High octane Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 5:19 PM, StevenGuthmiller said: Thanks much guys! I'm really starting to get the itch for this one again. The best part about it is that it should be a relatively quick curbside build. The most time consuming part will be re-scribing nearly all of the trim! The moldings are pretty faint in this kit, especially the side spear, so I figured that in order to make the foiling go easier, I had better do some scribing. I'm doing it to nearly every piece of trim on the car, so it's going to take a while. I have it about half way done now & then I need to fab the trim on the deck lid, do some filling & then it should be ready to prime. Back to the bench! Steve Here is the color that I plan on using This can of Duplicolor touch up paint is probably 30 years old! Hopefully it will not give me any trouble. A couple years back I had used some Dupli-Color that was 17 years old and it worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 44 minutes ago, High octane said: A couple years back I had used some Dupli-Color that was 17 years old and it worked great. I had no issues with this can either. As a matter of fact, it gave me the smoothest paint job I've had in a while! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said: I think I will go with a sort of Chrysler 300 theme. Light tan with very dark charcoal gray dash, steering wheel & rear package shelf with black carpet. Steve Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Scripts look great Steve and I really like the color..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 No pics for me, but it sounds like a great project. Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 It's looking great. The scripts are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesee17 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 It looks very nice, I can see that I’ll need to dig out my ‘61 and ‘62 and take another good look at them...! I’ve also got ‘64,’ 65, and ‘66 waiting for rebiulds.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 The cowl vent detail on this kit is rather faint, so I decided that I should get it foiled & detailed before I pile on anymore clear coat! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Great work, Steve. Love the cowl vent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On March 23, 2018 at 5:19 PM, StevenGuthmiller said: Thanks much guys! I'm really starting to get the itch for this one again. The best part about it is that it should be a relatively quick curbside build. The most time consuming part will be re-scribing nearly all of the trim! The moldings are pretty faint in this kit, especially the side spear, so I figured that in order to make the foiling go easier, I had better do some scribing. I'm doing it to nearly every piece of trim on the car, so it's going to take a while. I have it about half way done now & then I need to fab the trim on the deck lid, do some filling & then it should be ready to prime. Back to the bench! Steve Here is the color that I plan on using This can of Duplicolor touch up paint is probably 30 years old! Hopefully it will not give me any trouble. Steve, is the name of the Duplicolor your using called Sunburst?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, slusher said: Steve, is the name of the Duplicolor your using called Sunburst?? It is not. It's a reasonable facsimile of the original Sunburst color. The name on the can is "Cream". Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Thank you Steve.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) On 9/9/2018 at 7:12 PM, StevenGuthmiller said: I think I will go with a sort of Chrysler 300 theme. Light tan with very dark charcoal gray dash, steering wheel & rear package shelf with black carpet. Steve FROM A 1960 IMPERIAL CATALOG. Edited September 13, 2018 by Vietnam Vet67 description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 This should be good. Nice color choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 I started out with a pretty smooth pain job this time, so polishing was a fairly easy task. Got the polishing all finished & replicated the polished aluminum roof panels by sanding some foil before application. Now the arduous task of foiling this monster can begin! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 That's pretty good for 25-30 year old paint.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, Deuces said: That's pretty good for 25-30 year old paint.... We all get lucky occasionally! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Yeah, hope I do also..... I have a bunch of those old cans sitting in a wooden cabnet in the basement...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 48 minutes ago, Deuces said: Yeah, hope I do also..... I have a bunch of those old cans sitting in a wooden cabnet in the basement...... Me too! I think most of them are still good. But I believe that most of the nozzles are plugged up! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Most of mine are still new cans.... So, they should be good.... I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdgamble Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Beautiful job so far, nice scripting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 When I'm too confident my builds look good, I come to see Steven's work, and have a reality check Even with you showing how you do it, It's still mind blowing!!! If I tried to use a 20 year old spray can, I would probably blow my house up, or it would melt the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Got it about half done & I'm almost out of foil. Should be able to continue in a couple of days. More foil on order! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 To be able to foil like you one day.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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