THarrison351 Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 This was painted without the knowledge of florescent orange paint being the correct color back in the day (1987). I had not seen this car in person and the TV did not show that it was florescent orange. Looking at photos in magazines, it looked dark orange to me. That's what I painted it. I think it was a cheap store brand paint, over Krylon grey primer. So, this car was built over 30 years ago and has followed me from coast to coast and back to the middle. It's survived relatively intact, in fact I thought the windshield had been sacrificed for another Waltrip Monte Carlo. When I started to clean it up, I found it stuck inside the interior. This one just needed a good clean and polish, the rear suspension tacked back together, and the windshield glued in. It's too bad it was painted with Testors clear enamel and has yellowed with age.
PappyD340 Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 Looks great to be 30 yrs old and all the traveling, too bad about the yellowing.
bbowser Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 A real survivor, still looks good. That was one of the first cars I remember in fluorescent paint, TV didn't do it justice.
THarrison351 Posted September 13, 2020 Author Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, bbowser said: A real survivor, still looks good. That was one of the first cars I remember in fluorescent paint, TV didn't do it justice. Thanks! Yeah, when I did my Ricky Rudd Tide car a few years later, I painted it florescent orange. Much brighter and matched the real car. Edited September 13, 2020 by THarrison351
THarrison351 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 On 9/29/2020 at 6:52 PM, mikemopar70 said: Pretty clean, considering it's age!! 17 hours ago, slusher said: A pair of nice survivors! Thanks! I have a Fusion on the bench (2 years) I need to finish. Now that I have my room finished, I just need to get my butt in gear and finish it.
Dragline Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 Looks tidy [pun intended]. I have a few that yellowed like that and they drive me bonkers. I've considered respraying them. Well built cars and I would be proud of them
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