Got the wheels
Published July 18th at 11:04am
Spraying the wheels a failure
Published July 19th at 12:57pm
It's aluminum not gold!
Published July 18th at 11:12am
It's aluminum not gold!
Wow. I wanted some aluminum sheets for building the 55's floor and bulkheads just like I did in the GT40 so I went looking. I posted on the HAMB for pointers too and got some great replies from locals - Curtis pointed out a very local fabrication firm that will buy materials in for you overnight.
I can't believe the price though. a 4x10' sheet of 3003 H14 was $94!!! Strangely I shortened my order from 6 to 3 when I heard that, I don't want to keep some $100 sheets around "just in case". 
Funny story - I sometimes have problems being understood being English and living in the deep south. Not just the accent but the different names for things. I wanted some sheet that was 0.050" thick, but when I asked for "50 thou" all I got was a blank stare (it's 50 thousandths of an inch you see). Hehe. Apparently you're supposed to answer "0-5-0" to that question!