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    6/13/2013 6:00 PM  #1

    Ramses
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    "And it was good"

    Been trying to get this coupe finished up.Been working on it day and night trying to get it done the right way.And I finally made it to the buffing stage. MS came over to show me how to use the buffer, observed,and I got to work on it. Not much else to say other than "GOD ALMIGHTY SHE'S A BEAUUTEYYY!!!"

    fenders are the last parts to be buffed.Will have this whole car assembled by this weekend,trying to get it to a car show!











     

     

    6/13/2013 6:06 PM  #2

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    Re: "And it was good"

    WOOOOOOOW!!!!!
     

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    6/13/2013 6:08 PM  #3

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    Re: "And it was good"

    Well Ramses you know how I feel bout a RED Mustang.
    However may I say...
    "Gawd-a-Mighty!!, She's a BEAUTY!!"

    See Ya at the Texas Dream Cruise??
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    6/13/2013 6:11 PM  #4

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    wow! thats quite impressive.  No one will ever know that that was done by an amateur (you are far from that now!)  and at home unless you tell them.   

    One of Hakans thumbs up!

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    6/13/2013 6:16 PM  #5

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    Re: "And it was good"

    where's that deck lid Ramses-toleum........????

     

    6/13/2013 6:21 PM  #6

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    Re: "And it was good"

    When I was showing him how to use the buffer, I told him not to quit polishing until you could read the wattage of the overhead fluorescent lights reflected in the paint.  And he did it!

    I do think he worked 24 hours a day on this thing once he saw what one panel could look like.  You gyuys have got to see the car.  RED does not describe the paint.  It is JALAPENO RED.  I can't wait to see it all back together.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    6/13/2013 6:31 PM  #7

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    Re: "And it was good"

    Ramses, she is lookin' purty.

    I painted my first hot rod, a '59 F-100, in the DRIVEWAY of my parent's house - some years ago - with a friend (he really did all the painting, I was just the grunt). It was almost the same red, but a laquer from the day, and many thin coats with much in-between sanding (the grunt work) to get rid of the bugs and crap that would settle in while drying. After the last coat, sanding and then buffing it was DEEP but whatta PITA that whole process was.

    But anyway, that's the color my wife thought our '66 should be but I somehow over-ruled SWMBO because it's hard to go anywhere unnoticed by the Five-O in a bright red car. I predict that you may find the future Mrs. Ramses, if you don't already have a Mrs., while cruisin' in that machine. Betcha you're twitchin' to take it for a spin...

    (Pinto!)
     

    6/13/2013 6:59 PM  #8

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    Re: "And it was good"

    Over the years I've painted a dozen cars.  All outside. Ramses, you have proven what I've told many guys.  Ain't nothing like the satisfaction of doing it yourself.

    All my Congrats yo you.

    BB

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    6/13/2013 7:06 PM  #9

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    Custom paint by Ramses...Gorgeous...how many coats of clear ?....jj

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    6/13/2013 8:08 PM  #10

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    Man you got it all. Beautiful car and an air conditioned garage. It looks great. Nothin like a red Mustang.

    "anyone that stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty"Henry Ford
     

    6/13/2013 8:10 PM  #11

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    Re: "And it was good"

    jerseyjoe wrote:

    Custom paint by Ramses...Gorgeous...how many coats of clear ?....jj

     I like that, jj....  .     Custom Paint By Ramses...
    I can see the handpainted signature now...

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    6/14/2013 4:56 AM  #12

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    Re: "And it was good"



    And thanks to what I see from Ramses I am leaning more and more towards the decision to paint my ´67 myself...

     

    6/14/2013 5:58 AM  #13

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    If this doesn't get me motivated to get the fastback into the paint booth, nothing will. Great job Ramses.

     

    6/14/2013 7:34 AM  #14

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    Keep up the great work

    65 coupe, 351w, c4, power disk brakes, power r&p, vintage air.
     

    6/15/2013 4:37 AM  #15

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    You got the touch, my friend.  Sopme of us, try as we will, can never do anywhere near as good a job as you have done.  Congrats!!!  Now, when can I get the Falcon wagon over there for an Emberglow paint job?
    Best,
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    6/15/2013 6:53 AM  #16

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    Very nice Grasshopper, I think you have now become the Master.

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    6/15/2013 10:09 AM  #17

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    What a great job you too! Ramses this truely show's you have the natural talent it takes to turn that mustang around into the beauty she has become and thanks to Steve you now have the natural talent and knowledge.  Great 'mustang mentoring' to MustangSteve!!!!!

     

    6/15/2013 12:50 PM  #18

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    Truly is a looker - great job Ramses, and kudos to MS for his mentoring - it obviously paid off very well. Nice Job

    68 coupe - 351W, 4R70W, 9" 3.25 -- 65 convertible - 289 4v, C4, 8" 3.00
     

    6/15/2013 3:00 PM  #19

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    jerseyjoe wrote:

    Custom paint by Ramses...Gorgeous...how many coats of clear ?....jj

    Thanks JJ,

    4 coats of clear in everything!

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    6/15/2013 3:02 PM  #20

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    Re: "And it was good"

    Thanks for all the support and thumbs up y'all!

    Its been really fun to do this with the help of MS.

    I can't wait to get her out in the road!

    more pictures to come soon!

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    6/15/2013 3:03 PM  #21

    Ramses
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    Al Newman wrote:

    You got the touch, my friend.  Sopme of us, try as we will, can never do anywhere near as good a job as you have done.  Congrats!!!  Now, when can I get the Falcon wagon over there for an Emberglow paint job?
    Best,
    Al

    Bring her on down!!

    lol

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    6/15/2013 9:19 PM  #22

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    Re: "And it was good"

    Great job! Definately eye-candy!!
    One question though...........how did you get that Mustang through that walk through door?!?
    6s6

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    6/16/2013 5:44 AM  #23

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    Awesome!

     

    6/17/2013 5:17 AM  #24

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    The car looks Great Ramses.  Good luck with the final assembly.

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