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Cruisin' on my Bluebird
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Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Well, I had a little hiccup on the project. The rack needed some repair.....
That's done....
The fenders need a lot of work. They have tons of dings in them but the problem is that they are so flimsy, it seemed to be slowing me down with the repairs. I came up with an idea a few weeks ago, bought the parts, but let them sit. Today, before the brutal heat sets in, I put my pee brain idea into motion. I set it up to work on the back fender first......
Then I placed the front fender on.......a little shorter.....
Found the solution....
It still works for the rear fender....
This is what I used to mark the cuts, the fender dolly, worked great....
I still have to make the pieces to secure the fenders to this jig.....more to follow.
Getting closer to color.....
That's done....
The fenders need a lot of work. They have tons of dings in them but the problem is that they are so flimsy, it seemed to be slowing me down with the repairs. I came up with an idea a few weeks ago, bought the parts, but let them sit. Today, before the brutal heat sets in, I put my pee brain idea into motion. I set it up to work on the back fender first......
Then I placed the front fender on.......a little shorter.....
Found the solution....
It still works for the rear fender....
This is what I used to mark the cuts, the fender dolly, worked great....
I still have to make the pieces to secure the fenders to this jig.....more to follow.
Getting closer to color.....
WetDogGraphix
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
All the pics of red are all the same color, even the stripe on the one....
The one you like on the left is sprayed on just primer, the one on the right is on top of white paint.....the stripe on the other one is just 3 coats of the same color on white, then sprayed over with 2 coats of the same red....that's why it's important to do tests....
I love those test cars......about 98cents apiece......
Yea I'm a painter and use those allot at work.
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I had some serious sanding to do. Full support by the plywood. Only a couple screws and it held tight.
This worked, but I think I like yours better!
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WetDogGraphix
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Getting closer..all in primer now....I needed to prime the fenders to see the binks to repair. The pre work helped a lot...gotta do things early here before the heat sets in.....
WetDogGraphix
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
WetDogGraphix
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I bought this bike 2 1/2 years ago not knowing anything about them, I just thought it looked cool. With the help of this site, especially @fordmike65 , I think I understand the uniqueness of it and the history....I thought about posting this thread for quite some time due to the fact that the last time I showed a bike I painted, I got hammered. I decided to show my work to show the newbies not to be afraid of trying....
I am probably 2- 3 grand into this bike already, spent time & money buying all the parts, it's never been put together, and I'm not done with it yet. I have tons of pics of OG bikes and there are subtle differences with them on the darts on the frame, and on the fenders. The fork darts are the same on all them all. In spite of the color that I may choose, I intend to honor this bike with original graphics which will be the combo of 3 OG bikes I have pics of......
Stay tuned......
I am probably 2- 3 grand into this bike already, spent time & money buying all the parts, it's never been put together, and I'm not done with it yet. I have tons of pics of OG bikes and there are subtle differences with them on the darts on the frame, and on the fenders. The fork darts are the same on all them all. In spite of the color that I may choose, I intend to honor this bike with original graphics which will be the combo of 3 OG bikes I have pics of......
Stay tuned......
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