Straight 57 Nomad

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:33 pm
Jayson m wrote:You didn't offend me,I have thick skin,but your condescending attitude turns off many people.IMHO you would be better off putting on 3-4 coats of a polyusurfacer aftter your epoxy and blocking that.For the record I have seen some perfect cars...Good day Fred :wink:



Jayson,

I have used epoxy as a high build also.. works amazing. One less step.



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Too each his own.... depending on product choice it is not an accepted practice.



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:14 pm
The world still wants to see this car in paint in the Day light to show off those perfectly strait Body panels!!!!

Especially now years down the road since the car was finished too prove that the techniques used work and stand up to the test of time.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:51 pm
Yes sir!

I keep digging up this link to show others and hoping Fred starts posting some updates on this project.

He's probably driving it to car shows by now. :wink:
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:05 pm
What are you guys trying to do, wake the dead? :allgood:

This project is on hold, and I'm not sure when it will be back in the shop. I have been working on project cars that I bought a decade or so ago. I bought them with the intention of just doing the metal work, then sell them to someone else as an easy project to finish. Those convertible top frames was one of the projects, and I thought there was a couple things there that someone else might be able to use, so that is why I posted it.

There is a couple things I did on the nomad before it was put on hold. I cleaned and epoxy primed the body panels off the car, sanded that after a few days, and applied 2 or 3 more coats, and this door was one of the last panels to get that process. This is after the second round and the picture is just after the spraying so it still has a high gloss.

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Its all epoxy

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This is the only place that has been sanded across the seam. The holes for the door handle and lock have a reinforcement plate on the back side so it looks thick. The first round of epoxy is white, and the second round is black.

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The quarter panels have (glue on) sheet type insulation, so the trim hole looks thick. It was sanded with a 21" AFS sanding board.

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Some epoxy was brushed on the low areas, then another round of epoxy was sprayed on the whole door and quarter.



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:47 am
chevman wrote:What are you guys trying to do, wake the dead? :allgood:



Yes! Or get you to start a new Project c'mon!!!! Its been way too long Please share!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:35 am
Sorry Dennis, I'm sure you know how slow epoxy dries, and its just not quite there yet.



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:36 pm
Dang Epoxy
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:09 am
Fred,
The quality of your metal work on that Nomad is exceptional and an inspiration to people like me.
I understand a project being on hold, as that is where my GTX is at the moment. Those holds can last way too long in my opinion, after all, I'm not getting any younger.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:19 pm
That Plymouth Project of mine Been on hold way too long as has The Pontiac.
And now the Commander all waiting on Parts and moneys to finish.

Unfortunately My biggest hurdle at the time is finding time to work on them as I have Parts and materials standing by waiting to be used but My day job keeps me busier than normal these days the money is good so I am not complaining.
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