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I didn't mention it but after the clear has cured for 48 hrs I wet sand and polish.

Well Andrew.....I'm really not one that should be telliing others how to airbrush but I'll tell you how I do it. I do have the Paasche H airbrush. I use either Ceramcoat or Anita's arcylic paint from HL. I always thin the paint 50/50 with Windex and make sure the paint is mixed really well. I set my air pressure at 25psi with a working pressure of 20psi. I played with air pressure off and on for a few months and the 20-25psi seems to work best for me. I did a ton of spoon test and for me it was ok for checking color and shin but as far as painting a larger body you'll just have to experiment. For me, and I can't stress this enough you need to airbrush when there is low humidity. Here in southern Indiana it needs to be below 70% for it to be an exceptable paint job for me. I hope this helps.

Thanks Carl. I always appreciate your comments.

Welcome to the forum.

Thanks Scott.

Nicely done. The weathering looks great.

Good looking blue. Great looking Scout.

Good looking Service truck Mario. the paint looks nice.

Good looking Scout.

Nicely done. That candy apple red pops against the black. Love the fat fender cars from the 30's.

I don't see the pics Mario.

Those look great Cliff. That red interior looks nice in both cars. I think I like the GTO a little better.

Nice looking Ford. Great job on the pics. Makes it look like a 1:1.

Great looking 57. That blue looks deep and smooth.

Boy that Impala Wagon looks good. Love that engine detail. Nicely done.

Yeah I really like the Flatties and I check them out when the wife and I are at the car shows with our 49 Chevy Pickup. As far as the fenders go.....it was just a thought but I'm not going to get into something that deep. Would look kewl though. I'm just going to run 4 plug wires from each side of the distributor and run them to the plug. Should be fine for me.

I was looking at the distributor this morning wanting to wire it but it's not your traditional type. These old 221 Flatties had the distributor up front mounted directly to the camshaft if memory serves me correct. There was also a rack that ran from the distributor up along side the heads and the plug wires came out of the rack at each spark plug. I think what I will do is drill a hole in each side of the distributor and run 4 plug wires to each head. I did manage to find some red wire that fits over the plugs that I can use as a boot.

Thanks for the info Mark.

Really nice looking bike. When I first started reading this thread I thought the pics were from the bike you were coping. Unbelievable dude. Nice realistic looking.

Thanks Dave. I think the cooler weather and the very low humidity is playing a big part. The paint and clear lacquer just seem to level out so nicely. On the lacquer I think I've found the sweet spot between wet and running.

Thank's for that bit of information.

Thank you sir.

Yup. I still have a lot to do yet.

Ok...I've already got the backing plates glued to the rear axle housing but I had a thought. I was thinking about a 1/2 ton dually wrecker. Anyone ever attempt this???

Nice looking Nissan Steve. That black looks good.