Which wharf is that? Somewhere in Monterey is my only guess?
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Thunderbird Club
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I was in Watsonville at the time the epicenter was 2 miles from me and the quake picked up my mobile home and threw it two feet into the driveway. It just missed hitting the 70’ Charger. We ended up BBQing every night. The first thing we had to do was go help everybody else in the park to turn their gas off.
Man I miss the Village!
I feel ya on that one but.....Old Ford and new Ford are two completely different animals. I had a 62 Falcon that just kept going never had a problem. Oh and a 72 F150 that I tried to kill but it just kept going as well.
Wow, knew it wouldn't be too much longer after Jack passed, a while back I was "privelidged" to see Jack's "Never Surrender" tour @ this little dive called "Biddy Mulligan's" in the North Chicago area
and like half way through they brought Ginger out practically on a stretcher, he looked "post mortem" lol They also brought out his kit which was the tiniest little kit I ever saw although double bass!!
Poor guy didn't look like he had the strength to lift a stick much less play but once he hit that first note, it was amazing, just like the 'ol days' & that kit sounded like 100 times bigger!! I am truly blessed to have witnessed it.
RIP Ginger & Jack, make you thunder in the heavens...
So serious question time -
I've got a Goth Tbird that has some nicks around the edges. What would you guys recommend as the best plan to touch up the nicks without a full on refinish? The biggest thing is that semi-matte finish. I'm thinking fingernail polish, thoughts?
I've got a Goth Tbird that has some nicks around the edges. What would you guys recommend as the best plan to touch up the nicks without a full on refinish? The biggest thing is that semi-matte finish. I'm thinking fingernail polish, thoughts?
Said no Prisoner ever.
Here's a photo of what I'm talking about -
Just a few tiny nicks around the edges. I bought it that way.
The Bear's "squeaked" by ??? I turned it off about the 2 minute warning in the first half right after Daniels got sacked, couldn't watch it anymore being "Da Bear's" were getting their "Asses Handed To Them" figured time would be better spent with my "Bird"Seattle's Western Hockey League team is the Thunderbirds
I suppose I should have endured a little more pain to see the comeback although @ the end of the day I'm a Bigger fan of "Da Bird" than "Da Bear's" LOL..
Can you get matte black fingernail polish? Or maybe automotive touch up paint?
Personally I would just take a sharpie to the light spots so they don’t stand out, but I’ve never touched up a ding any of my basses.
Sorry, I meant the "Raiders" squeaked by a win?? Although still a bigger fan of "Da Bird" she ALWAYS Wins!!
I'm not sure. I think I've seen matte black fingernail polish, just can't recall. At least it's the right time of year if it does exist.
As for teh sharpie, I'm worried it'll be too glossy and stand out just as bad.
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You can buy satin enamel at a hardware/paint store in a pint-size or if you have a hobby store they will have Testers matte or satin in their tiny model-building size. Either will work but they all will have slightly different sheens.
Carmel...the Beach Club..
No, from distance the Sharpie will disappear. It'll also soak into exposed wood grain, no shine.
I don't think any of the nicks have exposed wood. Looks like these Goth birds have a white base coat and then the matte black top coat. All of the nicks are only the matte black top coat and they all expose the white base coat. Apparently that white base coat is much tougher than the matte black top coat.
The guy I bought it off of must have played pretty rough with her. But for $150 I wasn't gonna bitch too much.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Do we really want pics from Pillo? Pillo walks into a bar. Even Kat walks out!
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A Sharpie (black) ink will look indigo with a slight reddish tint against matte black paint. From a distance yes, but up close it will look different. Just depends on how stealthy you want to get.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I had a '72 Ford station wagon with the fake wood on the sides. It was a land yacht and was unstoppable. My parents got a '78 Ford station wagon brand new. It was one of the smaller, square ones which have a name that has disappeared from my memory. Good thing, too. All kinds of things that shouldn't break managed to break at bad times on that car. They didn't keep it long. After that, it was up until last October before I had another Ford. Not because I expected them to be anything like the lemon '78, but because it just worked out that way. I have a 2010 Transit Connect now. It's got minimal mileage on it, so it should last a long time. If it doesn't, I'll be back to something else.
Gaolee
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I used a Sharpie to de-relic my P-Bass that came from the factory as Road Worn. It looked a little weird, and it hasn't held up, but that was a big Sharpie ink patch. I have also used a Sharpie to minimize the fret markers on a de-fretted bass fingerboard. The good thing about Sharpie ink is that it doesn't seem to have any kind of reaction to other finishes and won't stop you from refinishing in the future if you want. Also, you can put a dot right where its needed and nowhere else. It only works for colors that match Sharpie ink, which limits things to black for the most part. So, you are all set.
