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[BluePopsicle]

Progress pics. Long awaited clear coat is finished. Enjoy!








Thanks for looking!

[Pumba]

thats a nice blue! nice job

[eizzle]

That sure is pretty! Did you thin your clear at all? I've found it goes on a lot smoother if I thin it down a little with 91% isopropyl alcohol.

[BluePopsicle]

no, just the standard 4:1 mix

[camaroz06]

New guy here, nice build!

What does this thin/clean up with rubbing alcohol? I thought I saw rubbing alcohol mentioned.

Woohoo! I finally got my clear coat! Lets finish this thing.

[eizzle]

I use 91% isopropyl alcohol to thin my clear coat. I've got the same brand and type as blue Popsicle.
I've also used it to strip urethanes, works great.

Edited by eizzle, 08 November 2012 - 03:07 PM.

[BluePopsicle]

I use lacquer thinner to clean up and thin paint.

[BluePopsicle]

thats a nice blue! nice job

Thanks Sean

[dimebolt]

The GT350 is lookin good man. Keep it up.
Corey

[BluePopsicle]

Thanks Corey...almost done

[dimebolt]

Thats cool cant wait.
I've been draggin my feet on the GTO, but it's getting closer, lol.
Corey

[BluePopsicle]

LOL well get crackin. If I can get this thing finished, You can get your GTO done. You're a ton faster then me haha

[BluePopsicle]

Progress update: I got the car sanded, polished and waxed and IMO, it looked better before doing it. I put BMF everywhere it needed it and painted the engine compartment. Now it's time to start putting some stuff together....



Thanks for looking.

[eizzle]

Still looks good to me!

[BluePopsicle]

Thanks Colin! I think the next pics I take will be put in Under Glass. I'm going to shoot for having it done between tonight and tomorrow morning before work.

[eizzle]

Cool, late night build sessions are great! I haven't had one since my silent air compressor died. Kinda hard to airbrush with a 4 horsepower compressor kicking on at 1 am with the kid and wife asleep... They get a bit irritated... Don't ask how I know...

[BluePopsicle]

ROFL I can only imagine! I've got a 1/3 HP 100 psi compressor and it's loud enough.

[Ford guy]

Great job so far Jon, can't wait to see it put together! Lookin' really good!

Roy the Ford guy

[BluePopsicle]

This thing is finished! Thank you all for the comments and suggestions. It's really been a long road to get to this point.

Pics are in Under Glass.
http://www.modelcars...topic=66670&hl=

Edited by BluePopsicle, 19 November 2012 - 01:49 AM.

[Dogfish_7]

Beautiful finish!