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Old 07-17-2016, 12:42 PM
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new lipstick on the pig

got paint done , not perfect , but all right for a backyard guy . it used to be all red with white grill and wheels
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 12:48 PM
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I would love to have a "pig" that looked like that. Beautiful work.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 12:55 PM
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Looks great, Dave! I bet it's cooler with the silver/argent roof, too. And the wheels look better that color. Some Cragars would look nice tho...
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 01:19 PM
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That came out beautifully. You can be proud to tell people that you did it yourself . Nice job.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 01:28 PM
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Looks great, Dave.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 01:29 PM
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That's a sweet looking pig there. Nice work.
 
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Looks good !!!!
 
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Lookin Good
 
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Very nice job.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 03:39 PM
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Great work Dave!!!! It looks great.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 03:55 PM
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Looks great Dave . Will be able to check it out in person in Sept.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 05:18 PM
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That's a great looking backyard job. Looks even better than the photoshop mockups. Well done.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 06:48 PM
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Nice job. I would be very proud of that job.
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 06:52 PM
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Looking real good Dave, did you redo the inside too..?
 
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Old 07-17-2016, 07:25 PM
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As stated in my post above, I really like it. Can you give us more details on the prep you did and type of paint ect.
 


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