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| What out-of-the-ordinary materials do you use for customizing? | |
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| Harvestman | Nov 12 2011, 08:59 PM Post #1 |
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I use a wide variety of materials in customizing and restoring. I'd be interested in seeing what unusual tools or methods you all use. For example, when creating truck caps, boxes, or camper attachments, I use the Formica samples you can find at hardware stores. They can be cut by a decent pair of scissors, and being Formica, are virtually indestructible. They can be painted over easily as well. In cases when I need corrosion, I often put a car in a jar with a quarter-cup of Tide and leave it in there for a day or so. Let's hear yours! |
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| craftymore | Nov 12 2011, 09:09 PM Post #2 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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To cover up sunroofs, I use thin metal strips found in price tags from like hardware stores. Glue on and then use primer and base coats and you can't tell the difference. For 'crashing up' a derby car, i use a hammer and the end of a 35 pound weight. 1/8 aluminum tubing works great for roll cages . . . Bob 87 gave me some sheet metal I use for trunk lids and hoods for my derby cars. Florist wire works wonders for numerous apps. . . .Paper clips can too . . . Cardboard or crushed aluminum can work great as a spacers to alter the ride height when you glued them to the underside of the interiors . . . The mind and your imagination are really the limits. |
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