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UTV's Off Road ( RZR, YXZ, Mini Buggy, Carts,etc.) => UTV Toy Showcase => Topic started by: 455bird on December 17, 2008, 11:47:19 PM

Title: boy's car
Post by: 455bird on December 17, 2008, 11:47:19 PM
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Post by: Voodoochikin04 on December 18, 2008, 02:51:26 AM: is that airbrushed.. or is the aluminum swirled around and just a candy blue paint over it?
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Post by: 455bird on December 18, 2008, 02:55:24 AM: Its aluminum that I swirled and then shot candy over it. This is the first time I tried it.
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Post by: Voodoochikin04 on December 18, 2008, 03:02:46 AM: its looks killer.. i love it!!!! might have to try that out..
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Post by: 405dentech on December 18, 2008, 06:11:06 AM: That looks great. I was thinking about building a downsized version of mine for my boys also. But I need to finish mine first. The sheet metal looks awesome!!!!!!! I wonder how it would look anodized.
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Post by: fabr on December 18, 2008, 06:57:18 AM: Looks great!My question is how ya keep the paint on the aluminum?
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Post by: Yoshi on December 18, 2008, 07:13:40 AM: Quote from: Masterfabr on December 18, 2008, 06:57:18 AM
Looks great!My question is how ya keep the paint on the aluminum?
Hopefully he used a clear sealer first, otherwise it won't, lol...
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Post by: Yummi on December 18, 2008, 07:38:31 AM: Open for adoption? Yea, i am a little old, but heck i want the cool little car.....
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Post by: fabr on December 18, 2008, 07:50:22 AM: Quote from: Yoshi on December 18, 2008, 07:13:40 AM
Hopefully he used a clear sealer first, otherwise it won't, lol...
Yeah I know.That's why I asked.Aluminum will oxidize under the paint and peel right off if proper prepaint prep is not done.Looks Killer BTW.
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Post by: 455bird on December 19, 2008, 12:57:20 AM: Yes its sealed first, you can get a spray sealer/adhesion promoter to lay down first then paint right over it my other red paint been on the wing and scoops for over 4 years
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Post by: 455bird on December 19, 2008, 06:06:54 AM
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Post by: SPEC on December 19, 2008, 06:30:03 AM: I wish I would have had a helping hand like that when I was a kid ;D
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Post by: 455bird on December 19, 2008, 06:40:35 AM: Talk about helping hand, he knows how to cut tubing learning how to bend it and he wounds a welding helmet for Christmas.
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Post by: Admin on December 19, 2008, 07:26:39 AM: Quote from: 455bird on December 19, 2008, 06:40:35 AM
Talk about helping hand, he knows how to cut tubing learning how to bend it and he wounds a welding helmet for Christmas.

Get him a Auto Shader if you do.. ;D
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Post by: SPEC on December 19, 2008, 08:05:11 AM: Yup auto darkening will help to keep a new welder fom burning their eyes...and you only get one set of them
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Post by: Engineer on December 19, 2008, 08:17:41 AM
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Post by: fabr on December 19, 2008, 11:24:15 AM: Put together and built in 2 weekends are 2 vastly different animals!
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Post by: 455bird on January 05, 2009, 02:39:33 PM: Well its done I took it out around the block had a ball then the frost bite kick in, its like 20 out. Its runs and drives very well.
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Post by: Yummi on January 05, 2009, 02:42:26 PM: Looks great!
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Post by: SPEC on January 05, 2009, 03:39:16 PM: Good to see I'm not alone in the frozen tundra 8)
Looks great ;)
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Post by: Whiplash on January 17, 2009, 02:17:59 PM: gotta see some video of that litle thing! Looks Great!
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Post by: Dunebound69 on January 18, 2009, 11:58:37 AM: Not to steel the thread. I used a 4" grinder and a 60 grit flap wheel to do my side panels. Then had a transparent, metallic power coat put on.
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Post by: SPEC on January 18, 2009, 12:05:05 PM: That's pretty cool ;D
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Post by: Bug on March 08, 2009, 11:16:03 PM: awesome ride, I got a thing for smaller buggies ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Wyattboche on March 27, 2009, 10:55:24 PM: 455bird were did you get the red car? Do you have plans for it?