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« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2006, 11:47:52 pm » |
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Go for it. Looks like it's tack welded. Can you drill out the spot welds?
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« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2006, 10:19:34 am » |
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I couldn't see the tack welds and honestly never thought about drilling them out (I'll file that idea for another time). I cut it off flush with the flange. Used my dremmel... which btw is a tool everyone should have... Got it for Christmas and have used it almost every weekend since.
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Cavalier USS-96: unrestored, working on the back patio
CV VUB/C 8-91: a fantasy restoration?
GE Cooler: in pieces, my next project
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« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2006, 11:11:39 pm » |
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You got the hard part done! It would be great if you have saved a step by step process with pics. Is this not a great site!
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« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2006, 11:28:43 pm » |
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AB - I always take tons of pics... the good, the bad and once and awhile the ugly.
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« Reply #24 on: February 22, 2006, 09:25:59 pm » |
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Where we at? My chrome is on it's way back for mine! Should be done soon. I'll sacn my pics to show the before and after. As soon as the 44 get's here I'm going to gut it and start on the box and drop of the cooling to Randy (That's who's doing the cooling on the Ideal 55 I wimped out on)
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« Reply #25 on: February 23, 2006, 10:18:06 am » |
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AB, I have the body, liner, racks and cooling cleaned and mostly sanded. Will give it all one more quick sandblast (very cool toy - I mean tool) and wet-sand before priming and painting. Hoping to get it primed this weekend... but that has been the hope/plan for the last 2 weekends. I used my Dremel (another cool toy) to buff the bad spots on the top chrome trim and it woorked pretty good. Took almost all the scratches out. I'll give it another complete go over once the body has been painted.. I'm leaving the lid for now. Not ready to sink $250 into a new one. All post pics in a couple of days.
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« Reply #26 on: February 23, 2006, 12:46:36 pm » |
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After you get the lid buffed out and mounted and may look great with that added character!  '>
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« Reply #27 on: February 23, 2006, 01:55:26 pm » |
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I'm crossing my fingers... If not
Btw - I got a line on a guy that would hand paint the embossed sign for $80. Is that reasonable?
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« Reply #28 on: February 24, 2006, 12:06:21 am » |
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Oh yea! If he's good that's a bargain. There's 3 colors there!
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« Reply #29 on: February 24, 2006, 10:25:15 am » |
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I was thinking that he'd only have to do two (at most)? The white background will be painted and prepped. I'd like him to do the lettering in red and possibly some blue outlining of the oval in blue & red. Do you have a good reference pic I could give him? I've been watching ebay but the best one I have is still my machine.
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