[elky] Re: Fleur-de-Lis - Ford emblem
- From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:52:02 -0400
Very cool John. I like the Fox Mustangs... really fun cars.
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:11 PM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I just finished this for my friend Tom's Fox body project for his girls.
> It's copper with a star burst finish on it. I bought a silver pendant, and
> soldered a couple pieces of copper tubing on the back to rivet it to the
> backing plate. Then the whole thing got a 24K gold electroplate (heavy
> deposition plating... the same plating I used on this SS
> emblem<http://myelcamino.net/ec/ss_st-gold.jpg>that has see 12 winters and
> plenty of car washes and bugs).
>
> It's my contribution, for all the times Tom has bailed me out, sometimes
> for hours on end. We shared a beer today, while I watched him sand the
> orange peel off the primer. He should be shooting paint on it soon. The
> grille should be black, and this should look real nice. I think it's going
> to be silver on the bottom. 2 tone paint scheme.
>
> Tom teaches Auto Shop at Saint Charles East High School, and his daughters
> are both there now. One is turning 16 soon, and this will be her wheels. The
> Fleur de Lis is the school logo.
>
> JC
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> John Christensen
> Saint Charles, IL
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