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"Sons Of Anarchy - HotWheels Bread Box " Adding to my Series of Sons Of Anarchy Dairy's and Passions is this Bread Box. Done in Black Diamond Pearl with accent touches of Red for some extra pizazz!!! Customized Wheels with my Chrome Center Caps. HOK Clear All Products Used Are Exclusively House Of Kolor, Of Course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Decals created with Clear InkJet Decal Paper from Papilio.com Yes these are Clear InkJet Decals, not White Decal Paper. Look closely. Have a look and see if you can tell me how these Clear InkJet Decals are possible on a Black HW. CadillacPat the UnCustomizer

But for those who sell it can be a seller's best friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CadillacPat

That "reason" could just be sour grapes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CadillacPat

Ebay been berry berry good to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CadillacPat

Could be anything you might be doing. Maybe a real detailed accounting of your procedure??? CadillacPat

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Harsh Your Buzz, Man, haven't heard that for awhile. What ever happened to Pauly Shore????????? Heyyy Buuuuuuuuddddddy!!!!! CadillacPat

Simple and easy and nice clean lines, Good job Dave, Sticking with a system always works, CadillacPat

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I use and recommend Tamiya Tape. It is the best easy release tape I've ever used and always leaves a clean line. Exactly what did you do? Method, paint type. Did you apply heat? Are all those spots in the White from where you had Tamiya tape? I kind of think your paint was not fully cured when you applied your tape. CadillacPat

At one time Dixie Beer was the leading "beverage" in New Orleans. Close on it's heels were Jax and Falstaff. Dixie Brewing Company on Tulane Avenue still stands. Clint Eastwood shot scenes from "TightRope" inside the facilities. Al the images here were created piece by piece. The stars and stripes were created and laid down as individual pieces for correct alignment and spacing. Look closely and you'll notice the bevelling and how the flames float on top of the flag. While the original Dixie Beer trucks weren't as colorful as mine, this is how I would have built them. HOK Candy Oriental Blue over XnowWhite Pearl Kosmic Khrome trim All Products Used Are Exclusively House Of Kolor, Of Course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --CadillacPat the UnCustomizer--

Interesting Title. I always liked the Falcon Ranchero. CadillacPat AREA51CUSTOMS.NET

Allright 1/64 scale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll keep an eye on this. CadillacPat

"Bermuda Triangle - Flight 19 - Flying Into History" Jada COE Box Truck Be it Moments In History, Pop Culture, Science Fiction, Icons of Today or Another Time, or Current Events, I like Customs that say something. Customs that are FUN. On the afternoon of December 5, 1945 at 2:10p.m., 5 TBM Avenger Torpedo Bombers carrying 14 crewmen took off on a routine training mission into the sunny skies above NAS Fort Lauderdale, Florida, never to return. A PBM Mariner flying boat carrying 13 crewmen was launched at 7:30p.m. as part of a search effort for the missing Avengers and also disappeared. Not a trace of physical evidence has ever been found from any of these crafts. These Jada COE Box Trucks come pretty clean from the factory. Some filing of window openings and fender wells and sanding of slight casting scars and they really straighten up. Removing the factory headlamps, filling the fenders and drilling for Rhinestone headlights adds a very clean and unique Custom look. All parts are primered, 2 coats of Shimrin White and 2 coats of SnowWhite Pearl. The cab gets a shot of Intercoat Clear for taping purposes. Windshield trim and chrome trim on the cab. Trailer is trimmed out in House Of Kolor Kosmic Khrome. The color of the cab and fenders is Custom mixed using a little Oriental Blue Intensifier added to Organic Green Intensifier along with some Pearl-EX Duo Green-Blue Powder. It's mixed to match the same "strange green" look of the ocean the Avengers reported in their last radio transmissions. The Decals started with a single black and white pic of a TBM Avenger which was colorized in PhotoShop and then created in different sizes for stacking. Background was created to look like clouds and seawater from above. HOK Urethane Enamel clearcoat for a glossy protective finish. All House Of Kolor Products, Of Course!!!!!!!!! CadillacPat

I do just like you said, I use gallon ziplocs labeled with the car type and keep them in medium sized tupperware. CadillacPat

