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I guess my favourite and best paint job to date is my 71 442 Olds. My first attempt at painting it red ended in tears and the Olds going for a dip in the iso propyl alcohol bath. But, l rebounded and produced my best job so far, victory from the jaws of defeat as they say. Cheers, Stuart.

Hi Don. I rarely brush paint anything these days, certainly not large parts. Masking is a pain, and in the past I’ve spent an hour masking up for what amounted to 5 minutes airbrushing time! But, the end result is worth it. The seat on the right looks heaps better. 👍🏻

What a cool little Mini! Lots of excellent detail work in that interior. Top stuff. 👍🏻

Smoooth! The rear pan and tail light mods suit the Impala perfectly.

Beautifully built and a little different as I’m used to seeing the 442. A standard Cutlass is a nice change . Top notch. 👍🏻

I have a love hate relationship with BMF, I love the look of it, but it hates me when l use it!😂 Seriously though, that is a really nice looking 57, love the stance and the wheels. 👍🏻

This looks awesome. The Cragars and black paint are spot on. Kinda wish I’d built my 57 150 in a similar way. Top stuff. 👍🏻

Mate, you nailed it! I love the concept of what you’ve done. Painting the stripes to match the HW car would have been difficult, but it looks great. Top stuff. 👍🏻

Love this era of the Impala, this looks awesome, low, tough wheels. Top stuff. 👍🏻

G’day Luke, love the patina. Looks like someone found a Plymouth Roadrunner in a barn and did everything you would do to build a tough street car but left the outside of the body as is. Top notch. 👍🏻

G’day all, body is pretty much done, cleared and polished. I didn’t polish out too hard as the original car just had good factory paint as opposed to a show car shine. Also, a big thank you to forum member Steve, ( Can-Con ) for his suggestion of using chart pack tape to replicate the body bump strip on the side, works a treat! Shouldn’t be too far off from finishing this one up.Thanks for looking in. 👍🏻

Lucky man, my Rugrats are fully grown adults that still live at home. With the cost of rent the way it is, I don’t blame them, but yeah, when they do grace me with their presence at the dinner table, the debate about current affairs and world events is pretty robust! I do enjoy it though.

G’day Don. Here is the primer l use. Great stuff. I prime everything right down to the smallest part. It’s lacquer based, so acrylic, enamel and other lacquers can be used as a top coat. It comes in white and pink as well, but l mainly use the gray.This is my favourite panel wash. Mainly use it for door and boot ( trunk ) lid gaps on car bodies. Very thin, runs along the panel lines nicely and any excess cleans off with a damp cloth.Used it on the door gaps on my Mustang.

Hi Don, is the plastic black? If so, yes l would use a light coloured primer, Tamiya light gray fine surfacing primer is what I use ( in the spray can ). I’ll post some pictures of the primer and the panel wash l use later tonight after the madness that is dinner time at my house has subsided. 😂

G’day Don, yes mate, can’t go wrong if you use the same brand paint and thinners. Panel lines? For that l use panel wash which is essentially just really thinned out paint. I use an acrylic one, with a tiny brush l drop some into the panel line and it usually flows along the line. Any excess can be removed with a damp cloth.