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Lownslow

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  1. dont buy lol, im serious.
  2. 3 parts thinner : 1 part paint. it helps break the paint down to that milk state
  3. the cobalt was a basecoat for the nailpolish since its semi transparent, the reducer is for the nailpolish. i got some of that wally world stuff but havent been bothered to try it out yet
  4. i get them here http://www.marketlabinc.com/
  5. thats the business
  6. great work there
  7. i didnt think it had this big of a flip considering i was about to redo the paint
  8. pre cleared.
  9. i buy them built, tear them up and turn em out. some cars wil never exist in plastic, this used to be a limo
  10. nvm then good luck finding wheels you say diecast like its a bad thing
  11. 15$ isnt a bad price to deal with when it comes to buying Jadas for the wheels you get a lot of bonuses
  12. test fit again, before the clear coating begins
  13. i was there not too long ago, i had so many ideas floating that it was affecting all my builds so i stopped cold turkey, assesed what cars can be done and whats garbage. i tossed 40 some cars that were in progress but missing parts everything else got organized and zip locked if anything that helped out a lot. i also streamlined the paint booth to where i can paint 2 cars at a time. stopped spray painting and switched to full airbrush cleared a lot of spray paint can clutter.
  14. stop using laquer thinner, get some acrylic enamel thinner, why?. because it can break the paint down better than laquer will. the ratio is 3 thinner/1 paint keep it mixed cause the pearl settles fast. i spray at 20 psi you can go higher but why bother.
  15. after the third coat a big hair landed on the hood so i gotta start that over
  16. Mr base 1000 Aclad airframe aluminum testors tube glue(yes i still use it) Revell 72 cutlass
  17. tired aclad today
  18. little bit here and theres its ready for paint, working on the interior right now, then paint then engine
  19. pictures updated in first post, i sold the car
  20. thanks its sort of a blurple blue is what the camera catches,nope going with the aoshima wheels painted in aclad or color matched rings.
  21. im pretty much limited to diecasts when it comes to cool cars, this is one of them. dont know the maker but this could give a styrene a run for its money here it is after color the basecoat was HOK cobalt blue this is how much paint was used @20 psi thinned with acrylic enamel thinner.
  22. one with the thinner i use because its a 3:1 ratio and it sprays out beautifully. i use Acrylic Enamel thinner i breaks it down better than laquer.
  23. the lady that works there is used to me coming in all the time, i buy files there all the time
  24. its gonna be a prostreet its sitting on a mule frame thats why its high
  25. i have a friend thats a airbrush artist and she recommended me that i try these. never hear of these guys before but after this tryout im gonna get me some. its a self leveling acrylic pre thinned for airbrush use. these people carry it for about 10 bucks for 4oz http://www.dickblick.com/products/golden-airbrush-colors/ at first i thought i screwed up because it looked like ###### but after a 1 hour it settled and it looked great. they come in a few colors and their opaques arent bad but they have to be cleared with urethane. it costs about 10 a bottle but you wont use much since its pretty thin it dries in about 24 hours less with heat. heres how it looked on scrap glass
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