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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Thu Nov 17, 2016 5:16 pm

Hats off! It looks absolutely fantastic!

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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Thu Nov 17, 2016 5:52 pm

Great Job I Love The Paint!
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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:40 pm

How many cans of paint did it take to paint it? Looks nice!
I have an unhealthy obsession with mini sirens.
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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Thu Nov 17, 2016 10:54 pm

She looks amazing! Great job!
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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:28 pm

coastalsyrolover wrote:When you gonna let her rip?
Next first wenesday on 240 for 3 min.
Very proud owner of a Thunderbolt 1000B Full unit, a fully restored Model 5B, A Full Model 2 Unit, a Model A, a crank siren, and several mini sirens! :TBolt:

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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:53 am

NKTBOLT wrote:
coastalsyrolover wrote:When you gonna let her rip?
Next first wenesday on 240 for 3 min.
Where are you going to test it? If you take a video I would love to see it.
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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Fri Nov 18, 2016 6:50 am

Looks good! A word of warning.
If it's going to stay outside make
sure it's not in direct sunlight.
The rustoleum red doesn't hold
up to UV at all. The paint will fade out
pretty fast if it's in direct sun.
The simplest thing would be to make
a cover for it like a car cover to throw
over it.
Proud owner of a garage full of junk.

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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Sun Nov 20, 2016 12:07 pm

Excellent job!

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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:49 am

Don't let it sit outside too long. A lot of members on here used rustoleum on their sirens, and although it looks great for the first few months, it will fade like no other.
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Re: My Fully Restored Model 5 siren

Sun Nov 27, 2016 3:26 pm

I hope for my siren to look like this someday..... someday.
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