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12-14-2007, 08:25 PM
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| Trouble Maker!  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forks Township Pa.
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I've been working on an upgrade for 18 months now. It's not a big upgrade, just from a 30 to a 40Br. I have made enough posts mentioning it that I'm sure some of you are saying "yeah right" Well all that is stopping me now is finishing the Canopy and Stand. With help from my father (he built the framework for the stand) I might actually have it up by the new year. If I don't it's not a big deal to me, but the closer it gets, the more "Amped" I get. The plan for the Stand and Canopy is to make it look like a monument. I Custom Paint cars as part of my job and have modified a spraygun that will shoot a splatter pattern and have fake Granite down to a science. I can even Airbrush it to look cracked and weathered from the rain. Anyway, here is proof that it's close to a reality. 
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12-14-2007, 08:35 PM
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| Mima  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far Rockaway
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Can't wait to see it finished!  I believe it is going to be a really nice piece of art.. Hurry, now you got me wanting to see it finished.
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12-14-2007, 08:49 PM
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| Trouble Maker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forks Township Pa.
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It indeed is MDF and I seal the Crap out of it. I have built 3 canopies out of it with no problems yet, I have one that is still bare and after a year it shows no signs of deterioration. The one that I sealed is about 2yrs old and has survived water being spilled on it many many times. This one will get sealed with Polyester Resin (the stuff you use for fiberglassing).
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12-14-2007, 09:12 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill,ny
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nice work, but doing the granite effect does it still stay smooth or have a texture to it ? is it kinda like doing a marble ?
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12-14-2007, 10:44 PM
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It lays much flatter than you would think, 3 coats of clear, sand and buff and it's smooth as glass. If you are talking about a Marblizer, no it's not that smooth, but as I said it lays pretty flat.
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12-14-2007, 10:48 PM
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Dave, you've got almost 3,500 members here drooling. Come on now, the time has come to reveal the goods. I know it's going to look like it belongs in the Museum of Modern Art. Let the pix begin. swimmer
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Can't wait to see the finished product!
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