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IndianaRog
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 Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: SE2 |
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| MooseMan wrote: | | Hi folks, here's my SE2 finished. Firebox and baseplate have been repainted, as somebody had had a go at that with a big brush, and I've reinstated the exhaust pipe. The decal is a Flywheel61 original! |
My goodness Odilon, you do nice stuff....did you work in a auto body shop in another life 
A thing of beauty.
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tarbyonline
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| MooseMan wrote: | | tarbyonline wrote: | | Very nice. Which brand of red paint did you use? |
Thanks! Halford's "vibrant red".
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Im considering repainting the base on my SE1 as the rust looks like its got right under the paint. Having to do the firebox anyways so might as well i suppose. Will keep my eyes peeled!
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys!
Not quite Rog, although I do have a lot of experience keeping a succession of old bangers more or less roadworthy 
I took an awful lot of care with that base....as per usual, through dissatisfaction with a "quick once-over" I'd given it earlier...
Stripped it down with nitromors - there were at least three different kinds of paint on both the box and the base, so I took whatever was left off with a blowtorch. After that - wet&dry, white spirit and elbow grease. Same and Simichrome on the brass parts.
I'm actually very pleased with the results - a couple of evenings pleasantly spent, and my best baseplate yet I think! Must say that "Flywheel61" Chris' decals finish it off brilliantly - they're just absolutely top quality.
Might get around to running it tonight - we'll see!
Cheers,
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MooseMan
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| oldstuff wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | tarbyonline wrote: | | Very nice. Which brand of red paint did you use? |
Thanks! Halford's "vibrant red".
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Looks really good, MooseMan. Is Vibrant Red a pretty close match? |
Sorry, I meant "Radiant Red" - Got the tip from MM when I was doing my SE3. It's a touch on the light side, but if you bake it for a few hours it darkens a little and is a dead match. 
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| MooseMan wrote: | | oldstuff wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | tarbyonline wrote: | | Very nice. Which brand of red paint did you use? |
Thanks! Halford's "vibrant red".
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Looks really good, MooseMan. Is Vibrant Red a pretty close match? |
Sorry, I meant "Radiant Red" - Got the tip from MM when I was doing my SE3. It's a touch on the light side, but if you bake it for a few hours it darkens a little and is a dead match. |
Yup! I also noticed it went a little darker when I baked it
It's the same colour of my car too!
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | oldstuff wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | tarbyonline wrote: | | Very nice. Which brand of red paint did you use? |
Thanks! Halford's "vibrant red".
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Looks really good, MooseMan. Is Vibrant Red a pretty close match? |
Sorry, I meant "Radiant Red" - Got the tip from MM when I was doing my SE3. It's a touch on the light side, but if you bake it for a few hours it darkens a little and is a dead match. |
Yup! I also noticed it went a little darker when I baked it
It's the same colour of my car too! |
Did you bake that? |
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| SPOKESMAN wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | oldstuff wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | tarbyonline wrote: | | Very nice. Which brand of red paint did you use? |
Thanks! Halford's "vibrant red".
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Looks really good, MooseMan. Is Vibrant Red a pretty close match? |
Sorry, I meant "Radiant Red" - Got the tip from MM when I was doing my SE3. It's a touch on the light side, but if you bake it for a few hours it darkens a little and is a dead match. |
Yup! I also noticed it went a little darker when I baked it
It's the same colour of my car too! |
Did you bake that? |
Can't say I did
My car has faded a bit...
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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Red does!
My 306 has faded a little. The MR2 is always kept in the garage though. |
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| SPOKESMAN wrote: | Red does!
My 306 has faded a little. The MR2 is always kept in the garage though. |
Mine has faded slightly, it was garaged before I got it though
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| SPOKESMAN wrote: | Red does!
My 306 has faded a little. The MR2 is always kept in the garage though. |
When it gets more faded get a wee bit of G3, lots of water and a polishing mop on it. Will come up like new!
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| tarbyonline wrote: | | SPOKESMAN wrote: | Red does!
My 306 has faded a little. The MR2 is always kept in the garage though. |
When it gets more faded get a wee bit of G3, lots of water and a polishing mop on it. Will come up like new! |
G3? |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| SPOKESMAN wrote: | | tarbyonline wrote: | | SPOKESMAN wrote: | Red does!
My 306 has faded a little. The MR2 is always kept in the garage though. |
When it gets more faded get a wee bit of G3, lots of water and a polishing mop on it. Will come up like new! |
G3? |
Its like T-Cut for the Hardcore. Its what the garages use to make old faded bangers look like new. Its a bit severe though for mild fading as it more or less takes the top layer off!
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A really nice result Mooseman, I'll have to get cracking & finish mine, just waiting on a couple of parts to be made. I agree that painting the inside of the chimney red would put the finishing touch to it.
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | | SPOKESMAN wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | oldstuff wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | tarbyonline wrote: | | Very nice. Which brand of red paint did you use? |
Thanks! Halford's "vibrant red".
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Looks really good, MooseMan. Is Vibrant Red a pretty close match? |
Sorry, I meant "Radiant Red" - Got the tip from MM when I was doing my SE3. It's a touch on the light side, but if you bake it for a few hours it darkens a little and is a dead match. |
Yup! I also noticed it went a little darker when I baked it
It's the same colour of my car too! |
Did you bake that? |
Can't say I did
My car has faded a bit... |
Oooo b*gger, Ma's home and I've still got the Nova in the oven.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Chris wrote: |
Oooo b*gger, Ma's home and I've still got the Nova in the oven. |
More likely to be the Fiesta as it's a Ford colour
I used to have an XR3i that colour
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