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As you probably know by now, the Marmon Wasp replica built by Honest Charley Garage has actually been semi-complete for a year or so. However, it's never seen an ounce of paint, so it's time to get with the program and blast some yellow on this beast! Richard aka the "Car Carpenter" did an awesome job on the metal work, getting it ready for Zane to prep the panels and lay down some paint. [caption id="attachment_1381" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Zane lays down the base color, which has been professionally matched to the original Marmon Wasp."][/caption] After the base color of yellow is applied, Zane outlined all of the body beads with black paint, and followed that with red pinstriping to perfectly match the car's exterior to the original Wasp. In between painting the panels and doing the striping, he painted the chassis and ALL of the suspension components, down to the tiniest of details. Take a look at the amazing progress from the guys at Honest Charley Garage! [caption id="attachment_1382" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Before the body could be painted, it needed a coat of epoxy primer to seal off the bare metal from the elements, and provide a uniform background for the yellow paint."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1383" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Even the small components, like these wheel lugs couldn\'t escape the bright yellow coating!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1384" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Now that the panels are painted, they can be detailed with pinstriping, and racing numbers."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1385" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Zane doesn\'t mind breaking out the paint brush if necessary. "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1386" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="See, even the boss man can get in there and help...those are our brand new Firestone 34x4-1/2 Indy tires by the way."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1387" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="White letters are done!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1388" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="It\'s all in the details..."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1389" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Pintstriping....it ain\'t easy, but it has to be done!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1390" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Zane is making himself at home in the booth--lots of hours will go into the pinstriping process, but it will definitely be worth the effort."][/caption]