Future is not a durable Clear. You say you used a cheap Dollar Store Yellow aerosol. How thick did you spray it also?? Some Enamels take a long time to completely cure but you say you've tried to help by leaving it out in the sun. Additionally to compound the problem, spraying more Enamel over uncured Enamel exacerbates the problem. The cheap aerosol could have reacted with the Primer or even all the way through to the body. Like Cato, I say nip it in the bud and start over. Spraying a good Clear over it might just be a cosmetic cure. While a coat of good Clear might stop fingerprints the underlying Enamel would still be soft. You could maybe display it but not handle it. You still take the chance of any final gasses bubbling up under the Clear. Start over and use better products. You sound like you are trying to save bucks but better products do not cost any more than inferior ones. And, if the body is screwed up, how much did that cost to begin with? Pick a system, any system, Waterbased, Waterborne, Enamel, Lacquer, or even best, Urethane, and stick with it from Primer to Clear. CadillacPat

I would not put paper towels or q tips anywhere near the inside of containers I use for paint. Why clean?? Use these. “Paint Mix Medical Cups” I've posted about the soft plastic film cans I use for mixing my paints. Remember, your container has to be soft polypropylene plastic and not styrene, otherwise solvent paints will eat right through the container. I've picked the film cans up from WalMarts over the years by the thousands and have a huge backstock. But, WalMarts are phasing out their 35mm Photo Booths and they're going the way of BlackLight Poster Shops. So goes the demise of easily available empty film cans. Here's a cheap and even better substitute. Clear, graduated Medicine Cups. The one ounce cups are marked on four sides with different graduations of measurements. Capacity is the same as Film Cans but the clearly marked measurements make for perfect mixing. Look in your Yellow Pages under Medical Supply stores. The cups are $4 for 100. The 2 Dram level is perfect for AirBrushes with 1/4oz. paint cups. This amount will shoot a Colorcoat or Clearcoat for most HotWheels. CadillacPat

Great Decals----Great application!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Always a pleasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CadillacPat

Okay, here's my approach and my advice to anyone wanting to break out of Rattlecanning. You don't have to start at the bottom of the paint list if you want to AirBrush. So, IF you have a compressor, airbrush, regulator, watertrap, and replaceable filter Respirator - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - you're set. It's just weird when someone asks about Airbrushing and mixing their own paints, someone comes in and answers them in detail, and then the person says they really don't have any of the necessary equipment and "anyway they are only thinking about it, maybe" ,for, "maybe sometime in the future". Sure, you can use any kind of Rattlecan paint through your Airbrush and get fantastic results. But, if someone is really and genuinely asking about mixing their own Automotive Paint and they have their Airbrush setup, then I advise them to jump right in. That's what I did. I got rid of my Paasche H gun I had used (with great success) for 5 years and moved up slightly to a double action Anthem 155 when I saw the results I was getting with House Of Kolor. I gave away all my Testors, ModelMaster, Tamiya, all my waterbased, all my cheap Aerosols because I had found a system (House Of Kolor) that I could use for anything. I knew I would never go back to any other paint. I formed an HOK Co-op and a dozen or so of us split a huge order over a thousand bucks.. To this day we all use HOK. Enthusiasm will carry you through any slight difficulties in the new arena of Automotive Paints. The user friendliness and the way Auto Paints lay down will please you the very first time you use them. Great results will inspire you to go on. HOK, PPG, ALSA, all will produce over the top results, all the while amazing you at how easy it is to use them. This simple fact will spur users on to greater results and instill confidence when things could have gone in the opposite direction with paints that are not as user friendly. Many Modelers get disgusted and dissatisfied with their first Airbrushing attempts and much of that can be attributed to products that are inferior or hard to use. Some of them quit and sell their equipment. Getting real good results early in your Airbrushing career can instill a desire to do even better. Of course House Of Kolor paint can be considered a Hobby Paint. Hobbyists all over the world use it to their betterment. Airbrush Artists and Hobbyists were the whole point behind the 4oz. bottles that were introduced in '05. The HOK website is not for Pro's only. You don't have to start at the bottom you can easily start at the top and have an edge on getting better. If you really want to do something, take a chance. That's how great things get discovered. That's how you get better. Forums thrive on Members asking questions but I think people should state if they are ready or if they are just asking for grins. You don't have to use standard paints for years. You can start at the top and be years ahead right in the beginning, And, It won't cost but a couple of bucks more than the cheap paints people use. Don't buy off of Ebay and don't buy pre-reduced paints. You never know what you are getting. CadillacPat

Thanks Harry, It takes us 10 hours to set it up but it only takes 6 hours to knock it down. There is always less to fool with at the end. We always find a couple of people to help. 5 days of constant foot traffic. CadillacPat

