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Ways To Enhance Atlas Ford Fairmont

Steps for enhancing Atlas Ford Fairmont

Remove and shorten axles (if necessary)

Remove body to access headlights and side marker lights (tabs)

If you lose a headlight, replace with Microscale Kristal Klear

1980 model color front turn signals/parking lights with orange marker

“Silver” back of headlights and turn signals/parking lights

Sand paint from tabs that fill the openings for the side marker lights

Apply silver to the tabs (marker, paint or paint pen)

Apply orange to front marker light tabs and red to rear marker light tabs

Blacken wheel wells and front bumper guards

Decal license plates (optional)

Enhance taillights with red marker or paint (optional)

Selective weathering with powdered Tempera paint

Challenges

Removing the body from the chassis without breaking the side tabs.  Shims can be used (such as a small screwdriver) to keep the body from snapping back onto the tab.

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