StevenGuthmiller

I understand. With the windshield still installed, the backside would still be white & showing through the glass. I see the problem. If the previous builder was light handed with the glue, there's a very good possibility you can get it out. Good luck!! Steve

No, I mean on the real car. There's no need to paint the windshield frame if you're just going to foil it. Just leave the glass in & mask off the whole thing, then foil after paint. Many times I'm able to get these windshields out with just a little coaxing. Glue that old can get really brittle. But, on the other hand, if it's heavily glued, & the glass is "melted" to the frame, you'll never get it out.....in one piece anyway! I have a beautiful '62 Mercury convertible That I not only can't get the windshield out, but the up top is welded on as well! Steve

I've sprayed Testors clear over Alclad with no issues. But, then again, I was using Alclad aluminum & not chrome. I was going for an aluminum look. Steve

Isn't the entire windshield frame chrome on the '62 T-Bird? Just mask off the whole thing, glass & frame, & then paint your body. When you're all done, foil the frame. Or you could try the "freezing" method. Get it wet & then put the body in your freezer for a few hours. Many times the cold will make the glue brittle & easier to remove, especially if it's old glue. But, be warned, freezing will make the windshield frame more brittle as well! Steve

I don't think I'd bother with anything modern, but the old annuals & such could bring some pretty good money back to the family. Steve

I haven't discussed it with my wife, but @ some point I will just let her know to go ahead & either have the kids, or she can go ahead, & sell them on ebay or something. I figure I'll let the next guy recycle them, re-build them to his liking or what ever. Maybe the next generation of builders can enjoy them like I have. Steve

You could always get some Easy Off oven cleaner. It's a pretty good paint remover, as well as brake fluid. As far as glue goes, that's a little tougher. steve

I comment on threads that interest me. If I were going to comment on every thread, I'd do nothing but sit in front of the computer all day. I build what I like & I post it. If it gets comments, great! If not, so be it. I don't expect to get comments from anybody, especially not people who don't appreciate the types of things that I do. If you like Japanese cars, build them. But don't expect that everyone else is going to be as enthusiastic about them as you are. It just so happens that most of the people on this forum like American muscle cars, antiques & classics & hot rods. I'm not a huge fan of some of those myself, so I don't always pay much attention to them. I don't believe I ever saw anything in the rules of the site that said we all must comment on everything that anybody posts. Steve

If I had a nickel for every time I started one of these........ Terrific job Hans!!

That is a sharp looking goat!! Steve

I have the paintref site in my tool bar. I use it constantly! Steve

Very nice Tom!! So nice to see one of these painted something other than the "usual" colors! Great work! Steve

What ever you do, DON'T USE PAINT THINNER!! That is unless you would like a plastic blob for some reason. Steve

Looks pretty nice Cameron! I still have a can or so of Duplicolor spray to use up, so I may try laying down a couple of coats of that followed by the "Paint Shop" stuff on my next project. The spray cans seem to work fairly nicely but really don't give the "gloss" I had hoped for. Steve

There's also MCW,(Model Car World) I get almost all of my paints from there & have always been very happy with them. All automotive lacquers, thinned for use, with in scale metallics. 1 oz. jars are $7.50 with a huge array of availible colors! Steve http://mcwautomotivefinishes.com

Don Holthaus does such great work! Sometimes I wonder which direction the hobby would have gone without him. He is "the" guy for replacement parts & resin cast kits IMO. Great work on the Packard Al! One of those Modelhaus kits along with the '48 Tucker that I've been eyeing for a long time. Steve

Great looking '56 James! Steve

I usually wind up doing the same thing. I try to get one side wrapped up & then take a breather for a couple of days to do some interior work or something. It's just too much to do all at once! Steve

And, decidedly......Chubby! There's a body shop here in town than has had one of those late 40s or early 50s Cadillac "Funeral Flower" cars sitting out front for several years. How cool of a custom would that make? A 1949 Cadillac pickup! Steve

Looks like you lost a vent window somewhere along the line! Glad to see you're still plugging away on this one. There is a bunch-o-foil, isn't there? Steve

Try a '58 Buick! Whew!! Steve

I have used Testors clear lacquers over almost everything with no ill affect ( other than cracking problems with multiple body coats) I've even shot it over acrylic craft paints that I've used for detailing. So as far as using it over enamel, I wouldn't worry too much about it. As a matter of fact, I'm going to use it over an enamel painted interior tonight. Steve

You know..... "nutty", like all of us! Only......more! Steve

Here's a pic of a '65 Chrysler interior done with Elmer's glue & embossing powder. Steve

I've been building for more than 40 years & I just did that last weekend! Steve