"60' Of DieCast" Here's a couple of shots taken just before the doors opened at the Houston Autorama of my 60' DieCast Booth. A friend and I have set this up every year for the past 11 years. 3 connected 10' x 20' booths make us the largest DieCast Booth in the show. House Of Kolor provides me with paint and giveaways to promote and talk about painting. All the AirBrush Artists from the Custom Car part of the show come by and discuss paint, techniques and new products. Nearly everyone each year who comes by is surprised when they see 1/64 scale HW's, Jada and MBox being Customized just like real cars using automotive paints. CadillacPat

I build to sell or to promote what I do so I can build more and sell more. Winning contests at events took a back seat quickly to taking my Promotional Customs outside of the Model and Customizing Comunity to the world of business. Everything I send out has to meet my strict criteria or it would not go out. So I always design and build to suit myself but I get the extra benefit of seeing my Customs go out to people who are completely unaware of 1/64 scale Customizing. The world out there is infinitely larger than the world in here. More people see your stuff. I don't see why anyone would put down Contests. it's a great way to meet other Modelers and gain new info. I just prefer a larger audience. CadillacPat

If you shake up the bottle (the one you transferred the paint into) and there is still pressure when you ease off gently on the cap, then there is still excess propellant in the paint. Shake, gently unscrew Shake, gently unscrew, Shake, gently unscrew, Until you notice no more pressure in the bottle. Here's my Removing Paint From Aerosol Cans thread, Here's the method I came up with to show other Customizers how to make use of cheap Aerosol paints. I also have it here in an old post somewhere. Toy Car and Model Mag contacted me to ask if they could run it in one of their issues many years ago. You will need a 3" - 4" length of plastic drinking straw, some 1" wide tape, and of course a suitable container. I collect the empty film cans from local WalMart Photoshops. This soft pliable plastic will not react with automotive paints. 1st-----Butt the straw up to the hole in the button of the Aerosol can. In most cases with Duplicolor, the straw will actually slip over a short protrusion in the button. 2nd-----Wrap the tape around the straw and button so they are held together firmly and tightly. 3rd-----Just spray your paint into whatever container you've chosen. The straw will perform like a muffler, choking down the escaping gases and allowing the paint to gently run out the end of the straw. If you're only using small amounts of paint, you can just spray the paint directly into your paint cup. I will add this note. I have an alternate method for removing the paint from aerosol cans when I want to completely empty the can and transfer all its contents to another container. You can of course use my above method to completely empty an Aerosol can but this second method is quicker. Remove the spray button from the can. Shake the can to thoroughly mix its contents. Set the can down on a flat surface. Using a file sharpen a small nail to a point and with a small hammer gently tap a pin hole just inside the lip at the top of the can. A pinhole is all you need. Just barely break the skin of the can. Allow the pressure to fully escape, about 15 minutes. Now similarly tap another pinhole opposite from the first on the other side of where the spray button was. When all pressure has escaped enlarge both holes with a larger nail or phillips screwdriver. These two holes will equalize the air pressure in the can so you may pour out the contents. Now you need a suitable container to hold the contents. You may use any soft plastic container i.e., polyethylene not hard styrene. I choose either Ketchup bottles or Barbecue Sauce bottles. Yeah, I do a lot of Barbecuing around here. These bottles are constructed of soft vinyl like plastic which will not react with the chemicals in Enamel or Lacquer paints. They also come with the benefit of having a small mouth opening so you may safely pour your thinned paint directly into your AirBrush Cup. Gently pour the contents of the can into your new container and leave it open for about 4 hours. Return every so often to swirl around the contents assuring that the gases get released. The paint still contains propellant in liquid form and will create pressure in your new container if shaken. Diluting it with the prescribed amount, 35%, of Paint Thinner will deactivate some of this tendency to bubble up and boil over. I screw on the cap, gently shake the bottle and very easily loosen the cap 4 or 5 times repeatedly to allow all remaining propellant to escape. So here you have methods of removing paint from aerosol cans allowing you to either release small amounts as in using the Straw Method or to completely empty the can and transfer the contents to another container. All my painting is done completely with House Of Kolor products, Of Course!! But I like to give alternate methods so that anyone can get perfect results using products they can easily obtain. CadillacPat CadillacPat

Glass bottles are fine but you have to be caeful about hard plastic tops, styrene or HDPE, that will quickly react to solvent paints. If you're storing waterbased or waterborne paints, it won't matter. CadillacPat