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Thanks Dan. Here's the color on the body. Tomorrow I'll wet sand, Polish, and Wax. Hoping it comes out like my test spoons did. Just as a note....I don't have a pray both so I painted this outside my garage and it was a little windy today.
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I hear ya Dave and thanks. This craft paint drys pretty fast but I give it 24 hrs. 24 hrs on the Rust-Oleum Gloss as well. At least on my test spoons it worked out ok that way.
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Love the good ole days with the Gassers.
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Why no wax??? On my test piece I used Meguiar's polished and liquid wax. It brought out the shine. I'm new to all this so don't kick me to much when I'm down ☺
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Thanks for the help fellows. Just sprayed the Gloss on the body. I'll wax it this afternoon.
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Thanks for the info Dave. Primer went down smooth and so did the acrylic paint. Maybe I'm expecting to much out of this acrylic paint.
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Thanks man. I've got the color on the body now. I have all the parts covered with boxes to keep any dust or bugs out of the paint.
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Pete, thanks for the explanation. Makes a lot of since. What grit should I start with and after wet sanding the color do I just rinse the body off and let it dry and then shoot the gloss clear?
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I got the body primed this morning with no issues and looking good so far. I'm trying to repeat the process I did yesterday on the spoon test.
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Mike you could be right. Didn't even know you had to sand the color coat. Guess that's why I'm asking.
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First time wet sanding so looking for advise. I painted a couple spoons the other day with a couple coats of Rust-Oleum Flat Black, then 5 coats of Anita's Glossy Black Acrylic paint, then shot 5 coats of Rust-Oleum Cear Gloss over that. I wet sanded this morning using 2000, 4000, 8000, 12000 grit sand paper then rubbed it down with some Meguiar's Liquid wax. Does it look there is still some orange peel in the paint? Did I not wet sand enough?
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Always love the Gassers and your looks great. I'm looking at getting a 41 Willys to build really soon.
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I always like the Gassers since I grew up watching them race in the 60;s.
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Good lookin build. I like the color.
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Turned out pretty kewl looking.
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Welcome. From the look of your nice painting skills it looks like you've done this a time or two.
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Mike, I'm going to try and paint my Chevelle this afternoon weather permitting and if my paint comes out close to yours I'd be satisfied at this stage of the game. I see your from middle Tennessee, My son lives in Franklin?
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Coming along pretty nice there Dennis.
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Yeah that option for the Willy's would be nice. The old gassers in kit or about like the real gassers.....just fading away. The Henry J gassers were pretty kewl. The Big John Mazmanian AUSTIN GASSER “FOOTBALL” would be a pretty nice kit for Revell to come out with.
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I think your right Guido. Use to love seeing Stone woods & Cook go up against Big Jon Mazmanian. Two of the best.
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*Making Headlights Look Better*
Zippi replied to Zippi's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Nice idea Bill. -
*Making Headlights Look Better*
Zippi replied to Zippi's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Thanks for the info guys. Always learning. -
So that Black Willys of yours was not wet sanded??? Man it looks good for just a polish job. Can't see any orange peel. I have some NOVUS 2 I was going to try after wet sanding then polish is with Meguiar's Ultimate liquid wax.
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Yup. I think the one I'm shooting for is the 41 Drag Coupe "Big John Mazmanian" kit.
