Railfreak78 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 (edited) All the guys that have been rebuilding Hot Wheels lately have sparked my interest. I have desided I am going to start with this being I love wagons. Here are my "before" pics and it is apart and in the purple pond right now.. Enjoy! Edited July 27, 2010 by Railfreak78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 I started back in on this car today after it was in the purple pond. I got it down to bare metal then primed it. It has a Kylon chrome ( comes out silver btw ) base coat with a candy type of green with several small coats. I'll get the name of it later, I left it at work. The first picture after paint is a mock up with the front tires only from the donor car and then a picture with the rears to make this a pro- touring or pro street style. I had to modify the frame and interior to make these puppies fit in the wheel wheel. I also modified the wheel wells. The last few pics are with it actually mocked up and BMF started. I messed it up on a few spots on BMF and will have to redo them. So Hot Wheels fans I hope you like it so far. More to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stone Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 It's safer to use other chemicals (aircraft stripper, etc) on metal to avoid damage. I used lacquer thinner on one I just stripped. I soaked it for a bit, then went after it with a brass bristle wire brush. Came out really clean, but there were some serious mold lines to clean up... Chevelle is looking good. I like the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Thanks guys. Mark thanks for the info as well. I had no idea. Maybe I got lucky with this one as my tank is mixed with brake fluid or just got lucky period. I didn't leave it in a long time either I just kept hitting it with a tooth brush. There was a couple indentations on the front doors I did not remember being there and covered with heavy paint so I think I pulled it out JUST in time Thanks for the heads up before I do another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my name is nobody Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 nice wagon. this wagon is in a few series for HW. I like this Garage Car: The Garage Series cars are Diecast Body/ & Diecast Chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trey Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 wher did u get the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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