BlackSheep's Starsky & Hutch Ford Torino

[Duke Maddog]

Having recently lost my cat Misty whom I still cry for; I know your pain well. Take your time; it is important to grieve. He was family after all.

[mustang1989]

Having had to put down several pets through the years I can definitely identify with your loss of your beloved pet bro. Sorry to hear about your loss Tom.

[BlackSheep214]

Did some decal work last night. The Red Tomatoe got stripes!!!






I need to touch up a bit of chrome on the door handles. I'll admit, they were a beast to do. Instruction guide states to apply the side stripes first before the top one. There is a couple tiny bubbles I need to puncture and apply more Micro Sol.

Engine compartment...




Rear tail light plate. Yes, that is a decal in the center circle.




That's it for now. There are more exterior decals to apply to the body.

[keavdog]

That looks fantastic! I need to pick one of these up.

[BlackSheep214]

That looks fantastic! I need to pick one of these up.

You should. No fit issues except I had a warped hood which RoG replaced right away.

[speedgraflex]

Excellent work, Tom! Fantastic color, extremely well done! You handled that like a boss! Congratulations so far!!!

[KSaarni]

Looking Excellent Tom!

Those decals and the work putting them in place cannot have been like a walk in the park ?
Big and sort of multi dimensional with tricky angels etc

- Kari

[BlackSheep214]

Looking Excellent Tom!

Those decals and the work putting them in place cannot have been like a walk in the park ?
Big and sort of multi dimensional with tricky angels etc

- Kari

It’s the matter of making sure the top decal lines up with the sides perfectly. Not easy but I managed to get it right. I was able to adjust the sides a bit while they were still damp.

I was extremely careful not to rip the points of the side decals when applied them.

[Duke Maddog]

That is most impressive! Congrats on getting those decals to lay down and behave,

[BlackSheep214]

The fiddley bits decals....

Ford and trunk key hole - yeah, that is a decal keyhole





Gran Torino decal




Ford decal. Each is a separate letter...




I've puncture the tiny holes to eliminate the bubbles on a couple spot on the stripes. Then I will spray a few light coat of gloss clear to seal in the decals. Once that's done, I will touch up the chrome around the door handles.