F/CNUT Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) Hi, I have bought Chuck's 1/16 74 Fireball Vega decals. I have a body in primer ready for paint. I have done some testing and the problem I'am having is matching the paint to the decals and also what steps I should take in painting the car. Do I paint the car Gloss black, apply the decals, then clear the body to seal everything in? Then try to match up the paint to the decals? Hope somebody can help, cause I don't want to mess this project up. Here is some pictures of the real car. Steve Edited March 29, 2015 by F/CNUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie@mrtractorsales.com Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Stephen, post a picture of the decal, other than the flames get as clost to the black color as you can, Cut close to decal and you should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Steve, This decal is on my list as well so I took a look at it on on Chuck's decal page - I see the challenge - the decal does not include the red on the nose - would be difficult to do all of the shapes around the grill, bumper and headlights as a decal. Painting the red with an abrupt seperation between the decal and the paint would require a dead-on match... The alternative - fog the paint onto the decal so the color blends from paint to decal. The flames are faded at the front of the body... Need a red paint that is close - Air brush - apply the flame decals - dial the spray pattern down to paint the nose wth a soft edge onto the front of the decal - apply the headlight and grill decals - clear coat and polish per standard procedure. Rattle can - apply the flame decals - "Roll tape" the edge and mask off the rest of the body. Roll taping is sticking the tape down on one edge with the other edge lifted above the surface. It is a way to control a blended edge. Spraying over the lifted edge will give a fogged line over the decal that can be faded so that it blends into the paint on the nose. Roll taping may be another use for post-it notes. Office supply stores have a low-tack clear tape that should be easier on the decal - I believe it is also a post-it note product practice, experiment Edited April 2, 2015 by Muncie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F/CNUT Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Thanks guys for all of your suggestions. I will look into each of them and see what I can come up with. Again thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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