StevenGuthmiller

Some amazing work! But you gotta be a little "nutty" don't ya? Steve

Alright! A newb we can pick on! Welcome Scott!! Steve

Thanks John, but already done. Actually, they don't look half bad! I had to do each one with 3 pieces of foil! I'll just paint the buckets. Steve

I bought a quart of the "Paint Shop Clear" a couple of weeks ago & have yet to try it. I'll give it a go very soon. If it works out, I'll have enough clear coat to last me a while! Steve

With Duplicolor, I'm not shy about re-coating after about 15 minutes. I like to give it a little time between coats to gas out, but re-coating doesn't seem to be an issue like I had with Testors. By the way, be warned, Duplicolor clear & Alclad don't play well together. Found that out the hard way! Steve

Remember also, posting pictures directly from your computer will fill up your available "space" on this forum, meaning you'll have to delete items later on. If you post from some place like Photo bucket, your photos are actually a link & therefore take up no space. You'll never have to delete anything. Steve

Nice work John! It's always nice to see one of these old kits built so well. steve

Most, if not all, of the large pictures you are seeing on the forum are posted via a photo hosting site such as Photobucket. There is a tutorial in the "How to Use this Board" section at the very top of the main page. I just started using it myself recently & it's not difficult once you get rolling. Steve

That's how I used the curved blade shown. I scraped it across the plugs at a 45 degree angle rather than cutting or gouging. Takes awhile, but it worked quite well. Steve

I'm thinking now, maybe I'll just stick with the lacquers. Steve

I've never tried the window maker stuff, but it makes sense. I'll have to give it a try. Steve

Thanks guys! Started foiling last night & either I was tired, or there is some "funky" trim on this Ford I spent a half an hour on one front fender spear, replacing it twice, & I'm still not happy with it! The rest of the side trim was a breeze, but those head light bezels......Ouch!! Luckily the '58 Ford was a bit "lighter" in the trim department so foiling it shouldn't be a huge job. Steve

You basically have a couple of options. Either you could drill them out, Make or pirate some headlight reflectors & find some lenses to fit, or you could do what I usually do & paint them with a mixture of mostly acrylic clear coat with just a dab of white & a little metallic silver. It all depends on how detailed you want to go. Steve

I think it was me he was talking about. It's really not a major problem for me either. Just something that popped it's head up in the past. I just take it easy now & watch myself. Steve

I usually try to keep it at 1 or 2. One main project with another one on deck. I find that if I keep only one project going at a time, & just force myself to keep going on it, (sometimes I have to give myself a little "goose") I finish them. Otherwise I get sidetracked & never finish anything. Steve

They are Pat. I've been using that technique for several years now & I love it! I would never go back to the "old" way! Steve

Just have to be careful. If your paint is relatively smooth to start with, you shouldn't have to worry too much about the body creases & "peaks". I usually just brush over those areas very lightly with each grit. Make sure you're careful around the "panel lines" also. That's usually where I have trouble. I usually pile on between 3 & 5 coats of clear as well. You're much less likely to burn through to the paint that way. As far as trim goes, if you plan on foiling the trim. it really doesn't matter if you burn through that. it will be covered up anyway. Steve

THANK YOU!! Steve

Progress is being made, albeit slowly. The body is polished & ready for foil, & paint work has begun on the interior. One thing that I discovered on this build is that Duplicolor clear is not compatible with Alclad. I shot the coves with Alclad "Pale Gold" prior to clear coats & the clear coat pretty much "dissolved" the Alclad. So I re-shot the Alclad after the body was all painted & polished. The multiple layers of paint has obscured the "finned" detail in the coves but, oh well.....not gonna change it now! Hopefully I can begin foiling the body & get some more interior work done over the rest of the weekend. Steve

True, bigger isn't always better, but this is Cadillac we're talking about. Can you imagine a mid size or compact version of a Rolls Royce? Luxury cars are supposed to be big, it comes with the territory. I guess it could be a little harder for someone not from the U.S. to understand, but this is the land of "Big"! or at least it was back in the 50s & 60s. You are correct as well about the foreign car companies catching the Americans asleep at the switch, but that had much more to do with the quality of the cars from the big three coupled with the fuel crunch of the 70s. I'll never believe it had anything to do with the styling of the foreign cars being more appealing. Even today, it's obvious that size rules in America. When fuel prices go up, compacts sell at a brisker pace. When gas drops, we're right back to pickups, SUVs & big sedans. Steve

I'm with ya Peter!! Steve

It was pretty hard to tell the difference between a Buick, an Olds, A Caddy or whatever after the mid 80s. As far as I'm concerned, they all look like colorless jelly beans today also. But, as I said, just my opinion. Steve

Super Clean will take the foil right off with the paint. Steve

Well Robin, That's all a matter of opinion & personal taste. Cadillac had some beautiful designs from the 30s through the 60s IMO. Later was not always better. This is not a Cadillac. It's an Oldsmobile with Cadillac badges. Steve

It brings back some memories for me as well. Back in high school I had a friend who's dad had one just like it, ( it was even beige) My freind would drive it on occasion & I remember we used to call it the Flintstone mobile. The floor boards were so rusted away that you could see the road go by under you & you literally had to watch where you put your feet! Ahh, to be young again! Steve