Recent content by Dan in Pasadena

NOW you tell me! Ha ha. I'd have likely done my '55 in the traditional blonde oak no matter what. I waited my whole life to do one to my preferences though some of the custom bed wood I've seen is very impressive:

Doesn't look "close". Looks exact.

I'm sure I must have posted this picture before. It's my new avatar after over a decade. But I'm in love with my girl, Fifi so....I can't help myself. To me, it seems she has human looking eyes. She loves EVERYONE, I suppose because she thinks everyone loves her!

Thank you. I hope everyone had a happy and safe one.

A couple pics from this mini neighborhood shindig. I know the guy with the '40 Ford. Very nice guy, early 80's, widower. He stopped by my house a year ago with a friend because he saw my truck in the garage. Hadn't spoken to him since. The other guy; his friend passed away suddenly. Sad.

They’ll be off the truck the minute the event is over. There’s an “eagle” with “250” on the tailgate. But since the gate isn’t flat it didn’t want to adhere well. Didn’t transfer cleanly so we had to do it by hand. The pieces got stretched and it’s almost comical how it came out. I expect to go...

Ewww…..ha ha

Found some gel “Clings” and they were a total PITA to make stick.

Just found out from neighbors there’s a mini 4th of July parade actually thru our residential street tomorrow AM. No Idea why the city isn’t holding one through the “Village” area. Oh well. Last second dressed my truck for it.

The Fiat 500 "toad" has some flaking clear coat but fortunately only on the leading edge of grille below hood. Because the mirror came out nice I'll use the remaining paint to TRY to improve that area. I'm not sure about blending it in with the rest of the paint. The break at the hood and even...

Some activity here: Finally, red paint on the footlocker project. I'm not overly happy with it. it's much rougher than the prior one I did but as Kay says it's a knock around truck bed box. It'll get a final sand and final coat. That'll have to be good enough. The corners on this thing are...

Your work is amazing and then that there are people with the kind of talent to hand paint like that blows me away. I was a very good draftsman; if I do say so myself, back at the beginning of my career for Southern California Edison but I cannot free hand draw anything at all. Maybe in another life!

Outstanding Don! That's all handprinted? I ask because I see a signature on the side. Not decals? Not that it would matter if they were decals because it just looks brand new. Congrats as always. Super impressed.

Yeah, that looks excellent. Congrats. I've been told to keep wax on it constantly as spray can paint is non-catalyzed and just isn't hard compared to factory paint.

In December last year our Fiat 500 "toad" had its mirror cover torn off by a huge RV at a stop light passing us too close while we were in the left turn lane. The guy was cool, he a replacement mirror and the rattle can base coat/clear coat to make it match. I didn't want my...