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[Closed] Pic: Restoration of ‘56 Thunderbird starts all over!

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David Knight
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Pic: Restoration of ‘56 Thunderbird starts all over!

After the final coat paint disaster, work continues. I have a dedicated staff of imaginary 1:43 scale body work technicians working on stripping the ?Bird yet once again in preparation for a successful paint finish this time. These make believe technicians are out in the shed watching over a vat of stripper into which the body is immersed for overnight.

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This was beautiful for about one minute. Then....


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 Mark
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Yeah but at 63 your bound to have a few wrinkles, I know I do lol


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David Knight
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But Mark, this was after her facelift! That’s not the way it’s supposed to work.


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I'd say a better doc but the best is already on the job



   
David Knight
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Thanks, Tom, we’ll see. I’m hoping to avoid malpractice.


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How frustrating after it had been going so well



   
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