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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 12:47 AM
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Dang thats what color i want to paint my box! Never thought of the chalkboard paint though. How hard was it compared to normal paint applications?
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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^^ You have to roll or brush it on, it is REAL thick
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 01:36 AM
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can you see brush strokes or anything?
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 02:17 PM
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that box looks bad A S S keep up the good work
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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I love it, thats cool as hell, only thing id change is making the shifter thinner, for some reason it seems like a broom stick or something, but I love it being that tall.
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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need a weed wacker mod next
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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how do you shift at such a tall height?
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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i think the shifter is taller than me.
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by hotbox05
how do you shift at such a tall height?
If I remember right from one of his old posts...it's an Auto? I could be wrong tho...
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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that is correct^^
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by magicmanjk808
can you see brush strokes or anything?
I had a little roller lines on the first coat, but with the 2nd coat everything smoothed out, I used a small fine nap roller and it left a fine texture to it also.
The crazy thing is that when you are writing on it, it sounds like a chalkboard.


I will try and post some more pics of the car with stuff on it later.
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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How big is the eraser?!
Old Nov 12, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeC
How big is the eraser?!
I just use a sponge and a spray bottle of water for the small stuff.
Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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here is some of the better stuff that has been drawn on my car....


Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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pretty neat.
did you put a clear coat over the steelies?
Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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yes I did, I used the rim paint clear coat.
Old Nov 28, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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if its an auto, how does the shifter work?, like what did you do to it, and how it performs
Old Nov 29, 2005 | 03:02 AM
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that paint is bad ___, how does it hold up to scratches?
Old Nov 29, 2005 | 03:06 AM
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flat black ,roth shifter .........now all ya need are scallops and tuck n roll interior .....im a sucker for old school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Nov 29, 2005 | 06:48 AM
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hhmmm



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