Arkdave
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bobberboy said:Once when coming home from the lake a glitter boat passed me - the trailer alone was worth more than my whole outfit. Anyway, I decided then and there that someday I was going to give my 1236 a new coat of olive drab with glitter in it. If I could figure how to get dime-sized pieces I would do it. Who cares if the fish slimed it, I'd be stylin'.
Well Ill tell you how we did it years ago, On the Cheap!! I have no Idea if you can even buy the Glitter anymore, But my Brother was a Drywall Contractor, He put the Glitter in houses then, It was Just pieces of foil, He had 2 Colors, Silver and Gold, His Son Had to have a Glitter paint Job on His Old Pickup, His Dad didn't want to pay a body shop in Springfield Mo. to do it, So they Came to me with it, I painted Trucks For 30 Years, So I know how to paint,
I told him, Ill put the paint on it, you put the Glitter on, And ill Seal it in with Clear! He had a Thingy that worked like a Grass Seeder, Small Hopper and crank, He held it up, Cranked the handle, Waved it around and filled the air with that stuff, I put 2 Heavy Coats of Candy Apple Red Enamel, With a whole lot of Repair Hardner in it, on the truck, Soon as the paint got out of the Air, He came behind me with the Glitter, I mean a lot of it!! I let the Paint Flash and put a heavy coat of clear on it, Sealed that Stuff in!!
I dont want to tell you to do this, Because if you do, And screw it up, Then it will be a sticky mess, But we did that 4-5 times over the years in 60ies early 70ies, Worked good every time, And on that one Pickup, It lasted for years, But he waxed it once a week, And you are talking a Boat?? H.D or Lowes might still sell that stuff, have no Idea, Paint was DuPont Enamel!!