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not to fear , just some overspray wait til you see the fix , besides if i make it too perfect it will look storebought

Believe it or not I have always used midwax high gloss polyurathane it is about $8 per can but leave the best shine and holds up well to age. FYI for your build - This is a great kit no matter what color you paint it. I don't know if you are aware or not Petty never had an all blue charger, that was the roadrunner. Same body style , just different grille bumpers and tail section.

many saw the first one i built of the new polar lights kit since then i have built another look close, they have different markings, different grille, and 1 has a 429 while the other is a 427

thanks for the kind words

thanks

starting on decals this shot shows the scheme after the first coat of clear coat has been applied

using the floresant orange required for this kit means that the under coat must be flat white. I achieve this by layering several thin coats, trying to lay the flat down heavy will cause cracking issues when you apply the orange 24 hours later - lightly wetsand and then spray the orange this is what I had the next day Before the decals go on i will wetsand the orange very carefully for a smooth finish

masking I cut my maskiing tape in strips along the edges of the roll, the thinner strips allow me to make crucial bends needed to create this paint scheme, next use wader tape to finish mask up of body. I used parchment /wax paper to cover the inside.

Paint Prep I always paint my bodies before starting the actual build up- I do this because it gives the body plenty of time to cure before trying to rush it over a complete chasis I am very happy with the color of this mold so there will be no need to repaint the petty blue unless you just want to, once the clear coat goes on it will look like fresh paint. first thing is to work on the flashing , this kit has lots of excess flash , I used a hobbie knife to shave of big access and wet sanded the rest The next step is wet sanding - for this i used 600 grit and palmaloive dish detergent. I wet sand the whole car even though I am not repainting the blue, this will allow All paints and clear ro bite. Use dish deterent while sanding, I have found that round 2 kits have lots of oils on their bodys which can play fisheye havock when paint is applied

not my best build - this car was a glob and i just did it for kicks

step 2 grill I really do not like the grill inserts for this kit but i can make them work.The instructions say paint them black , don't do that unless you are doing a 1977 paint scheme. I started by mixing 1 drop of black with 3 drops of argent silver, this made a nice gray color that was not too dark or light, well see for yourself

The first step I always take is the wheels, since this kit has chrome wheels I will be making a change. Everyone is going to build this with chrome however every 73 i see has blue except for the daytona car , so i choose to be different. time to soak in clorox cut out the centers and sand the treads time to paint good year after adding wheel weights detailing lugnuts and painting on some markers such as LR, LF these are the finished tires

I am going to show you what steps I take while building this car, Its going to take time , I have waited a year already for this kit to come out here it is cant wait to dig in all of the parts are here

I know it was run in 1976 to honor the bicennial but when and what date or is this car just a promotional thing

camaro or trams am - I actually have a t/a nose

the one i am going to build is the first one you posted

i have been wanting that car i had one as a kid

I am going to build this LMS car out of a grand prix kit soon watch for updates

judging from the lines on the rear quarters - is that a olds ciera maybe a cutlass calais i love seeing these strange cars , any one else want to post more?

love to see more pix of this car

I would like more info on this too

I built another version this weekend, I used the optional grille and the 429 engine for this one , and changed the markings around so side by side the 2 torinos will look different not happy with 429 engine - it does not fit in the engine bay very well, this kit is built best using the 427 didn't notice it until reading this thread , the front fenders do tend to climb instead of drop, thanks for pointing that out

thanks- i am going to build another one with the optional 429 engine and the different grille

lots of pix click herehttp://pettymodelcars.webs.com/apps/photos/

2000 2001 2003 2004 2008 restored 2008 converted from jeff gordon diecast 2009 unrestored diecast 2010 dodge by petty any donations for the missing years LOL?