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« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2010, 04:24:15 PM » |
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OK back in action but slowly...I blocked out the side of the scoop and layed down the transition mud. This will blend the scoop to the hood smoothly like it was meant to be there. Next step is sanding.....AGAIN with a small pipe or roll of quarters to get the curve smooth.
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« Reply #31 on: February 18, 2010, 05:56:58 AM » |
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lookin good man...
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« Reply #32 on: March 02, 2010, 08:55:12 AM » |
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OK guys, I had some real progress this Monday night on the hood. Got all the edges sanded, used red scratch filler putty, sanded that then applied a sealer primer to one side (ran out), lightly sanded that then applied a scratch filler/build primer on top of that. I was pretty fricken amazed.......I got pics and should be posted Wednesday this week. Picking up more sealer primer tonight and hopefully in the next week or so, the final layers of paint will be sprayed. I left the original hood latch on this hood. The question is this:
Do I add hood pins or no hood pins? I need feedback so I can order them. |
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« Reply #33 on: March 02, 2010, 11:41:17 AM » |
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hood pins add style imo  |
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« Reply #34 on: March 02, 2010, 12:05:10 PM » |
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I like Hood Pins also!~
Leaves one to imagine what kind of beast might be under the hood !
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« Reply #35 on: March 02, 2010, 12:47:06 PM » |
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Yeah thats what I'm thinkin too. Should I leave the stock latch also?
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« Reply #36 on: March 02, 2010, 03:57:56 PM » |
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Yeah thats what I'm thinkin too. Should I leave the stock latch also?
i would.. itll be your primary while the pins act as a secondary incase the stock one fails... least thats how id do it... |
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« Reply #37 on: March 03, 2010, 06:13:15 AM » |
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That sounds like a good idea !!
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« Reply #38 on: March 03, 2010, 06:45:45 AM » |
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Brian, pin that hood down. My Steeda hood popped on me when I first bought it. I had installed just the factory latch,and it popped 2X while I was going like 30 down the road.I got lucky it didn't fly up.
Get the Ford Racing stainless steel hood pins,not the cheap parts store one,those rust and look like crap after a year.The Ford Racing hood pins are made on stainless steel.
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« Reply #39 on: March 03, 2010, 11:34:36 AM » |
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OK heres updated pics. I finished the left and right side off with a scratch filler putty, used a black guide coat and blocked out the sides. I then followed with a sealer primer. This seals the mud and fiberglass from absorbing the primers and paints giving you an irregular pattern with teh final stages of paint.
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« Reply #40 on: March 03, 2010, 11:38:04 AM » |
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So as you may have noticed in tha last pics, my rings were on the hood scoop. This served as 2 purposes. You can tell the size of the scoop by the size of a ring AND the real reason they were there......NEVER sand a flat iten weraing rings. This can groove, scratch or mar the item in prep for painting. Here we have the sealer primer on the driver side.
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« Reply #41 on: March 03, 2010, 11:40:50 AM » |
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I was checking to see how fluid like the curve was here. Looks pretty good. I primed the passenger side Tuesday night but didnt get new pics yet. We're almost there guys.....Going to Robbins this weekend to get the Satin Black paint and shop for some hood pins.
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« Reply #42 on: March 03, 2010, 05:20:13 PM » |
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Looking good~~
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« Reply #43 on: March 09, 2010, 09:51:12 AM » |
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Comming to the end of an era ladies and gents. The hood is all in primer. Some wet sanding and finish prep work is needed. The final paint should be applied in the next couple weeks. Hood pins will follow.
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« Reply #44 on: March 10, 2010, 02:31:48 PM » |
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Nice job the hood looks great
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