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Title: unamed mame nearly done
Post by: JazBrown on September 27, 2010, 08:10:34 pm
A while ago I came in and mentioned that I had gotten a pair of free cabs.

One of which I found was a rallyX cab which had been gutted, abused, neglected, and inseminated with... River Patrol
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/jazbrowndotcom/rp1.jpg)

Just about six months later here is where I'm at. I wish I could say that I had more pics to show the process but it seems I'm pretty bad at that.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/jazbrowndotcom/photo.jpg)

Now all she needs is some art and some software tweaking and she's good to go.  :)
Title: Re: unamed mame nearly done
Post by: broberg on September 28, 2010, 04:39:18 am
Love the color combo, looks clean!
Title: Re: unamed mame nearly done
Post by: jimmy2x2x on September 28, 2010, 05:03:01 am
very clean look, looks like a new build ;)
Title: Re: unamed mame nearly done
Post by: Shortbus on September 28, 2010, 09:23:06 am
I agree, very clean, nice build. Excellent!
Title: Re: unamed mame nearly done
Post by: severdhed on September 29, 2010, 11:42:59 am
i can't beleive you painted over those sides ;D


looks great
Title: Re: unamed mame nearly done
Post by: JazBrown on September 29, 2010, 09:08:13 pm
Yeah I know!

I totally blew it by painting over that gorgeous custom side art!

Those sides were a complete pain! whatever it was, they did it in latex and latex just softens and balls up when you sand it so I spent a hell of a lot of time getting it off before I could even think about patching, priming, sanding and finishing.

thanks for the kind words all!
Title: Re: unamed mame nearly done
Post by: JazBrown on September 29, 2010, 09:21:19 pm
Oh!
Also something I wanted to pass along. The lighter black areas there (front panel and inside the cowl) were really rough and I was having a hell of a time getting a really nice and smooth finish.

Sooooo I went down to the local hardware store looking for an easy solution and I found it!

This stuff here
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic_textured_shimmer/ (http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic_textured_shimmer/)

The fact that its textured really helped cover and hide imperfections and it's also a very fine metal flake. Two coats of that stuff and two coats of clear to smooth it out a bit and I was very happy with the outcome.

I recommend it for anyone who is too lazy to get an area down to perfect.

I wouldn't do a whole cab with it myself but that is just personal preference.