W.I.P. Dale Earnhardt Nova

[MarkJ]

[MarkJ]

[Old Coyote]

Simply amazing Mark ........... your work is beyond belief

[MarkJ]

Thanks O.C. I appreciate the reply. Also how do you get such a crisp line between your colors when you do a two tone paint job. You do some of the best paint work there is and of course your builds are always excellent as well. 

[MarkJ]

[Belugawrx]

Hey Now,...Nice  progress going on here, Mark,..sittin' pretty good

Btw.... any where near Beaumont Texas ?

[MarkJ]

Hey Now,...Nice  progress going on here, Mark,..sittin' pretty good

Btw.... any where near Beaumont Texas ?

Thanks ,Bruce. I'm south and west of there.

[Old Coyote]

Thanks O.C. I appreciate the reply. Also how do you get such a crisp line between your colors when you do a two tone paint job. You do some of the best paint work there is and of course your builds are always excellent as well.

I appreciate the nice comment Mark, you're very kind.

Getting the paint separation line crisp is not really all that difficult (if it were, I wouldn't be able to do it )  .......... If I am doing straight lines I use 3M Scotch frosted tape and make sure that I get the edges burnished down well ........ the Budweiser Thunderbird is an example of this method

 

If I am having to do curves, I use 3M blue auto painters tape, either 1/8" wide or 1/4" wide depending upon the sharpness of the angle of the curve .......... both the Clabber Girl Thunderbird and the Kelloggs Monte Carlo paint separations were done with 1/8th inch tape ........... again burnish the edges well to make sure the tape is down tight ............ then cover the area adjacent to the blue tape which needs to be masked with Scotch frosted tape ..... make sure you get the frosted tape firmly attached to the blue painters tape

Don't leave the tape on the body too long because if the paint dries too much it will crack and feather the edge, get the tape off as soon as the paint sets up firmly but before it completely dries. Another thing I do is make a paper copy of the decal and use it as a template on the body if the decal has to follow the curve separating the colors. I did that on both the the Clabber Girl and Kelloggs cars.

I can't wait to see your Nova finished, it is going to be gorgeous

Edited April 2, 2016 by Old Coyote

[Belugawrx]

Beauties John, you should do a tutorial on mask / paint !

Mark ,..Beaumont,.. I can actually say I  drove thru, on my way to building a cell phone store, in the next town...

OMG.... 15 years ago !

Small world  ......  .wouldn't wanna paint it !?! 

Cheers

[MarkJ]

Thanks O.C. I will give it a try. Bruce, I hope it wasn't in the summer months. It can be brutal down here.

[MarkJ]

[MarkJ]

[Old Coyote]

Looking good Mark

[MarkJ]

[bbowser]

Keep it going Mark!  I like what you've done with the grill, neat "old school" window net.

[MarkJ]

Keep it going Mark!  I like what you've done with the grill, neat "old school" window net.

Thanks, Bruce. I had to redo the window net. It was a little off from the picture I had of the real car and I wasn't happy with it.

[Old Coyote]

Beauties John, you should do a tutorial on mask / paint !

 

I would be glad to do that if you guys really want to see my technique

[DrKerry]

Lookin good so far!!!!!!!

[MarkJ]

Lookin good so far!!!!!!!

Thanks Kerry. I've done about half of the decals so after they are finished and have dried sufficiently I will future it and it will be done. Then I'll get the final photos on here. I'm pretty happy with how its turning out.

[DrKerry]

Kool can't wait.

[MarkJ]

Its finished. I will try to take the final photos this afternoon.

Edited May 8, 2016 by MarkJ

[Old Coyote]

Its finished. I will try to take the final photos this afternoon.

C'mon Mark ........... quit teasing us !! ............... Where are the pictures ??