Very nice John, but you always do NICE work.. good job.. J
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*From:* elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
*On Behalf Of *John Christensen
*Sent:* Sunday, March 21, 2010 2:12 PM
*To:* El Camino List
*Subject:* [elky] Fleur-de-Lis - Ford emblem
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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