StevenGuthmiller

I built one of the '58 Bonnevilles & a '58 Buick. Both had very lacking interior detail, but I've yet to see anything worse than this! I have faith that I'll manage to make it look at least presentable. Steve

I thought about that Bob. But this is supposed to be a "quicker" curbside build anyway. I didn't want to get into a whole bunch of "re-working". Besides, I like to try & keep these old annuals as close to original as possible. Steve

I'm sure you would get a thousand answers for that one Dave. I thought about trying to get a Dremel "reamer" in there, but then decided a more "gentle approach was in order. I just used one of these large curved Exacto blades & justs scraped them away. Seemed to work pretty well, & relatively quickly. It doesn't need to be perfect I guess. It will be covered with flocking material anyway. Steve

I let them soak in Super Clean overnight. Better safe than sorry. Steve

I had a Coral & Black 1958 62 series coupe for a while. Steve

"In the beginning, the Earth was void & without form". Kind of like the interior on the AMT '58 Ford annual kit!! This has got to be one of the worst interiors I have ever seen on a kit! Door panel detail is absolutely non-existent! So, it has to get at least a little bit of re-vamping. I'm just adding a little bit of door panel trim & some PE window cranks. At least it's something. One of the worst parts may be the big round mold "plugs" on the floor. They're a bunch-o-fun to remove! Steve Before After

Sorry mike. Didn't mean to step on toes but I've had real issues with paint thinner & kit chrome in the past myself. I stay away from my chrome with any sort of solvent at all, even enamel paint & mineral spirits. Just my experience. Yours may be different. Steve

If you use a pre-wired distributor, you can kill several birds with one stone. You'll have the correct gauge of wire, & you can drill out your block & glue the shaft deep into the block for stability. I drill out the holes for the plugs & glue my wires deep into the heads as well. If you do those things, you'll not have to worry about wires coming out. I have a bigger problem getting them back out if I need to for some reason. Steve

All killer stuff Bill! I have all three.....hardtops of course! Steve

I agree! Maybe a little lacking in detail in areas, but the bodies were usually very nice, & you can't beat the subject matter! Steve

Purple Power should work great! I use Super Clean myself, but same stuff. Steve

My first thought was the same! Did I miss something? were the vettes steel in the mid 60s? Steve

I see that "vent window mayhem" occasionally as well. Always assumed it was because the builder was rushing. I could never understand the mentality of that. What's the rush? I don't believe it's a race! Steve

I've always been very fond of the '56 Caddy. Not exactly sure why, but I sure wish someone would do it in kit form! Steve

I can't believe that wouldn't damage the chrome. Steve

Thanks. I'm always open to try new ideas, although I do get a bit reluctant when it comes to my treasured old annuals. I did a Google search & actually found that Amazon carries the U-POL clear for $20.00 a can. I may have to check it out. Is it something that could be laid down in multiple coats without hiding detail? Is it a urethane or a lacquer? Thank you for the input! Steve

Lets put it this way. I've never seen a car rusted like that. Just too much going on. Only my opinion. I'm no expert on rust. Steve

Thanks Gabriel! I've had this color in my arsenal for a long time & have just been waiting for the right project to try it on. I'm glad I picked this one! I really like it too. Steve

Thanks Custom Mike. I have absolutely no experience with urethanes & I really don't have any interest in getting into mixing paints, but I do thank you for the suggestion. I just like to keep things as simple as possible. Maybe some time in the future I'll try giving something like you suggest a shot. Steve

Nice work Richard! White is one of those colors I always fall back on. It looks good on everything. Especially cars from the 50s. Never really liked dark colors on 50s cars. Steve

Close but no cigar Chris, but thank you for helping. If I can't come up with originals, Modelhaus has them. Steve

Very nice Rob! Although I will say it makes my heart ache a little not to see a beautiful, shiny 300! But when it's done this well.......what can I say! Looks terrific! Steve

I'm no big fan of wagons, but that's quite a transformation Grzegorz! Excellent work!! Steve

24 hours in Super Clean. Steve

Didn't get this today. Just wanted to show what a 24 hour bath in Super Clean can do. I was a bit concerned about removing this paint, but the purple stuff came through again!