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Mopar_guy
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Hey Ollie, just a heads up on the engine turned decal - make sure it's UV protected. I had done my Javelin's dash once and in a couple of years, it stared turning colors and fading. Turned out that even though it's in the car, it will still go bad from UV light. The stuff I used back then was from Sign Gold.
Another thought if there's a place around that does hydro-printing. (there's a couple of other names for it too) That's what I have now and it's much nicer plus it's UV protected and hasn't faded in 5 years. You can get about anything you want printed on that dash and other parts. There's a huge selection of stuff to choose from and it's not expensive. |
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"Hemilina" My 1973, 5.7 Hemi swapped Javelin |
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AfterhoursFab
AMC Apprentice Joined: Apr/26/2012 Location: NJ Status: Offline Points: 34 |
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Very cool. I had a 73 once, it was a real piece of crap lol I ended up selling it off for a couple hundred bucks.
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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Keith.....you ever heard of this.......
https://www.rvinyl.com/Engine-Turn-Vinyl-Film-Wraps.htm Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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pit crew
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I have used several of their products and have had no issues so far. Just be sure the surface your applying to is very clean and smooth. Dents will show with the machine turned material. Ken Edited by pit crew - Apr/19/2018 at 7:31am |
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73 Hornet - 401EFI - THM400 - Twin Grip 20 |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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Ken......You The Man
Tell me about how to apply this stuff. My plan is cover the back side of the holes I don't need with fiberglass and cover the front with body filler. Will this film apply directly over the metal and body filler? I see you have cut outs in your pieces. Just cut with a razor knife? Do I need any of the glue or just hit it with my heat gun? Will a yellow body filler applicator work to smooth it out? Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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pit crew
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De-grease the surface until your sure it is squeaky clean then do it one more time. The adhesive is pretty darn good but grease and oils can screw you up. It will pretty much bond to anything and I have not needed to use any additional adhesive. As far as heat I have only needed to heat it when I had to follow some pretty sharp curved surfaces. Otherwise it conforms nicely to curves. I use a razor knife to trim it up and change blades often. You would think something like vinyl would not dull a blade but it does. The last couple of times that I have ordered they included an applicator and a cheap razor knife. The applicator looks just like the body filler type. I wrap a piece of micro fiber or flannel cloth around it just to cut down on the chance of scratching the film. They were including some pretty good instructions with the film so you can look over their recommendations too. Only other thing I can say is let it set up a few days if you can. Trying to run screws through it, compress it with the edges of gauges, and so on can twist or deform it when the adhesive bond is fresh. Also be sure if you going to use the machine turned material you give some thought to reflections. I used it on my Hornet dash and the night time reflections from street lights and so on bother me once in a while. I am just wondering how red, white, and blue carbon fiber weave would look on Rapid????? Good luck and have fun with it. I am sure your going to get some great results. Ken |
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73 Hornet - 401EFI - THM400 - Twin Grip 20 |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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I purchased the engine turn wrap from rvinyl. The link I had posted.
Worked on my headliner today. Its my first ever attempt at a headliner. First step was to glue the insulation to the roof. Then glue the material to the insulation. The material was given to me. It was Nissan factory rejected material. Got the fiberglass and first coat of body filler on the dash. Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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The Rapid project has about ground to a halt for a couple of days.
I am to the point where I need to start mounting stuff to the dash so I can get the wiring sorted out. Body work is done, waiting on the dash vinyl now. Finished up the headliner and rear wiring harness run. Need power to sort out which wire goes where. Need to paint the gas pedal but be a lot easier when all the wiring is outa of the way. My rubber for the windows arrived, but I do need to get a new windshield cut. Side windows are good. I hope that the red carpet will arrive soon. It is on back order. Carpet in, then the seats and we should be ready for a cruise !!! Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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rms827
AMC Nut Joined: Apr/18/2018 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 378 |
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Coming along nicely. I think that's the cleanest I've ever seen a postal jeep, LOL.
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1964 AMC Rambler Classic 660
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There are just some vehicles you can't help but like... This is one of them.
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