StevenGuthmiller

Thanks guys! Got some paint on the floor mats. I think I'll give them a light coat of clear to seal them, and then the background will get some embossing powder. Steve

I’ve not heard of this happening with enamel. Enamel dries slow enough that any trapped moisture can gas out along with the solvents. I suspect that your problem might have been something else. Steve

I'll be able to put collector's plates on our '05 S-2000 in 2 years. Steve

Yup. That's it. Steve

It's when a hotter lacquer paint, which dries very fast, traps a small amount of moisture in the paint, giving it a patchy, foggy look. Ultimately, the fogging is generally on the surface of the paint, so light polishing or clear coating will eliminate it. Steve

No. I spray inside. But in the winter time in my part of the country, the air is normally extremely dry, whether you're inside or out. I don't have a humidifier, so it's basically just as dry in the house as it is outside. Steve

Exactly. I've had it happen when I'm spraying Duplicolor in the winter time when it's 20 below zero outside with no humidity to speak of. It just happens. But it's a complete nothing burger. Steve

Most of the paint products that Chad mentioned require no thinner. Many of them come pre-thinned and ready to airbrush. Another good brand is "Scale Finishes". Steve

And there's never a need to rush. It's a hobby. It's supposed to be fun. take your time and you'll eliminate a lot of potential aggravation. Steve

This is something that you learn to do religiously when you do a lot of kit bashing and modifying. It's an absolute must in this circumstance, and it must be performed over and over again. My biggest issue now is my tendency to get my tolerances too close while I'm in the engineering phase, and things can fit too tightly once paint has been applied. I personally have to work on that. One of the advantages to doing some weathering on a build is that repairs can be a lot easier to do after painting is finished if the need arises. I've already had to address some minor fitment issues on my current project as the build has progressed, and it's been a lot simpler to deal with them when you can just put a little dirt or grease over them. Steve

Thanks guys!! I spent a little more time refining the floor mats, and I think they're looking pretty good. I added a perimeter "molding" around the mat using some thin styrene strip, plus I used some thinned down ridged styrene sheet for the 3 pointed star. I'll spray the whole thing with a color that matches the rest of the interior and leave the Pontiac crest white. Then I'll use a little bit darker embossing powder to carpet the background, leaving the 3 pointed star and the perimeter the interior color. Should look good. I figure it will add another level of detail to the interior, plus it will cover the majority of the seam between the floor plate and firewall. Steve

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Thanks guys!! Being as the '64 Bonneville will depict a daily driver of a few years of age, I figured that it would probably have needed a set of floor mats, so I put on my design cap to see what I could come up with. Just a prototype, but I think I'm on the right track. Steve

That's great information! It's good to know that some of our favorite celebrities are just regular folks, and not narcissistic creeps like so many of them can be. I haven't seen "61" yet, but I'll have to find it. Especially since I work at the Roger Maris Cancer Center. Steve

Thanks a bunch guys!! I think I've finally gotten the majority of the little "fiddly" work done! The engine and firewall are installed and The power steering lines, coil wire, battery ground cable, power brake booster vacuum line, and heater hoses are installed and finished. Once the chassis is in the body and mated to the radiator bulkhead, I'll be able to add the radiator hoses, and the engine bay will be finished. Now I'll move on to some more interior work. Steve

Looks like he does it quite close to the way I do. The adhesive is different, (which doesn't matter much) and he used the tea strainer, which I've never found to be any real advantage. Steve

It just seems like extra work to me. I can carpet a floor in a matter of a few minutes with embossing powder. Once you get the system down, it really is one of the absolute easiest operations in building a model car. I think maybe I'll try to do a YouTube video on carpeting with embossing powder sometime. It shouldn't take much more than 30 seconds to make. Steve

If we want to talk about weird cameo appearances, how about Keith Richards in "Pirates of the Caribbean-At worlds End". Or, if you really want to get obscure, when Monty Python's "The Life of Brian" was about to start production, and the studio was about to pull the plug on the whole project, George Harrison, who had read the script and liked it, donated 4 million dollars of his own money to get it back on track. Apparently, Harrison can be seen briefly in the movie, in a crowd, wearing a red turban. Steve

One more favorite of mine is Michael Pena. Ignacio in "Gone in 60 Seconds", Daniel in "Crash", Omar in "Million Dollar Baby", Jesus Martinez in "The Lincoln Lawyer", Gordo in "Fury", and Trevino in "The Mule", just to name a few. Steve

Another of my favorite character actors from more recent years is Barry Pepper. He played sniper, private Daniel Jackson in "Saving Private Ryan", Dean Stanton in "The Green Mile", Joe Galloway in "We Were Soldiers", and Lucky Ned Pepper in the 2010 Coen Brother's remake of "True Grit". Steve

One of my all time favorite character actors was John Cazale. His career was short, passing away at the age of 42, but he appeared in what in my opinion, were some of the best movies ever made!! "The Godfather", "The Godfather Part II", "Dog Day Afternoon", and "The Deer Hunter". He appeared in five films over a seven year period, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture! Steve

Who can forget all of the great supporting roles in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"? Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Louise Fletcher. A few of the lesser known actors that made appearances in the movie include Vincent Schiavelli, who also had roles in "The Great Gatsby", "The People vs. Larry Flint", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Ghost", "Man on the Moon", and "Batman Returns". Then there was Brad Dourif, who was also in "Dune", "Blue Velvet", "Mississippi Burning", and some of "The Lord of the Rings" movies. Then of course, there was Michael Berryman of "The Hills Have Eyes" fame, who no doubt got roles just because of how freakin' weird looking he is! And we can't forget Will Sampson, who also played in "The Outlaw Josey Wales". One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was Christopher Lloyd's and Brad Dourif's film debuts. Steve

There's nothing in Rochester MN. I lived there for 30+ years, and maybe around 20 years ago, there was a great shop called "Moon's Hobby Shop". A huge place in a strip mall off of highway 52 that had just about anything that you could think of. But when the owner died, his wife closed it up, never to return. I believe that all that's left is Hobby Lobby. Steve

Duplicolor “Perfect Match” touch-up paints are extremely fast drying, which can ultimately trap a little moisture, which is the cause of blushing, and I’ve had this phenomenon happen virtually every time I’ve used it, regardless of the conditions at the time of spraying. It’s just kind of the nature of the beast. I’ve learned to ignore it because it’s absolutely nothing to worry about, and it will have no affect on the finished job whatsoever. Steve