Thanks. Yes sir, glass bead blast. That's the main reason I chose this Ruger for a new carry piece. I wanted to be able to 'refinish' it if and when it get rust spots or scratches without having to go though a spray on finish everytime. Hard to get a more durable finish than bare stainless.
Noted. Thanks, I been thinking about a mag well on this cmd and possibly my RO in the future.
Yes sir. There are varying degrees of 'melting'. A simple 'de-horn' would be just taking the sharp edge off and rounding the corners. A true 'melt' gets a little heavier with a bench grinder to remove a lot more material and completely smooth it out. It would all come down to how far you wanted to go and before I would be feel comfortable doing such a thing, I'd need to practice. Maybe an RIA would suffice first as a project.
Lots and lots of work... Got somewhere in the neighborhood of 300-400 hours in just the body....
I've rubbed and fondled that car so much, been all up under her skirt, had her cut apart.... Poor girl has been through a lot...
Lots and lots of work... Got somewhere in the neighborhood of 300-400 hours in just the body....
Would be interested in seeing that melt project.
The original Rally Green Metallic. A spring only color in '69 on the RR, which interestingly enough Mopar stole the color from a '67 Camaro..... It will be nice to see some color on it, clear coat won't happen until tomorrow morning, because the last time we started painting a car Friday afternoon we didn't get home until after 1am...Morning folks!
BA, the AR looks great! I'd say that your house is well protected with that in play.
Today is a big day Rusty! Putting paint down is a huge milestone. To me, it's when a project goes from being a bunch of tasks, to being a car again. What color are you going with?
I like greens and this is one of my favorites. Most people nowadays hate green colors and it's somewhat rare even when restoring that the customers will stay with green, but this guy is the original owner so there was only one choice, he picked the color back in '69.
over it.
I know which colors you're talking about, that blue is my favorite on those 442's, but that dark green is very pretty too.I bought a new Olds 442 W-30 in 1970. It was a sky Blue and do not remember the name of the color.
I like blue but I saw a dark Jade on a Chevel and went ape
I hated the damn wing on the trunk so off to the bone yard for a rear deck lid, into the paint shop (ours. It was a converted garage but the paint systems of 1970's were not as touchy) and out with the sand paper. I wish there were still some pics of the car but the 1st "X" was a bit hateful.
It looked seriously cool. Dark Jade metallic with white 442 stripes rolling on Crager SS. Black guts. I owned that car longer than anything else. Sold it in 1980 or 81 with 80K on the clock.
