Zippi Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 20 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Looks good to me Bob. It's the same system I will be using on my '55 Sedan. How many clear coats tho?? I got the body primed this morning with no issues and looking good so far. I'm trying to repeat the process I did yesterday on the spoon test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Primer looks good Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Primer looks good Bob. Thanks man. I've got the color on the body now. I have all the parts covered with boxes to keep any dust or bugs out of the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Looking GREAT!!!!! -nice primer job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) Thanks Dan. Here's the color on the body. Tomorrow I'll wet sand, Polish, and Wax. Hoping it comes out like my test spoons did. Just as a note....I don't have a pray both so I painted this outside my garage and it was a little windy today. Edited April 19, 2021 by Zippi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Looking forward to seeing it polished out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 Ok....just got through with the body. All I did was polish it twice with NOVUS 2. I just slipped it on the frame to take pics. It looks ok but I was expecting better results. You guys tell me what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Looks good, I think you are applying your paint a little to dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Hi Bob, it looks good. Honestly, it would definitely shine a little more with a polishing kit, (3600-12000 clothes, then Novus) but that’s not for everyone. Black is a tough colour, not very forgiving... that’s why I only have one black car in my display case. It will look really good if you leave it as is. Enjoying watching it come together. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Thanks guys. It acually looks worse in the pics but I'm still not satisfied. I may strip the polish off the body today and try wet sanding and see what happens. If that doesn't work I'll strip the body and start over. This is a learning process for me at something I'm not very good at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Bob, to be completely honest, it looks like the coating they use for bed liners, I would strip and spray again using a wetter paint. https://www.micromark.com/Acrylicos-Vallejo-Airbrush-Flow-Improver-200-ml-6-76-liquid-oz This stuff really helps. Edited April 21, 2021 by Painted Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Painted Black said: Bob, to be completely honest, it looks like the coating they use for bed liners, I would strip and spray again using a wetter paint. Yeah it looks like vinyl to me. The spoon test came out good so I don't know what happend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDSchindler Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Looks like a great candidate for my buffing process... Buffing tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 OK Bob my friend, did you clear this and what with if so? You said you were going to use Anita's Craft paint. Is that what the color coat is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 10 hours ago, TransAmMike said: OK Bob my friend, did you clear this and what with if so? You said you were going to use Anita's Craft paint. Is that what the color coat is? Mike, I used Anits's Glossy Black acrylic paint and clear coated it with Rust-Oleum Gloss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 I don't yet have the expertise to tell you what went wrong there. As you know I have had pretty good results with the Anita's paints. As Chaz said, could be spraying the craft paint too dry, maybe too far away. Also, what did you thin the paint with? We need to get you some help here😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Ok.....this kit kicked my butt so I'm done. From the beginning there was a lot of flash and the parts didn't fit well and it continued all the way through the build to the final assemble of the bumpers. Pics will be posted in "Under Glass". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Zippi said: Mike, I used Anits's Glossy Black acrylic paint and clear coated it with Rust-Oleum Gloss. How many coats? I recently cleared two very orange-peeled finishes with that and it took six coats--and two more wouldn't have hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Snake45 said: How many coats? I recently cleared two very orange-peeled finishes with that and it took six coats--and two more wouldn't have hurt. I gave the paint and gloss 5 coats but it may have been to light. Edited April 22, 2021 by Zippi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Zippi said: I gave the paint and gloss 50 coats but it may have been to light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Snake45 said: Haha.....5 coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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