Painted Kirkham

[rodneym]

KMP600 is at McCluskeys right now getting paint.
It's in the earlier stages of sand and fill.
Lot's of flaws pop out, like knee marks on the side, elbows on the fender (none of which are mine ), door/hood gaps, etc.

Personally, I could never own a polished car. My polished stripes were enough of a PITA. Looking back, I would rather have had all brushed but recently I though it was time for a change and put better use of sitting resources (sold stuff) and get some color (as well as earrings for the missus).

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by rodneym

KMP600 is at McCluskeys right now getting paint.

I don't why, but I'm sad about this for some reason.

So what color or colors did you choose?

What's the total time to paint from start to finish?

[rodneym]

RodKnock,

Don't be sad. I'll still be your friend. We can still chide patrickt. We'll always have "Magnesium" [cue in music and video montage]...

Color is 'Virginia Sand'...

It's about 3 1/2 weeks in of an 8-10 week job. Being done along side a CSX30xx S/C

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by rodneym

Color is 'Virginia Sand'...

Was that selected from the Martha Stewart collection at Home Depot?

"Virginia Sand" sounds an awful lot like "Patrick's Crappy Beige" to me. Say it ain't so.

I feel like that Native American in that old iconic 1970's TV commercial with a tear in his eye when he sees all the trash that has been dumped in the water and on the land.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Was that selected from the Martha Stewart collection at Home Depot?

"Virginia Sand" sounds an awful lot like "Patrick's Crappy Beige" to me. Say it ain't so.

Ahhh, but it is so. He has thoroughly thought it through, weighed all his options, and has chosen to paint his aluminum bodied Kirkham with a color that is similar to mine. Ooooh, how sweet it is.

And btw, there were three reasons I chose ERA over Kirkham: 1) I was going to paint the car from the get-go; 2) ERA is on the east coast; 3) Kirkham has no manual (well, they kind of have a partially done one now, but they dropped the ball and gave up on it when it was about half way done).

[RestoCreations]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Ahhh, but it is so. He has thoroughly thought it through, weighed all his options, and has chosen to paint his aluminum bodied Kirkham with a color that is similar to mine. Ooooh, how sweet it is.

And btw, there were three reasons I chose ERA over Kirkham: 1) I was going to paint the car from the get-go; 2) ERA is on the east coast; 3) Kirkham has no manual (well, they kind of have a partially done one now, but they dropped the ball and gave up on it when it was about half way done).

Kirkhams need a manual?

[sea2jet]

I once had an old Corvette that I put aluminum valve covers, air cleaner, and other unprotected items to dress up the engine. it was foggy one day with a slight ocean breeze and when I opened up the hood to show a friend the engine I just about had a heart attack. That engine looked 50 years old. Every unprotected aluminum piece was covered in tiny pits and white corrosion. Yikes.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

Kirkhams need a manual?

Of course it does. Actually, a hand-crafted car needs a detailed manual even more than a standard GM type car does. One day, David's not going to answer that phone any more. And I don't think Thomas is even involved in the operation. When you drop six figures on a toy, you should get a detailed service manual that goes with it. Unfortunately, writing a quality service manual is just as hard, and sometimes harder, than building the car itself.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

Kirkhams need a manual?

Of course not. Most of the US population fail at reading comprehension anyway. If people could read and comprehend, then they wouldn't buy 99% of the food they eat everyday.

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by rodneym

KMP600 is at McCluskeys right now getting paint.
It's in the earlier stages of sand and fill.
Lot's of flaws pop out, like knee marks on the side, elbows on the fender (none of which are mine ), door/hood gaps, etc.

Personally, I could never own a polished car. My polished stripes were enough of a PITA. Looking back, I would rather have had all brushed but recently I though it was time for a change and put better use of sitting resources (sold stuff) and get some color (as well as earrings for the missus).

Could you see the knee and elbow marks in the polished finish?

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

Could you see the knee and elbow marks in the polished finish?

Not with KMP539.

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Not with KMP539.

Well, you have to drive it, to work on it

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

Could you see the knee and elbow marks in the polished finish?

Bill,
Mine was brushed with polished (and later brushed) stripes.
Brushing H-I-D-E-S minor flaws, big time. While still 'visible' in a brushed car, in a painted car they would scream out.

[ACademic]

Originally Posted by rodneym

Lot's of flaws pop out, like...elbows on the fender (none of which are mine )

Well if you wouldn't have overheated at the Shelby show...