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Thanks for the tip Greg. Well.....I wet sanded the Nova with 4000, 6000, and 12,000 then polished it with Novus 2. It took a lot of the imperfections out but I didn't like the way that it looked so it's in the drink as we speak. I have the 65 Impala test body curing that I painted yesterday with the Tamiya acrylic paint. I'll be spraying the Tamita TS-13 this afternoon hoping for some good results. If this doesn't turn out satisfactory to me then I'm at my wits end and don't know what to try next if anything.

The green looks pretty kewl Tom and the stance is killer. Still trying to get the paint worked out on my 66.

Mike, Your on easy street compared to what I've been going through.

Nice options to think about.

Very nice. Love the slick black paint. I went back and watched the video. Nice work LIN.

Looking good. I like the color. Compact car like a Henry J. Would make a good ole school Gasser.

Thanks for the info Lee.

peteski, it's mine. I just got into modeling about 3 months ago so didn't even think about it. What is a good putty to use to fill cracks, dents, etc.?

Hey Mike.....how you doing on that double nickel?

I like it. Black turned out fine. Love the ole Flatheads.

Nice. I use the Rust-Oleum 2X primer. This is the magnifying glass I use.

K. I just airbrushed some of the Tamiya acrylic for the first time and bought a can of the TS-13 to try. Care to share how you sprayed the TS-13? How long of a flash time between coats etc.

That looks pretty shape dude. Great build.

Really nice looking. Great job. Love the engine detail.

Love the old school look. Nice.

Love those Gasser's. Great job. Did you spray TS-13 over that Tamiya light pearl blue Paint?

I'll be watching this as I have not tried BMF yet. I'll be giving it a go when I get to my 41 Willy's.

Haha....you've seen my paint jobs right ☺

I hear ya Mike. My problem was a lot of times I'd have it 180 degrees out.

Along with all the paint issues I did manage to get most of the parts murdered out. I also tried my hand a plumbing the master cylinder. Turned out ok.

Thanks Trevor, I primed the body with Rust-Oleum 2X Gray and then airbrushed it with Ceramcoat acrylic Bridgeport Grey. I shot Rust-Oleum 2X Gloss over that. Yep.....lots of goodies in the clearcoat due to airbrushing outside. I plan on wet sanding it tomorrow to see if I can improve the look. Just don't know at this point.

Yeah buddy. It went down a lot better than the craft paint. This is the first time using Tamiya acrylic paint so this was a test.

Just thought I would post a couple pics of my High end Quality controlled spray area. My spray area is what I like to call "Sun-Ray Max lighting" with a REAM GRAPHIC PAPER Spray Booth along with a variable wind-speed environment. Price to fit all.

Thanks John, I guess everybody has gone through this but man I just don't have the patients to stick it out. Came back from the local Hobby Shop earlier and bought some of the Tamiya acrylic gloss and flat along with the TS-13 Gloss. Just got the 65 Impala test body airbrushed with the Tamiya X-7 Red Gloss paint as the body was already primed with Rust-Oleum gray primer. I thinned it with Lacquer thinner 50/50 and this paint seem to flow out of the airbrush a lot better than the craft paint and it turned out pretty good. I'll let it set overnight and shoot it with the TS-13 gloss hoping for better results.

I saw a guy on YouTube explaining how to do it this way. I like it, it's quick and looks good.