Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost

Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2015/9/12 0:22:14

Well the Ghost made it's public debut tonight, we were easily the most authentic barn-find looking car there :). Even with my hand-waxed cleanup (Santa- a power buffer would be nice) it's now upgraded to a Shiny ugly weathered car. But I think the clear plastic sheeting over the seats totally completes the look.

Whatever, I got several questions and good comments on the car. Not many Packards out there but folks were pretty positive about the "cool factor" of having one, so we got good vibes. I'll be making another pass with the wax (Garry's Royal Satin, a pretty abrasive cleaner wax that we use on our airplanes to get the chemical stains off the wings) and do some real scrubbing this pass to work out some more of the rust and weathering stains. Even so it isn't going to look a great deal different, just to please my discerning eye. At least the stainless trim all cleaned up nicely. Now I need to clean up and straighten the hubcaps.