car was on TV.

Beautiful looking 300. I wouldn't have thrown away that paint job either. The engine compartment looks very nice also.

The paint and decal finishes look great. Seeing an interior shot may not be possible at this time but I'm sure the finishes would just as nice. An excellent looking Pace Car on a Pro Touring chassis, why not.

I have had one of these kits for ever and so far have only used the chrome wheels for another project. The multi part body has put me off on this one so I'll be watching this build for inspiration. I like your body jig idea.

I bought a '69 Camaro from the original owners around 1976 or 1977. They had bought it new when they lived in Los Vegas NV. At the time of purchase we were both living in Santa Maria Ca. The car had always been in a dry climate and never undercoated. The under carriage was mostly gray as I recall with very little overspray except in the area of the right rear quarter panel that was replaced because of an accident. This particular car had a chrome molding that ran between the front and rear wheel opening just below the door. The area below that molding was painted a semi gloss black with almost no overspray showing. The rear wheel wells were painted with an undercoating type finish and the front wheel wells were the same OEM type semi gloss black that Chevrolet used at that time on their inner front fenders with no undercoating type treatment on this particular car. I don't know for sure what Chevrolet did on cars going to other parts of the country, but most of the cars I remember were treated in the same way and my thought is that it may have had to do with where they were shipping the car for sale. The eastern and northern parts of the country it would have made since for them to add additional rust protection in general and they did offer an option of undercoating from the factory, but most dealers would order their inventory untreated and then sell undercoating as additional mark up and profit. One thing to remember from that era was that the old adage of "never buy a car built on a Friday" held truer than you might think. The quality control of that time was far more hit and miss than we see today. In the end you're looking at a machine built 50 years ago and the finishes weren't consistent back then. So I'd build it the way it looks best to you and call it a day.

If I don't know the number when someone calls I just don't answer. If it's a real call they will leave a message. Then every evening I go onto the Kansas State No Call Site and list the number date and time of the call. I just don't seem to get as many calls as I used to.

Well maybe what ever that is.

I think the windshield and maybe all of the "glass" was treated with Future. The windshield looks like it may have had a little dust on it when it was treated and the dust is suspended in the future, don't ask how I know this.

Like you I have used mostly Tamiya paints and their different shades of black for the suspension. The TS-6 Matte Black you mentioned is a fairly flat no gloss black. If you want something even flatter, if there is such a thing, try TS-82 Rubber Black. This spray will cost a few dollars more but I don't know of anything darker or flatter than that.

I'd love to see your pictures but I don't do Fake Book.

I like the showroom stock look of this build. Very clean looking.

Looks great. I like the owner modified look. Wouldn't normally think of the exterior and interior color combination, but after seeing it they really compliment each other. The white sides on the roof look better than having all one color. I like the way you did the chassis.