1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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Needs more wet flatting but that's reasonable.

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That was quite satisfying


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This is what we started with.
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Wiped down wet it looks better. Wet sanding ahoy.

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Polish polish polish. Need a mechanical doodad.

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That's looking good.
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Blimey.
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need to do the bonnet on my Rangie, might just end up sanding through, 2k filler primer and painting the damn thing though. Has chips and scratches all over it

Top marks for your roof though! looks ace
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That bit there came up ok. The back corner is a bit crap. I had spent the afternoon after work jetwashing the garden fence, and this was a bit of after dinner work. However, my arms were already tired, so I didn't get too far.

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Phil thanks for a great thread, just read from start to finish. Love the fact these are so user serviceable too.
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They are nice to work on. Real wartime thinking.
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As a side note, I now have another carburetor. Time to clean it!

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