Frank & List,
Has anyone ever made a metal one? I was thinking of making a wax one and do
a lost wax aluminium process as I did in my metal shop classroom (some 15
years ago).
Lin
On 5/1/07, Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Linda Grunthaner wrote:
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> > Does anyone know of an all metal AH hood ornament I can buy? The plastic
> > ones are very cheesy.
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> Linda
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> The plastic ones have always been cheesy. They look great for a year or
> 2 then start to fade, haze, and spider crack.
> 5 years out of a bonnet emblem is good. It's just the nature of the thing.
> With these cars being garaged these days, emblems last a little longer.
> I look at it this way.....
> Spend $25 on a new pair of jeans or spend the same $25 on a new bonnet
> emblem every couple years. You have to keep your car well dressed too ;)
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> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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