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my attempt at making Door pull covers...
BJL Offline
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Ive been on a lil kick of resin casting model car parts recently.. so doing a few here and there i started with emblems. easy but they are flat. now i'm in the stages of attempting more dimensional pieces.
so after a few days prepping and making the mold. i am now at casting.. again a learning curve for me. what yall think?


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Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
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BJL Offline
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here are some emblems i did back in March or so... was still getting the hang of it.


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Brian Larkin
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Jeff K Offline
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Those look great, Brian!

Planning on selling them on Ebay any time soon?
Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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BJL Offline
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Not just yet. I'm still not satisfied with how they look. Want to get them a bit better. Then I may.
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
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BJL Offline
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I gave a couple emblems to Jon moller at Carlisle. Wonder how they are holding up. He was my tester for UV fading and deteriorating.
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
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Pete D Offline
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Looks good to me. Nice work. Keep us posted. I need a couple.
Pete Dunham


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anasazi4st Offline
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Yes, Brian, please let us know when you will be ready to sell. The door pull covers I am mostly interested in, likely a set of 5 (I am currently missing one).

They look great! For the very last picture, of the “Thunderbird” emblem—how did you get the chrome effect on it, or were those the originals?
Another proud dues-paying member.

1987 Turbo Coupe w/T5OD, 8.8 axle, grey smoke; most options. Got it in 1991 with 41K miles: 3 turbos, 2 heater cores, 3 T5OD full rebuilds, 6 clutches, 1 head gasket, 2 Teves II ABS units, etc. later....
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BJL Offline
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the top one is a factory emblem. the bottom one is my resin with a chrome paint on it. its this $12 paint pen thats made in germany. i use it for chrome trim on my model cars.. looks good on emblems
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
Slightly Modified
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anasazi4st Offline
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Wow real chrome paint? Nice! Yes, I’d like some of that too, if you don’t mind sharing one, or the company’s name and address.

In another post here about the TC’s fog lights I mentioned that the chrome on those reflectors was peeling off, and that I bought some Rust-oleum that was supposed to be chrome paint, but was only silver. I wonder if I could restore that chrome with one of those pens? It wouldn’t matter all that much if it was a smooth finish, you can’t see it through the outer lens anyway...but I bet it would reflect the light much better.
Another proud dues-paying member.

1987 Turbo Coupe w/T5OD, 8.8 axle, grey smoke; most options. Got it in 1991 with 41K miles: 3 turbos, 2 heater cores, 3 T5OD full rebuilds, 6 clutches, 1 head gasket, 2 Teves II ABS units, etc. later....
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23027 Offline
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These look really great, I just recently paid quite a lot to get 4..
87 Turbo Coupe
New Heart & Lungs as of 245,225km.
302 H.O Swapped.. Bolt ons.. Tremec 3550.. 4.10's.. 18's..
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