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    What was the OEM color?
    What I Own: 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
    What I Help Maintain: 1996 CV / 1988 CV / 1988 Tempo

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      Antique Cream paint code 62.

      First coat


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      Last edited by Grand1; 10-19-2023, 04:20 PM.



      1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

      1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

      1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

      1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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        Second

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        1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

        1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

        1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

        1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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          Just like your sig says: creamy goodness!
          1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, "Maisa"
          1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic STW, "Sally"

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            Looking great. Glad you saved this one.
            1990 Country Squire - weekend cruiser, next project
            1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - waiting in the wings

            GMN Box Panther History
            Box Panther Horsepower and Torque Ratings
            Box Panther Production Numbers

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              I see sweet goodness in the very near future!
              What I Own: 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
              What I Help Maintain: 1996 CV / 1988 CV / 1988 Tempo

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                Coat three.

                Stopping here. Given the Temps gonna let it sit for a for a couple of weeks before wet sand.

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                1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                  Yay. Love the boring color. Looking good.
                  ~David~

                  My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                  My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                  Originally posted by ootdega
                  My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                  Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                  But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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                    Yeah, got that rush after some success but it was nerve racking. Not even close to an amateur painter.....with a 30 dollar Harbor Freight gun....was nerve racking.

                    I don't have one run, which is success in my book. I think using that prep, pre painting spray really helped. I couldn't belive how much more old paint I kept getting of the car, after I "cleaned" it. Three rolls of shop towels. Pretty sure that helped adhesion.....that and I preped the shit out of it.

                    Have some dirt spots, but nothing that cannot be handled. I am beat.
                    Last edited by Grand1; 10-19-2023, 08:25 PM.



                    1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                    1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                    1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                    1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                      awesome work! What paint did you use?
                      -Phil

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                      +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

                      +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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                        Single Stage Urethane, the brand name was Wanda, the distributer gave me a discount, a gallon was $390.. From what I read , it's more than decent stuff. I manged to get the coats above on, I do have some really small fish eyes and some dirt....but it laid flat.



                        1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                        1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                        1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                        1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                          Really nice work! I painted my front of my 89 CV with the same cheap Harbor Freight gun. Worked surprisingly well for me too. I rushed and wet sanded too soon which caused some checking but still overall looked good and held up for years without any issues.

                          '78 LTD | '87 Grand Marquis | '89 Crown Vic (RIP) | '91 Grand Marquis (RIP) | '94 Town Car (RIP) | '97 Town Car (RIP)

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                            What's the story on solvent pops (not the near the size of fish eyes)? I got some, can only see them when the light is just right. Would a wet sand take care of this, or make it worse? Maybe I should just wax it? I have been researching this online and very limited knowledge I can find.

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                            1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                            1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                            1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                            1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                              1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                              1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                              1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                              1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                                Hell. Yes.
                                Chris - A 20th Century Man \m/ ^.^ \m/

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