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Hi, here's a '40 Ford convertible I'm working on. This is the fourth (and final) paint job I've gotten from one 4 ounce bottle of House of Kolor Cinnamon pearl. I bought the paint from Black Gold.

I'm building it pretty much straight from the box, except I've filled in the bumper bracket openings in the front fenders and rear panel, and the gaping hood hinge openings in the firewall.

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Here are some photos of some other Fords from the forties I've done.

http://www.bikelab.net/models/fords40.html

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As Randy Derr is famous for saying, "have you ever seen paint on a car you just wanted to lick?"

Bill - you can lick this one in October, but please do it on your own time AFTER I've gone back home.

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BTW, I'm NOT implying that my paint jobs even come close to Tom's.

Bluemoose cars are true works of art!

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Looks excellent bluemoose! How are you going to attach the rear fenders on this kit? Any special tricks? I always get nervous glueing those things in place.

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Thanks JayVee!

Wierd, I just finished putting on the rear fenders today. I used Crafter's Pick fabric glue (It's available at Hobby Lobby or fabric shops.) It's a thick water-based glue that dries clear.

I brushed it on from the inside. I like it because it's just thick enough so that it won't seep into the joint, so it's not visible from the outside. Here's another progress photo, with rear fenders in place.

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Tom, it's the unthinned paint in the 4 once bottle. I usually mix it 1:1 with either lacquer thinner or Mr. Color thinner.

The clear is the HOK urethane clear. I double the amount of reducer the directions call for so it won't build up too high. I mix 2 parts clear, 2 parts fast reducer, and one part catalyst.

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