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Donn, I'm gonna order your dvd this week, so you can add that $ to your new PC fund.

Rob ,

Thanks , buddy ! I appreciate it !

80 more and I'm in like flint as the saying goes ! Lmao !

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I love the Pearl X I took the liberty of putting some pop in that merc....Donn let me know if the color is correct.....I had a lot of fun with this one!

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Yep ! The shine ! Wrap a bedsheet around Stepanik's neck , quick !

The Merc is dead on , Mike ! I can see it on the hood and the roof line now . Problem being , it's such a light color that it's really tough to pick up the pearl nuances in photos!

A wee bit too much violet on the Willys , it's much more subtle . The trunk lines are extremely exaggerated also . You know far more than I when it comes to photography ! Thank you for your efforts , I really appreciate it !

The Old Man

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I just now saw at the bottom of the first post, it states enamels thin with lacquer :lol: , have these been clear coated?, this past weekend at the club meeting, a member was showing me a body he painted using an A/B, and the shine was amazing , amazing that it had not been clear coated or polished

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Yep ! The shine ! Wrap a bedsheet around Stepanik's neck , quick !

The correct spelling is Stepanek.

Extremely nice painting, Donn. I'm loving them.

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The correct spelling is Stepanek.

Extremely nice painting, Donn. I'm loving them.

Sorry , Jim ! I'm glad you like them !

Jonathan ,

That's the magic of enamels! The colors are standard base coats overlaid with mist coats of Pearl X laced Testors clear topcoat ! When you polish out the enamels sans clearcoat , you still end up with a fantastic shine and finish !

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Yep ! The shine ! Wrap a bedsheet around Stepanik's neck , quick !

The Merc is dead on , Mike ! I can see it on the hood and the roof line now . Problem being , it's such a light color that it's really tough to pick up the pearl nuances in photos!

A wee bit too much violet on the Willys , it's much more subtle . The trunk lines are extremely exaggerated also . You know far more than I when it comes to photography ! Thank you for your efforts , I really appreciate it !

The Old Man

I thought as much...it is tough to get the subtleness...but I will get it..I did sharpen it a bit...not as much as the merc, the original is a copy of yours.

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Believe it or not , you've captured both ! What it looks like under the light from one standpoint , move and the secondary pearl coat shifts with you !

Virgil's Cobra does the exact same thing ! You know this ! You're the one that turned me on to them in the first place . Reds , coppers , blacks , grays , and oranges are next on the never ending list ! Lol !

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All I can say is that you made those "MO SHINY" Mike! Nice job on adding to the already deep colors Donn laid down.

My eyes hurt from looking at them and now I am inspired even more to start spraying!

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Hey Donn I'm looking for a Nice Shinny Blue Willys body to go with that Hood you gave me a while back.................No wait that was a 40 Ford......... hey Donn I'm Looking .....................LOL See ya at the Show!!

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Forget it , Woodsie !

You still haven't paid the $500 freight fee for me transporting that hood in my pocket all the way from Pgh ! Lol! Looking froward to seeing you , buddy ! Couple more weeks !

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Donn...I would love to see a white color with the different flakes.

Mike ,

I have it ! One of my customers gave me a large jar of it awhile back . Need to use , Gasp ! , laquer for it though ! I think MicroMark is the only company that I know of that still carries Floquil in laquer form . I' m getting' there , slow but sure . Too many shows to get ready for right now !

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Hope you will come down to the ALABAMA show one of these fine days, Donn. It'd be great to see you there.

Doc ,

It's on the list to attend ! Had it not been for the new job , we would have been there two years ago . The loss of 4 weeks vacation puts a cramp in my maneuverability ! Lol !

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All I can say is that you made those "MO SHINY" Mike! Nice job on adding to the already deep colors Donn laid down.

My eyes hurt from looking at them and now I am inspired even more to start spraying!

Not my pics...I just showed what was there! ;)B)

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