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Re: Kermit

Postby Vedette » Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:10 am

Our Canadian Dollar at $0.75 USD. does not help on paint products?? :cry:
But, cost is not the factor that is keeping me from my target date......it is hours! :oops:
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Re: Kermit

Postby Vedette » Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:00 am

Paint Colors have been chosen :thumbsup: Now life can resume! :applause:
One of the hardest parts of the build. :?
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Re: Kermit

Postby Atomic77 » Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:40 pm

That paint stuff is tough sometimes!
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Re: Kermit

Postby dales133 » Thu Mar 17, 2016 6:02 pm

Yea paints a hurdle...took me far longer to decide than i thought it would
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Re: Kermit

Postby Redneck Teepee » Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:34 pm

My current project, not a teardrop, is a 40 ford coupe and the painter now has the dash so I can see the color actually on something. It's one thing to look at a color chip, and another to see it applied on a larger scale. Hopefully it passes the test.
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Re: Kermit

Postby KCStudly » Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:43 am

The dash is a good choice for a test sample. Lots of curves and reliefs to catch the light in different ways. :thumbsup:
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Re: Kermit

Postby Vedette » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:04 am

A number of years ago (wow more than I actually thought??) I painted my friends 37 Buick coupe interior, the color he thought he wanted the car.
He never said, but after it was painted, I don't think he liked it (it is still that color today) but the car ended up being primered in a tinted red primer for a few years, then
a tinted purple primer for a few more years, then black primer for too many years, that has now faded to a grey..... :roll: as it has been too many years? Oh, we flamed it after it went black just to change things up a bit, But the original orangy red interior color still looks shiny and new. :thumbsup:
Anyway, color is always hard.......and not everyone has the same tastes. Green is really hard :thumbsup: , as you either love green or hate it. And there are two groups; those who like blue greens and those who like yellow greens? I am close to the middle on the the yellow......True Green! ;)
Hopefully the paint will inspire me to pick up the pace a little. :NC
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Re: Kermit

Postby Vedette » Mon May 09, 2016 3:00 am

Well, we are back from a couple of early season Gatherings with some super cool new lights for Kermit.
There are couple weeks of Farm Chores ahead of me before I can get back to work on this project.
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Re: Kermit

Postby Wobbly Wheels » Mon May 09, 2016 9:14 am

Looking forward to seeing it in a couple months, Brian !
I just picked up the road lighting for mine at Princess Auto. Every time I go there I seem to 'lose' a couple hours and a couple hundred bucks :lol:
How's Ms Piggy doing ? She's wearing her miles well ?
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Re: Kermit

Postby Vedette » Wed May 11, 2016 10:34 am

Wobbly Wheels wrote:Looking forward to seeing it in a couple months, Brian !
I just picked up the road lighting for mine at Princess Auto. Every time I go there I seem to 'lose' a couple hours and a couple hundred bucks :lol:
How's Ms Piggy doing ? She's wearing her miles well ?

MP just loves the open road! ;)
She got to take another Teardrop friend over the 100 MPH mark while traveling together over the high desert in Oregon. :twisted:
We also did a pass together in California where our friends wife noted that their GPS indicated we were doing 103 MPH while passing some trucks together.
Towing speed limits in California are a crazy 55 MPH ...........who can go that slow?? :roll: Maybe in a Walmart parking???? :thinking:
I really hope to get back at Kermit before the Farm Gathering if I can get all my "Farm" chores done by then.
How is your trailer coming? Is it ready to go?
Time is going by so fast.
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I just brought back some cool LED lights and switches I purchased on eBay for Kermit.
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Re: Kermit

Postby Vedette » Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:54 am

Where does time go? :thinking:
Walked by Kermit in the shop yesterday and realized it was the end of February already, and no work had been done on my trailer in almost 11 months. :oops:
So, I blew the dust off and got reacquainted. ;) Trying to remember where I left off and where all of the pieces I had laying on the floor underneath it where supposed to be welded in??????
Well, next thing I knew, I was right back at it as if it was yesterday that I had last worked on it. Got about 5 glorious hours of work in and really enjoyed the time! :)
Unfortunately, a friend stopped by and reminded me that I probably have another 1000 hrs to go???? :R Can't possibly be that much left to go? :roll:
Oh well.........I am going to try and get back at it on a regular bases, and eat the elephant one bite at a time!
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Re: Kermit

Postby Atomic77 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:58 am

Vedette wrote:Where does time go? :thinking:
Walked by Kermit in the shop yesterday and realized it was the end of February already, and no work had been done on my trailer in almost 11 months. :oops:
So, I blew the dust off and got reacquainted. ;) Trying to remember where I left off and where all of the pieces I had laying on the floor underneath it where supposed to be welded in??????
Well, next thing I knew, I was right back at it as if it was yesterday that I had last worked on it. Got about 5 glorious hours of work in and really enjoyed the time! :)
Unfortunately, a friend stopped by and reminded me that I probably have another 1000 hrs to go???? :R Can't possibly be that much left to go? :roll:
Oh well.........I am going to try and get back at it on a regular bases, and eat the elephant one bite at a time!
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Has it really been May since your last post?! Glad your back at it Brian. Looking forward to seeing your progress!

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Re: Kermit

Postby jonw » Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:06 am

Hey Brian -

Looking forward to seeing your progress!

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Re: Kermit

Postby S. Heisley » Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:10 pm

How time can fly! I didn't realize it had been that long since you posted progress on Kermit either.
Poor Kermie...neglected. But, neglected no more! Glad to see you back at it.
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Re: Kermit

Postby Greg M » Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:12 am

Well, it's about time!
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