CA Whitecloud

Thanks, I needed that.

So some wet sanding and I'm here. I wanted to "freshen" the clear coat on the hood, so I brushed on some Future. Unfortunately, my desk fan was on, and it dried the clear coat too fast, resulting in brush strokes. So, I wet sanded the hood and now it's very smooth to the touch. My question is: If I spray the clear coat on this time, will the color be fine and show evenly? Or, do I need to sand all the shiny bits away? Or, do I need a fresh color coat? Any advice is appreciated. I've spent too long on this kit, and it's starting to show. Do you guys ever get burned out on a build? I really don't have the resources or the motivation to save this one and start another. So, onward!

more masking woes.

Thanks Stu. They only come out perfect sometimes...NOT! My builds are usually GFAD. Good from a Distance

Thanks Nick.

I hand painted the bottom to see if I wanted to use the kit decals. I went with the decals. The decal cracked a bit along the raised detail of the rails. I kept applying solution, but that only did so much. It's not to noticeable.

We're just going to have to go with it.

I will add that when using the alcohol, I "DAB" the alcohol with a micro-applicator instead of rubbing to get the offending paint loose. Then I wipe off with a clean cotton bud to avoid the smears.

That is really clever. I'll have to keep that in the one in the toolbox.

That is the plan. Except I did not mask off the engine bay this time. I needed to get the paint down before sunset and the rain comes tomorrow. Cab is under a box to dry. Thanks for the heads up on Tamiya paints. I try not to overlap colors if possible.

Just a little overspray they said (see above). Should be an easy touch-up they said... Obviously my masking job sucked, but here's the thing. Since I don't have an airbrush I rely on rattle cans. That always puts me in a tough situation when I need to do touchups on the body color. I have yet to find a consistent method of getting just a little paint from the can and having it be the right consistency to brush on. I tried spraying a "puddle" of the white on aluminum foil but it came out so thin that when I tried to brush it on it ran right under the tape. Also, when the white paint hit the green, which was dry a week, they mixed together and made more of a mess. I'll try fixing it once more, then I give! I knew from the start this would be a hard line to mask and get straight.

Oh, how could you not?

Wow, that's a really keen observation. Sadly, I did not know that when I went about my masking. I may have to live with the inaccuracy. That brings up the question, did I need to mask off the bed to leave white primer? Or just paint it body color and decal over it? Would that change the appearance of the decals?

Color went down well. All in all masking was successful-ish. No runs or peel. I'm probably going to leave it, and not sand before clear. I torn on using the door decals or not.

Good Day Sunshine!

Huh, I was made in '65.

Do you know about how old this is?

I happen to be working on this exact kit. You beat me to the big reveal. ? Really nice work. I hope my build lives up to your fine example. I'm waiting for the rain to stop so I can go outside and paint...

Time to top coat. may the masking gods smile upon me.

Wiring went well I think. next time I want to try adding some cable looms, any ideas appreciated. This time I drilled holes big enough to insert the boot first. I think it looks cleaner.

Thanks Carl.

I can't decide how to treat the engine bay. Do I make it all body color, all black, or firewall and radiator black and the rest body color. Thoughts?

Not quite the aquamarine color I was looking for, but that's cool. I tried some pre-shading on the grill before the white topcoat. Well see if it shows at all.

Wires, or no? I don't remember buying grey wires, but so be it.

Am I the only one who just recently learned this trick to roughen the tires?