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Just a short update. After the paint has cured out, it still looks pretty good and smooth. But it has lost a bit of the gloss, so I will be clear coating it sometime in the near future.

Thank you gentlemen! I’m pretty happy with it myself.

Love it! That side view is the money shot. Very creative build and executed beautifully.

Really nice work. Very clean.

Picked these up today.

I'm leaning pretty hard towards refinishing. After reading all your responses and thinking about it, it makes more sense to me. If this was a completed build that I was restoring, I could totally see leaving the finish as is. But since it never actually made it that far, it's still just a work in progress. It should be finished to my current abilities. Thanks everyone for your opinions. I truly value the insight I gain from this forum.

I got the paint on it today. I’m really happy with the way it came out. I’ll definitely be using Dupli color again. Hopefully later this weekend I can get some clear on it. And then again maybe not. If it still looks this glossy after it’s cured, I might just skip that step.

That’s really cool.

Looks good David. That interior is really nice.

Sorry to hear about the decals, but other than that, what an amazing build. Love the idea with the safety glasses. I'll never look at them the same way again.

Great looking car. That grill is awesome.

Really nice job. That's gorgeous.

Those both look great just as they are. I wouldn't change a thing. It’s kind of a testament to the engineering and thought that went into the design of these old kits that they can look this good with minimal tools and a few jars of paint.

Wet sanded and ready for clear coat (if I can ever find the time). Actually, it’s still wet in this pic!

Haven’t seen this kit. Is it new tooling?

Wow that looks great! Really nice paint work.

That is an exceptional build. A true work of art. Were these kits originally intended to be slot cars?

Very cool! Those rims are perfect for that car.?

Looks really good. That engine especially looks great.

Great job on this. These always take me back. I ran around with a guy who drove one daily. Loved cruising in that thing!

Really nice interior. Looking good!

I found new decals at Indycals, so that solves that problem. Still need to decide if I want to strip everything or not...

Wow. Amazing job. How hard was the rigging? Looks like that would have taken some patience.

Great job on this old kit. I have one about half finished somewhere.

Yup, it’s perfect match. The first two coats came out very smooth, but not glossy. I expected that. So for the third coat I went a little heavier and that’s when I got the orange peel. Maybe I should have kept going with the lighter coats? Will it eventually gloss up if you keep applying light coats?