BluePopsicle

That is an amazing paint job! great work!

John, your work is absolutely amazing. I'm completely speechless! My wife doesn't model at all and I kept smacking her arm and telling her to look. lol. The amount of detail just totally blows my mind. You are a master! Great build!!!

I used a firm toothbrush under hot water. In a few minutes I'll take some dish soap to it to clean it up. I now swear by oven cleaner!

WooT! The oven cleaner seems to be working famously! Maybe I can get my car back in primer today...

Oh no.. LOL I didn't mean that!! No...either way I go, I'll still put no less then 3...probably 4. Edit: I was just saying that you can get a glass-like shine from just one, but then you'd have crazy orange peel and no room to wet sand.

Thanks for the tips to both you and Brian. If this stuff doesn't work out tomorrow, I'll try the oven cleaner.

The car has been sitting in Greased Lightning for almost 48 hours now; so as soon as I get it cleaned off and smoothed out, I'll try repainting it. I think I will go with the clear that I priced at SW. If airbrush is anything like a spray gun; the clear needs to be put on wet. You can achieve a beautiful shine with just one wet coat, but wet sanding at the end will be a pain. The only reason to have several coats of clear is to make sure there is enough layers to sand out the orange peel. My problem wasn't the orange peel, it was that there was no shine. After my four coat application, I tried to wet sand it and my 1000 grit ate right through it. I've been thinking about it and I'm starting to wonder if it's because I didn't let the enamel cure long enough. Maybe the paint was absorbing the clear? I'm not sure, but I do know...I'm not going to give up on it just yet. =p I've got a 4 day weekend this week, so I'm gonna get crackin' on it again.

I recently painted a Mustang and I didn't like the way things worked out so I decided to strip it and start over. I'm currently stripping in Greased Lightning and it's working "meh...ok". I've read about many people using dot 2 or dot 3 brake fluid with great results. When using this method, how do you dispose of the used fluid? By the way...I painted with enamel.

I sprayed 4 coats of Testers clear and sanded with p1000. Even that grit cut through it in no time. Edit: Maybe the particular stuff I used is garbage... who knows. It says 1261 Glosscote on the lid.

I did a price check at SW today before work and came to $37 for a quart of clear and hardener. If I do my measurements perfectly; I should be able to get about 40 cars cleared using 1 - 1 oz. bottle for each. That provides an average cost $0.93 per car. Edit: Was falling asleep and forgot to finish the average cost.

I used to spray urethane clear when I was a body tech some years ago. I remember it smells like candy. I also remember that it can be some pretty pricey stuff. I'll have to call Sherwinn-Williams to get some prices. Oh and BTW: I've resorted to stripping it and starting over from scratch. =/ Should be fun.

You have really made a beautiful car. The large metallic flake looks awesome and I love the way you got the side scoops to sit right. I ended up putting putty on mine and molding it to the rest of the body. I'm really looking for a glass like shine as Andy Lesiak did on his Flathead Vicky (as shown below). His original post can be found HERE.

Thanks Ken! Glad to be here. =)

Amazing sheen! What do you use for clear?

Moved my original thread over here because I've sort of moved away from the topic I had intended. This thread will just be my progress and any tips or suggestions you all might have. I've come across an issue today where I was wet sanding my intercoat clear with P1000 in order to achieve more "tooth" for the rally stripes, but ended up sanding straight through to the silver base. IMHO, Testors Spray Lacquer is not worth the can it came in. =( Anyone have a good ultra shiny and yet, sandable clearcoat they can suggest?

I feel this topic has moved beyond the original post. I'm going to move this to a more appropriate thread.

Here are (hopefully) some photos of what I'm working on. Since taking these pics, I've sprayed the blue and applied 2 coats of clear. Pics soon to come.

Com'n right up!

I've actually been trying to post pics all day today, and can't figure it out. I'll have to watch the tutorial again to see if I missed anything.

I'm shooting nail polish. Wouldn't there be a problem of the mask pulling the base off?

Currently working on a '66 Shelby GT350 and plan to put rally stripes on during the build. I've got it primed and sprayed with silver base as of right now. What I'm thinking I should do is shoot the 2nd and final color then clear it. Once dry, tape off and shoot the stripes. Is this the order you more experienced builders would do?

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I'm currently working on a '66 Shelby GT350. It's my first model since childhood, so it should be loads of fun. I look forward to posting as I progress.

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and making a slow return to the modeling world. I Just wanted to say hello to you all.