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Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
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Ross
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You can make an astounding improvement in those taillights by wet sanding them heavily with 600 grit then blowing a couple of coats of clear on. You will be pleased.

Posted on: 2014/7/29 19:51
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thanks for the great idea Ross! that'll keep the cracks from leaking too and hold the lens together better.

went on to 500 grit last night. did the hood, roof, and trunk.

you can see the difference between 360 and 500 in the picture.

my morning view everyday, some days i just watch as the door goes down....then get sad.

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Posted on: 2014/7/30 9:55
1937 Packard 138-CD Deluxe Touring Limousine
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Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
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got all the way to 4000 grit on the hood, roof, and trunk. thank God that is over with. have i ever mention that i HATE sanding!!

you can see the 4000 grit still was taking a very small amount of clear off. It left a pretty good shine at certain angles, so i tried the 2 scratch removers and then the Nu-Finish and that spot on the trunk is what i got. pretty darn good i'd say and smooth as a piece of fresh glass.

now i get to do the same thing to both sides of the car.

then all over polishing and waxing.

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Posted on: 2014/8/1 10:50
1937 Packard 138-CD Deluxe Touring Limousine
Maroon/Black 1090-1021
[url=http://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/View.php?ID=232]1955 Packard
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Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
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Lovin It !!!!

Posted on: 2014/8/1 11:48
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Henry,

Your "hating" work is paying off. Looks nice.

Now that you have it down, I know where there is another car, that could use you

Posted on: 2014/8/1 12:49
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Now that you have it down, I know where there is another car, that could use you

Make that two.

Posted on: 2014/8/1 13:01
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Charles
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Such an interesting contrast between the "patina" and the shine. I really like it! Hard work pays off!

Posted on: 2014/8/1 14:11
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Craig the Clipper Man
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Wow Hank! That looks like a mirror! You are doing a fantastic job on that car. Is it street legal yet?

Posted on: 2014/8/1 14:52
You can make a lot of really neat things from the parts left over after you rebuild your engine ...
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Hans Ahlness
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Did you have much rust and if so what did you do to treat that before you cleared the car? I like your concept but I think I have too many random rust spots to pull it off. And you have the remains of cool colors as opposed to grey and black.

Posted on: 2014/8/1 21:21
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
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What you're creating there Henry, is art. That's going to be the biggest head-turner of a Packard ever. Well worth the effort.

Posted on: 2014/8/2 6:50
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