aluminum body panels

Aluminum beer cans and Coca Cola cans work well. Saw off the ends and you have nice sheet off aluminun. If you are careful you can use the printed advertisement as part of the panel.

Aluminum beer cans and Coca Cola cans work well. Saw off the ends and you have a nice sheet of aluminun. If you are careful you can use the printed advertisement as part of the panel. I have had real good sucess using the aluminum for floor pans to replace what has been cut out after cutting off molded in mufflers and pipes. It works real good making hoods for 36 thru 40 Ford modifieds. I guess it would work as an overlay over existing plastic body panels. Try putting a candle behind the body panels and melting the plastic just enough to mold it enough to look like body damage. Paint and put on decals first then distort the body panel. With some practice it looks realistic.

Another good source of aluminum are the large throw-away roasting pans that are sold in super markets and discount stores. These pans not only have flat areas, but also curved areas as well as "crumpled" sections. This aluminum is thinner than that use in coke cans, but is much thicker than foil.