Warbird Information Exchange

Anyone have one lurking about? I am sure I can figure it out but am really only looking for any special "watch its" on dis-assembly. Worry not team, this is only to be a display shell. It will never again see the sky. Innards will become other artifacts, shell will become a, you guessed it, coffee table. Wish I could make a living at this, it's a ball!

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I always wanted a pair of master rods as andirons for the fireplace I never had Make sure the exhaust valves aren't sodium filled as they can be explosively dangerous if mishandled and seal the crap out of the accessory pad covers so your table doesn't drip on the carpet.
I see many hours with a wash tub full of MET-ALL in your future, and anything you polish should get a bath in FUTURE (or MOP n GLOW, same stuff) floor polish to keep it shiny.

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Really? Mop n glow?

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Sure, it's a polymer plastic. There is another hot rod protectant called ZOOPS for billet polished stuff, but it's REALLY expensive. As long as you aren't constantly rubbing the surface a coat should last years on unmolested surfaces.
I had to switch to Mop n Glow for models when PLEDGE with FUTURE A) changed it's product name (decided by some marketing genius @ SCJ I guess) which B) made it harder to find than an honest politician. Same stuff-same techniques, dip, let the excess drip off, suspend from resting on a surface, and cover for a couple of days to keep dust and critter hairs out of the stuff until it's completely hardened.
If you aren't happy with the result, a quick dip 'n' swish around in a bucket of hot water and ammonia will remove it and you can do it again.
Like we used to say @ BADWRENCH 'work good, last long time'

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So Obiwan, what if you can't dip, can you spray with a spray bottle? I will have some pretty big pieces and not sure I can fill a swimming pool with Mop n Glo.

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Sure, it might require a tiny bit of thinning with plain old rubbing alcohol depending what you are using to spray it, but we modellers have been using our airbrushes to top coat our models before putting decals on so they don't 'silver' (develop that vexing translucent gray around the edges of the decals on flat paint schemes). You could probably paint it on with an inexpensive brush since it's designed to be used on kitchen and bathroom vinyl floors with a mop which ain't the highest tech form of application or a fine misting spray bottle. The stuff flows out and levels itself, the key is to make sure you catch all the drippy places so gravity won't leave you with a hard 'pearl' drip, you can CAREFULLY used a folded paper towel or non linting cloth to 'dab' the collected drips as you work, the key is not to do the whole thing at once or you'll be busier than the one legged guy with the spinning plates act in the carnival.
Alternate plan, get an inflatable kids pool, several gallons of the stuff, and invite a few buddies over to 'lend a hand for a few minutes on Saturday, I'm buying the pizza and beer':lol:
Actually, a cheapo inflatable pool, some 2x2's or something simular (like stiff critter wire fabric) to hold the pool up and off the project and a 49 cent thin plastic drop cloth are perfect to cover the project while it dries to keep dust and critter hair, or pollen like we have going on here right now (gawd but I love my black JEEP covered in yellowish/green dust)

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Scored a manual. Now need pair of rocker covers to replace missing ones.

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Do you have a local High School with a metal shop class? For cost of materials you might get new ones cast as a student project.

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That's a hoot! My oldest boy is 30 and I think his was the last class to enjoy "shop" class around here. This is why we can't find qualified technical entry level kids anymore. No one learns metal working, wood working basics in high school anymore. We are having trouble finding good machine operators and thought we'd invest in some machines for the technical colleges and recruit from there. The told us, "We have machines, we need students." Last semester graduated ONE welder when there is a company a few miles away hiring 200 welders. Don't get me started....

However, thanks for the idea.

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