On 4/16/2017 at 6:32 PM, 240260280 said:

I think I got it figured out:

 

 

OK Philip, I don't get it, what is the R for?

Finally got the valve cover back from the powder coater so polished up the lettering and coated it with Sharkhide, new gaskets, new SS acorn nuts,

Abstract tic tac toe

@Careless came over a few hours ago and helped me put the headliner in, nerve wracking! But it looks great, thanks Raff

Most of the mat is in now,

picked up the insulation the other day,

Here's a problem I need to figure out, the door leather is duller and less shiny than the rest of the leather interior, anyone know of a product that will give leather a shinier surface?

jealous of how well the headliner turned out. 

Armourall of course but... no.

 

Here are some ideas from the web:

guns: http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/24200-that-super-shiny-finish/ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e4/78/b0/e478b0136310ff9fb0852711048541d0.jpg

Salad Dressing:https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e4/78/b0/e478b0136310ff9fb0852711048541d0.jpg http://homeguides.sfgate.com/polishing-leather-couch-shiny-look-31377.html

 

 

 

using oil and vinegar solution would not be a good idea for the doors.

i use a similar home-made concoction on my leather day-to-day shoes that I wear sometimes, and it works, but it's more of a sealer/protectant that goes dull after a couple of weeks. I don't think I'd rub that into door panels.  I'd find something that is really made for leather and probably has some sort of animal pelt oil like a emu oil or something. a lot of the good leather products i've used smell somewhat "sweaty" or animal-like, most likely because they have some sort of animal fat or animal based product in them.  

just a hunch on the ingredients, but the salad dressing ones, IMHO is not a good idea for this application. I think a tinted black leather shoe polish rubbed in well and then re-rubbed with a lint-free cloth to get the transferrable excess off would be the best bet here, Chris.

 

Perhaps going to the upholsterer like I had suggested and getting a 12x12 piece of leather to cut 4x4 squares out of to do some testing might be a good idea.

Edited April 27, 20178 yr by Careless

Blue, is that David Carradine? Death Race 2000?

Gun holster and shoe polish, makes sense. There is a bit of spare leather on the back of the door panel I can experiment with.

No that is the President

Note the two tone leather outfit.

I got the headlights finished and installed, the main power cable from the battery and out through the floor pan and out the to the starter.

speeeeeeeeeedin' right along.

 

question: did you entertain using a battery hold down bar as a ground connection rather than a wire that exits the box? would be a neat idea, i think.

On 4/26/2017 at 8:39 PM, grannyknot said:

Blue, is that David Carradine? Death Race 2000?

Frankenstein

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(Death_Race)