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© 2018 by Tony Thacker
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Edit by Bob Wilson
Layout by Connie DeFlorin
ISBN 978-1-61325-481-3
Item No. SA450
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Thacker, Tony, author.
Title: How to Paint Muscle Cars and Show Cars Like a Pro / Tony Thacker.
Description: Forest Lake, MN: CarTech Books, [2018]
Identifiers: LCCN 2017061679
Subjects: LCSH: Muscle cars--Painting. | Automobiles--Painting.
Classification: LCC TL255.2 .T43 2018 | DDC 629.2/6--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017061679
Written, edited, and designed in the U.S.A.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 2: Tools and Equipment
Chapter 4: Tear Down and Paint Removal
Chapter 7: Get Ready and Squirt
Chapter 8: Primers and Priming
Book writing is primarily a solitary discipline, except when you are writing a how-to book such as this. The process then becomes one of collaboration, as you need the help, opinions, and experience of experts.
I began painting motorcycles in my parents’ basement, but a friendship with Pete Darwell of Mech Spray, Britain’s leading custom paint shop at the time, led to full-time employment and firsthand knowledge of the art of custom painting. This was in the early 1970s, when custom acrylic paints, primarily from Metalflake Corp., were just becoming available in England. There was a steep learning curve as to the great attention to detail needed to produce a show-winning finish, but Darwell turned out some fantastic paint jobs and taught me a lot. Sadly, I didn’t wield a camera in those days and consequently have only memories of those early creations.