css-8-64 on Ebay. Whats a good offer?

[SquareTopCollector]

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[loman4ec]

I usually ran ads in the Daytona News Journal and I ran ads in the pennysaver. i always had better luck from the newspaper. It is expensive but worth it. I did have alot of luck from Craigslist also. Just always run your ads in the collectables section anywhere you advertise. Don't run them in the wanted section. No one checks the wanted section.

[MoonDawg]

That Frostie machine came out looking amazing! I just don't
seem to have that much foresight.
       I saved the before and after pictures, am going to print them
and display in my store.

[loman4ec]

Ok great! Thanks. It was a fun project

[SquareTopCollector]

got some work done today.  I picked up a new orbital sander and smoothed out the top of the machine




Taped off the top




then to test the color. It came out pretty close.




If I have time tomorrow I will scuff the top again and spray down primer. I just wanted to see how the color matched. I plan to spray the whole top in primer then paint the entire top red, followed by the white stripe. I am also going to paint the white side stripes too. Please throw your suggestions at me because I can use any tips right now

[Creighton]

What paint did you use?
Thanks,
Creighton

[SquareTopCollector]

Dupli-color Auto Spray

color Flash Red

5oz can cost 5.99 at pep boys


They sell the same paint for paint guns and I am thinking it may be cheaper to go that route if I decide to paint the entire machine. This stuff wont chip either.

[SquareTopCollector]

Does funtronics sell the side decals to this machine? I may just paint the whole thing and clear coat it.

[MoonDawg]

Don't get too far ahead of yourself. Why not see what results
you can get on the top of this machine. When you find out how
difficult it really is to achive a nice finish........you may think twice
about shooting the rest of this machine.  You will soon have a
room full of machines that will need a little paint here and there.

     It is strongly suggested at this point to continue to sand the
entire surface down to metal before primer and paint.  The top of
that machine is level with your line of sight. You will see craters
and bumps after you spray your color.
     The spray gun will allow you to mix paint material with a catylst
and will have a hardcoat glossy finish that will be chemical
resistant.  No doubt the spraycan is quick and easy but that paint
won't take much abuse.

[SquareTopCollector]

Here is an update

I bought a belt sander since the orbit sander was not doing the job. I used the orbit sander as a finish sander

Here is the top with 40 grit



I smoothed it out with 120 grit and gave it a coat of auto primer



first coat of red





Tomorrow I will apply the second coat


on a side note we are having extreme smoke due to wild fires in Georgia. The news is saying 19 acres is burning.  Today at noon you couldnt see 50 feet in front of you due to smoke

Thats smoke in the pic not clouds