1940's hotrod 1929 Ford Roadster ****UPDATED 7-18-09!****

[Dennis Lacy]

I brush painted by default! I don't own an airbrush so I have no choice. This paint goes on well and with a good quality brush you don't really see any brush stroked. I found practicing before hand and on the actual parts that it's best not to try and get to much coverage to soon, rather be patient and build it up. It's kiind of like staining wood. The cool thing is the paint dries fast so if you have a handful of parts to do like I did, by the time you put a coat on the last one the first one is ready for another. I just kept going around until I was happy.

I will also say primer is a must so it has something to grab. I made some swatches on bare, white plastic and it was a PIA.

[Bernard Kron]

Hi Dennis,

I'm glad that cheapo acrylic worked out for you. I'm also glad I warned you about how many coats it would take! That stuff's pretty hopeless in that regard. But is creates a deep, super-saturated effect that I haven't found with anything else. And I think that brushing it on actually improves the look on upholstery and carpeting.

Can't wait to see the completed build. I predict it will be uniquely Old School in way we haven't really seen before. You've really sweated the details on achieving that "suddenly it's 1948" feeling. Most hot rods from that immediate postwar period have an understated look to them that was never again repeated. More often than not rodders from that era had neither the money nor the inclination to do much more than some liberal chroming of engine and suspension parts. I'm betting your build will capture that aesthetic very well indeed.

Next stop - Under Glass!

B.

P.S. Don't forget to show us the undercarriage details. That was a highlight of the early part of this build!

[jbwelda]

very cool looking rod!

[Don Banes]

That's gonna be VERY COOL! Just a dead nuts buildup!

[Dennis Lacy]

Thanks for the nice words guys!

Been working steadilly since yesterday morning to get this project wrapped and it's moving forward at a good pace and so far with no problems or surprises. I guess all that time fitting and fitting and fitting payed off.

All that's left to do is make some upper radiator hoses, attach the hood sides, make a windshield "glass" and install the tail lights. I think I can handle it by tonight. Gonna try.

Hopefully I'll have some finished pictures posted tomorrow night!