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ipoppa33
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by ipoppa33 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:09 pm
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Resting up after moving snow all day and thought I'd post a picture of the new handle I just built. Used the new Phenix split reel seat and molded the rest of the handle so there are no seams or gaps on any parts. It's been quite a while since I did much painting, the Candy Apple Red paint job came out pretty good for being so rusty. I had a hard time getting good pictures of the paint. It looks very cool in person.
Stan
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dragon1
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by dragon1 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:21 pm
Exceptional work as always Stan...and unique as all get out. Straight up black would also be very kool.
Thanks for sharing.
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q1w2e3_89
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by q1w2e3_89 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:14 pm
Wow, that looks stunning!
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ipoppa33
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by ipoppa33 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:00 am
Thank you. I'm very happy with how it turned out. I was originally thinking of painting everything black, but since the blank is matte black I decided to go with the Candy Apple Red. I think the next one will be black!
Thanks again.
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jimmyb
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by jimmyb » Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:10 pm
interesting... almost makes me want to plastic dip a handle!
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by jrob78 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:31 pm
jimmyb wrote:interesting... almost makes me want to plastic dip a handle!
That's exactly what I thought too.
Awesome job on the handle, it looks great.
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zodiak311
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by zodiak311 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:10 pm
Way cool, what are you pairing it with???
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ipoppa33
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by ipoppa33 » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:20 am
jimmyb wrote:interesting... almost makes me want to plastic dip a handle!
Thanks jimmy, dipping in plastic coat would have been much quicker lol.
I don't know if I'm keeping it or going to sell it, if I keep it I have a red Pixy that would look good on her.
Thanks again for the nice comments.
Stan
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dragon1
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by dragon1 » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:28 am
Adding some decorative wrap would be a very unique look and give a kool feel/texture.
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ipoppa33
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by ipoppa33 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:08 am
dragon1 wrote:Adding some decorative wrap would be a very unique look and give a kool feel/texture.
That would probably be nice, but I'm all done with doing fancy wraps. Next one might have pinstripes?
Thanks again.
Stan
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dragon1
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by dragon1 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:51 am
Old School pinstripes at that!
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ipoppa33
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by ipoppa33 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:57 am
dragon1 wrote:Old School pinstripes at that!
Oh YEA!!!
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dragon1
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by dragon1 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:00 am
Got visions of fuzzy dice and War's "LowRider" playin' in my head all the sudden...
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by hoohoorjoo » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:13 pm
dragon1 wrote:Got visions of fuzzy dice and War's "LowRider" playin' in my head all the sudden...
You crack me up, dude!
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IS reminiscent of those 70's cars with the cool vinyl dashboards with no seams. Yep, I'm old enough to remember them, but I was just a kid back then....I swear, I could have taken a nap on the dashboard of some of those cars!
To the OP, that is indeed the most unique handle assembly I have ever put my peepers on!
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ipoppa33
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by ipoppa33 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:56 pm
Paint jobs with metal flake the size of your fingernail. They were cool looking cars.
Thanks again for the nice words.
Stan
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