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It's a 1936 Auburn Boattail Speedster replica built by Speedster Motors. Several companies built them from the early 60's into the early 2000's. This is one of the more desirable ones, not a kit car or one built on a doner frame but built at the factory entirely from scratch. It has a GM 5.3...

I guess the old hand is still fairly steady as I was able to free hand the rim painting with an artist brush at the tires without getting any paint on the white walls.

I'm currently in the process of painting my Model A roadster myself. While I have spraying experience on commercial architectural woodwork projects, I had never painted a car before. I chose to go with Valspar base & clearcoat from NAPA over single stage. My expectations were not high....I...

To take a line from Monty Python.......... I'm not dead yet! I'm still healthy but haven't posted for two months because life got in the way again. Can't believe painting this car has just had an anniversary. I got handed a new project by the family to design and manage the construction of a...

Like so many others who have started projects, life got in my way just as I was making good progress on the paint job. The result was that I have not been able to find enough time to work on the car until this last week. One of the last things I did was to spray the accent bands around the...

The front fenders on my '31 roadster were a piece of cake to remove during my current repaint project. One piece splash pans and the running boards were bolted on. Did not have to raise the body. The car was restored in the early 90's with the body off. So, maybe some changes were made at...

Yesterday was a good day. I managed to get the body all taped and plastic sheeted in the morning and ready to prime in the afternoon. But the day was hot in the mid 80's and I don't have any place in the shade that's not under trees. Not a good place to paint in the spring with pollen, bugs...

I planned to get the car out of the garage to prime bare metal spots and sand-throughs. I knew the gas tank was dry so I dumped two gallons or so into the filler hole. Turned the gas on and it leaked out of the glass sediment bowl which I had forgotten to tighten after cleaning and replacing...

I haven't posted for a week or so but that doesn't mean I am not working on the paint project. Prepped several smaller parts and finished sanding the body. Also got the two front fenders finished. Not perfect, but they look pretty good. All the black is done now except for the splash pans...

I too have had good experience with Eastwood. Good products and quick deliveries. I'm also painting my '31 roadster reporting through a thread on this forum titled "This may be the last project". I put a good deal of thought into what paint system to use.....single coat enamel or 2K base and...

Thanks for the interesting replies to this post. I hope the input has influenced those who have never used AI to give it a shot. Ask it anything you want on any subject. If you're an expert in some field, try to see if it can match your specialized knowledge. Try to fool it. But be...

That's true, of course. However, I compare the extensive time it often takes to use the internet to search through a multitude of sites for enough information to make a thoughtful decision to the instantaneous search results that AI gives me. You are correct in saying AI is a fancy search...

Making progress, but it's slow. Now have both rear fenders, hood side panels, fire wall, car interior, engine compartment, undercarriage and six wheels done as well as both front fenders primed and ready to spray. Also, I pin striped a test on one of the hood top panels using the new pin...

I see your point. I do not know where AI gets its information but I would think it's from a number of sources, including the internet which may be the major contributor. Just for fun, I asked AI if the service bulletins were online and the answer I got was that they are. It told me to go to...

Actually AI, at least the one on my computer, is very specific. As an example, I was having trouble with my 15 yr old refrigerator ice maker as it would not stop making ice. I gave AI the make and model number and asked it what the problem could be. The first thing it suggested was to check...