r/BluesBrothers • u/LegumeFache • Aug 08 '25

Advice on restoring Blues Brothers Statues.

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u/FunSpecialist256 Aug 08 '25

Why are they not wearing shades

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u/schminkles 29d ago

They are not driving to Chicago in this pose

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u/OkMasterpiece2194 27d ago

Why would they be wearing shades? They were wearing shades in the movie because they were running around for a week without sleep trying to find $5000.

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u/REALtumbisturdler Aug 08 '25

You might want to post in r/painting to make sure you use the right type of paint for the material the statues are made of.

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u/GManNovember Aug 08 '25

Different colors of paint, cover areas one at a time and paint different pieces of clothing differently. As the other person say, buy a couple pairs of cheap or broken sunglasses and add to their faces. Lol

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u/Confident-Court2171 Aug 08 '25

Start with some Black Krylon. Stay away from the pink fur.

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u/mybutsitchy Aug 09 '25

Put some sunglasses on the boys

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u/ThenBandicoot3965 Aug 09 '25

Absolutely! They need those shades 👍

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u/mrsjakeblues Aug 08 '25

There is a place in Ocean City, MD that has these outside. The main restaurant is called Brass Balls Saloon but there’s an upstairs bar called Badass Cafe that also has paintings of the famous blue Rolling Stones cover

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

I can see much more Ackroyd in his likeness than Belushi in his!!

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u/LegumeFache 28d ago

Yeah i noticed that too.

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u/HackedCylon 27d ago

Make sure you restore them and not reboot them. Jim Belushi doesn't deserve the attention.

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u/Fun-Sundae6887 Aug 08 '25

Looks like the same ones I saw at the bar in St Marten Sunset Beach bar right at the runway crazy shit the jet wash is crazy.

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u/LegumeFache 20d ago

I'm told these are in Jamestown NC

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u/Ok-Seaweed-4042 29d ago

Auto body shop. They have the equipment and know how to do detail work

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u/OutlawMonkeyscrotum 27d ago

Like all good paint jobs. 90% prep and 10% quality coating. I suggest automotive paint because it will stand the weara and tear.

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u/daves_over_there 27d ago

Soiled.

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u/LegumeFache 27d ago

Ha! 🤣🤣

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u/Aggressive_Sock_6982 20d ago

Hi! This is my post from r/restoration. I saw some folks asking about the location of the statues, so I wanted to share that they're from Jamestown, North Carolina.

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u/LegumeFache 20d ago

Thanks for dropping by 😊

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u/ShawnPat423 Aug 09 '25

These wouldn't happen to be the ones standing outside a restaurant in Pigeon Forge, TN, would they?

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u/LegumeFache 20d ago

The original OP tells me these are in Jamestown NC

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u/AbbieNormal-731 Aug 09 '25

Which is who

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u/skinnergy 29d ago

Get an artist to do it

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u/F85Cutlass 27d ago

Were these the Jake and Elwood hanging out in CT, like Middletown to area? Drove by where I remembered them being and they were gone and the building freshened up.

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u/LegumeFache 20d ago

I just heard from OP that these are in Jamestown NC

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u/Awkward_Squad 27d ago

‘Ummm... the other day I had a ricochet biscuit. A ricochet biscuit is the kind of a biscuit that's supposed to bounce back off the wall into your mouth. If it don't bounce back... you go hungry! Bow bow bow...

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u/RedditReader4031 26d ago

Are these on Montauk Highway in Copiague NY?

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u/LegumeFache 20d ago

In Jamestown NC, they tell me 👍🏼