Ace-Garageguy

Hmmm. Gun oil, eh? You know where all your guns are?

Fisheyes are most often caused by surface contaminates like wax or silicone, or a basic incompatibility between the clear and the base (or contaminated air, the possibility of which you've apparently dealt with). Can the water-base paint stand being cleaned with 70% isopropyl alcohol prior to clearing? I've had 100% success removing fisheye-causing contaminants on all kinds of real and model paint substrates...except water-base. If you CAN clean it, and you're subsequently fisheye-free, well, then you're OK. If the water-base paint can't take cleaning with iso, or if it still fisheyes, you're screwed.

De-bloburization of chassis continues. Screw holes 'bout done. This basic technique will make a decent chassis from just about any early blobular screwbottom. Decklid mold edges taped and coated with PVA release agent. Blob of brown clay in the corner is a Q&D repair of a void where I missed stippling the first layer of glass for the mold down real nice on the body. We'll see if it's salvageable. 2 layers of .010" glass layup in mold Decklid popped out, rough trimmed. Same rough-trimmed f'glass deck with a coat of self-etching primer to show up flaws. Divots where trunk handle / license lamp mounts will be drilled, emblem will be sanded off, pinholes filled. Repair area in LH corner will be fine with a little work, so I won't have to make another mold. Initial layout of parts for engine / gearbox. Engine is from AMT '53 Stude kit, bellhousing, Borg-Warner T10 trans, and shifter are AMT parts-pack. I believe the trans is a little overscale, but I've never measured and don't really care at this point.

I always blame "A-line drift", things slipping into alternate lines of probability. I spent an hour looking for a tool today, and the fourth time I looked in the same place, there it was.

One of my all-time favorite cars, one of my favorite kits, and you did a stellar job. Beautiful.

Observation of physical reality and critical comparison between what you see and what you're told to think are good skills to have.

Movie heroines who weigh 95 pounds soaking wet, but are able to kick 250-pound biker butts are a little unrealistic, doncha think?

Cook 'em and eat 'em if they can't take a joke.

They say that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Wrong. The blind will swarm you and gouge out your eye.

Sorry to hear about your injury...but very glad it wasn't worse. I've enjoyed your contributions here, and hope you can still derive some pleasure from the hobby. I'd kinda think building if you can, even to a limited degree, would be good physical therapy. As said above, hang in there.

" Breaker breaker: they's bears in the bushes!! "

Her answer to any question is the first thing a poorly phrased Google search vomits up.

Still frequently used on "period" builds.

Conversation requires two intelligent beings; good luck finding one.

Looking good. Really like the spaceship console.

I prefer The Giant Gila Monster.

As Mr. Budge alludes to, the refrigerant gas can leak out over time. Most fridges I've seen have provision for being evacuated and recharged, just like car AC. Problem is, if there's a leak and it's not fixed, the recharge is only temporary. Good luck finding a tech who can do it right, assuming he can even get the parts. I have a small bar fridge my father bought over 50 years ago still chugging merrily along, and a friend who's into old stuff has one from the late '40s that's never needed work either. They sure don't make stuff like they used to (shouted at the clouds).

I finally broke down and bought the handle and a full set of blades, and after trying them, never looked back. Expensive? Very, but worth every cent.

Yeah, I've been offered stupid money for my '89 GMC fleet-stripper longbed with a manual gearbox. Same for the '74 911. Nope.

Food for my soul is anything beautiful.