Operation Dirty Penny - '75 Merc 240D

[P78]

no bumps?

nice
rear looks a lil off to me (but knowing your work it will work out just fine)

[dineno]

Enough teasing with the rear end. Still has a little work to be done, but here it is. As you can see I won't be running a rear bumper.

[dineno]

Damn that looks so killer. You should do a writeup about your copper plating process, I know I'd love to learn how to do it.

I know it's not the plan, but the two tone look you have going on right now looks bitchin.

actually, this

Haha I thought the same thing, the center body line doesn't quite make it all the way to the front though and I already shaved the hole for the trim that normally goes there.

[1lowcavalier]

*Droooooooool* nuff said

[SouthCarolinaGuy]

This thread changed my life

[P78]

I know it's not the plan, but the two tone look you have going on right now looks bitchin.

actually, this

[CubbyChowder]

Damn that looks so killer. You should do a writeup about your copper plating process, I know I'd love to learn how to do it.

I know it's not the plan, but the two tone look you have going on right now looks bitchin.

[dineno]

More progress on the plating today. Found a really easy way to prep the steel before doing copper passes. Starting polishing it some more to so that it photographed better.

[eethirty]

this is going to be so fucking cool.

[dineno]

Started going hard today, got a new finishing wheel setup that polishes the steel to a consistent mirror finish realll quick. Also another sneak preview on the direction of the rear end.

[crxmarc]

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[dineno]

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[dineno]

I may have missed it but what are your plans after plating? Clear coat or let it go green?

The copper is staying raw. It takes years for copper to turn green. Since its garage kept and only a cruiser/show car I'll be polishing the copper and the tight spots and corners that develop a duller discolored patina (usually brownish) will give it some character.

[poondobber]

I may have missed it but what are your plans after plating? Clear coat or let it go green?

[aLaFleur]

The new floor pans come in today along with my full order of the alkaline copper solution for plating. I've only got 9 weeks to finish this damn thing. The only thing I think I'm going to have to put off is the manual transmission swap and the shaved bay. I'll do those after SoWo.

I'm going to be down to the wire with mine too. I've been putting off finishing for almost a year now haha