Guest RAFA Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I AM NEW TO THIS SITE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL 1938 BUICK GREAT JOB.RAFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72Rivi Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 <span style="font-weight: bold">Same here....GREAT JOB!</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krw Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Awsome car I hope mine looks that when It's done. How did you do your special emblems on the side vents ,did you have them chromed and then painted , also could you include a close up shot of one of them Thank's Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only Buicks Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 Hi Ken,Thanks for the compliments. I recently sold this car so I can not get the pictures you are asking for, sorry.I totally dismantelled the side vents and had all the pieces which require painting bead blasted. I then primed and painted them a color called sand silver which actually had a bronze tone to it. Now the tricky part is getting them re-assembled and installed in the car in one piece. I used a two part epoxy glue and held them together with nut & bolts while the glue cured. Then very carefully removed the nut & bolts and slid the assembly into the hood side. Once they are in the hood sides you can re-install some of the nuts and bolts to hold them in place. I had my car completely assembled before doing this. I would highly recomend doing this with the hood sides out of the car!If you decide to do this have patience, there where several tense moments where these almost took flight across my garage floor!Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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