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It's been a hot weekend, but I managed to get the engine and frame primed and painted. When the car is movable again, I'll reposition it so I can safely jack up the passenger side and clean the suspension and brake assembly. Attach file:  (152.57 KB)
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Wow! Looks great!! Besides following the blogs, I am doing some of the projects to my own car. For instance, I plan to do the ashtray/ vinegar thing tomorrow.
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Looks lovely, you should be quite proud of your work. PC monitors aren't reliable for conveying colors accurately, but on my view the gray appears a couple of shades lighter than what's usually accepted as Packard engine gray.
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Thanks guys. I'm glad that this phase is finally done. Now I can get some parts back on the car and out of the garage.
Owen_Dyneto, you are correct about the paint. It actually looks a little darker in person. It was not purchased from the usual vendors. I found a close color in spray cans. The correct color has more green tint in it. I'm sure that the people who look at my car in person will never know because they don't know Packards.
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I admire your work on your car and what you are willing to do to learn about it. Thanks for doing it, you have no idea how big of a help and guide your work will be to me when I start mine.
Keep doing it.
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That has come out fantastic! Believe me, when you're done you'll be so proud and happy just knowing a pretty and clean engine lurks under the hood while you're driving, and a straight eight does turn heads at shows!
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Paul, I removed all the trim parts off of the ash trays before soaking them in vinegar. The vinegar will attack the chrome plating and paint. Nothing like nice clean ash trays. (o{I}o)
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Thanks guys for the compliments. As for helping people, I hope to at least let others learn from my mistakes so they do not do the same thing!
I'm going to try the vinegar trick on my windows when the time comes. I know the previous owner was a heavy smoker judging from the stains on my headliner. I wonder how clear the windows would be after cleaning?
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51Packard you have definatly done a lot to your car since you got it. It will be worth it once you get it back on the road and can drive it around again.
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