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Hey guys im on the hunt for a radio bezel for my 1964 Comet Caliente 404 radio bezel, the one with the chrome ridges not the wood inserts. If someone has one they'd like to sell me or knows of somewhere I can find one i would really appreciate it, been checking eBay from time to time with no luck. ...

It's awesome to see more people discovering this technology! I have a 3D printer at home and am currently recreating a radio bezel for my 64 comet in Solidworks, if it comes out well I'll post the STL file here. it's nice that 3D printers are so affordable now, too. One thing I'll say is though unle...

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Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:10 am

Carnival Red (sometimes called Cardinal Red). We rattle canned the dash and metal parts on door panels. Even painted the dash pad. Always looked good to me, but we are not in for competition.

do you happen to remember where you got the paint from?

Hey guys im on the hunt for a radio bezel for my 1964 Comet Caliente 404 radio bezel, the one with the chrome ridges not the wood inserts. If someone has one they'd like to sell me or knows of somewhere I can find one i would really appreciate it, been checking eBay from time to time with no luck. m...

[/quote]I start with 600 grit abrasive and work my way to 5000 grit.[/quote]

I'm guessing you wet sand it?
Thanks for the response by the way

Hey not sure if this question has been answered on here already but im in the middle of restoring my gauge cluster and the one-piece lens covering the gauges is really cloudy and oxidized. I was wondering if there was anyway to fix this? I've seen people use that 3M polishing compound on oxidized pl...

do you think rattle can paint would be fine? or would a gravity feed spray gun be better?

Hello, I have a 1964 Comet Caliente and I've been wanting to repaint the interior hard trim (dash, upper door panels, defrost vents, etc). I want to paint them red but I want to make sure it is a red that was used by mercury/ford back in the 60s. Does anyone know where I can find the right red paint...

Thank you so much Jim it looks like this place has everything! If they ship to CA then I'll be set.

Hey guys, I have a 1964 Comet Caliente and im currently tackling the interior. Most parts take some digging to find but the one that's really kicking my butt are the front and rear door panels. The only place I was able to find some was mustangmarket.com but they don't have exactly what im looking f...