Just a quick progress report on the 18. Please note that this is not the original as seen in the first picture of this thread. This is another chassis that I found that was in dire need of some help.
Anyways this base was all stripped back by hand using super cheap degreaser, a wire brush, Diggers paint stripper, a paint brush, a mag wheel cleaning brush, Diggers wax & grease remover, an old flannel bed sheet, air compressor, some etch primer and hammer top coat both in rattle cans.
I'm pretty happy with the results.
anyways enjoy!

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