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iahawk

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  1. You guys are great, thanks! Yes, the window frame is off...if I squeeze it to fit on the car the glass drops right in and fits much better. Looks like the problem is solved. There's nothing like the collective knowledge of a group of enthusiasts. Thanks, again.
  2. Mr Obsessive..good memory! Upon a closer look, the chrome windshield frame is a little wide...and it takes a little squeeze to get a perfect fit. (Pics below). maybe I should rephrase my original question..How would a novice best handle this? I have no ability to create a new windshield or anything like that..I've considered leaving the windshield out, but maybe that is a big time no-no?!
  3. shoot, looks like I posted in wrong forum...can a mod move this to the 'questions and answers' section?..
  4. Hello, I'm trying to complete the 53 Revell Vette that I started about a year ago..getting closer! Right now I'm stumped as to how to get the windshield to fit in the frame, as it is about 1/16 th of an inch too narrow. Pic is attached. It doesn't want to flex enough to spread out...I suppose I could just center it and split the difference..or leave it out altogether? I have 2 of these kits ( for spares, 1st one had really twisted frame) and both windshields are identical. When complete I'll post pics (and I freely admit that I am of minimal talent and kind of a hack, but I'd sure like to get this finally put together!). Thanks.
  5. changing the detergent must have done the trick! Since washing with the Dawn there are absolutely no fish eyes in the paint. I put 4 coats of Racing White on today and it looks really good...I'll put one more on to equal the number of coats on the body and the minor orange peel should be easily polished out. (The pic isn't very good, cell phone camera and poor lighting.) That is a good life lesson...if what you're doing is not working you've got to change something!
  6. I appreciate the replies. I thought about what Ace said...since what I was doing was not working I had to change something. It turns out we have Dawn in the house so I used that instead of the Kirkland (Costco) Environmentally Friendly detergent and the hood felt squeaky clean (after I again sanded off the gray primer with 400 grit). I also put on a new, powder free nitrile glove....and sprayed Tamiya white primer...after 3 mist coats it looks perfectly smooth. Changing the dish soap may have been the answer! I'll reply back tomorrow after I get a color coat or 2 on...to let you know how it turns out. I don't have much to offer the forum, yet, but I sure enjoy reading all the great info on here. thanks
  7. hello, this is my first post on this board and I'll apologize for the length...I'm just casually getting back into modeling after 30+ years off! I've realized I will never have the time, money, space or skills to restore real cars so this is a great substitute! My issue is the hood on the 53 Revell Corvette I'm building. (I built a 53 Vette back when I was about 12 and it is terrible..never painted, glue everywhere, you guys know what I'm talking about..but I've kept it all these years and always wanted to build another one and do it right, to make up for my bad one). The body on the car has painted fine...a few fish eyes, but I can live with them. The problem is the hood has fish eyes all over it...even after I've sanded to remove the paint, cleaned it properly and repainted. It looked like the surface of the moon! I'm using Tamiya gray primer, followed by Tamiya white primer and then Tamiya Racing White as a top coat. (interior is Tamiya bright red, floor pan is Testors flat black enamel and frame is Testors gloss black enamel) I initially washed the hood in dish detergent, sanded with 400 grit wet/dry, washed again, rinsed with DI water, dried, wore gloves and primed with gray, then white, then color coat (with plenty of time between coats). The fish eyes were bad so I lightly sanded it down, re washed, rinsed, dried and wiped with 70% isopropyl. Painted again and the fish eyes were even worse! So I sanded it down to bare styrene with 400 grit..scrubbed with a toothbrush and Bon Ami (didn't have comet), washed in detergent, rinsed with Di water, dried and wiped with 70% isopropyl all while wearing gloves. Painted my first coat of Tamiya gray primer and there were fish eyes in the primer! They show up in the (hopefully) attached picture as faint white spots mostly in the upper right quarter of the hood. I'm at a loss as to what to do next to get it painted without fish eyes! I'm afraid if I paint over the primer the faint white spots will just be bad fish eyes, again. I've also included a cell phone pic of the body and the 36 yr old 53 Vette behind it! thanks, guys
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