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Hi Andy, First off, this is a wonderful build you have going here, great workmanship as always from your bench !!! Not your average 'Cuda' !! I did not see any details on how you painted the body? Would like to know how you achieved that primer/ peeling paint look. Thanks, Randy

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Hi Andy, First off, this is a wonderful build you have going here, great workmanship as always from your bench !!! Not your average 'Cuda' !! I did not see any details on how you painted the body? Would like to know how you achieved that primer/ peeling paint look. Thanks, Randy

thank you for the kind words! I did take some pictures along the way, not sure why I didn't post them here.  I first started with a primed body and my arsinal of washes.

I use various techniques using rust, black and earth tones , usually puddle it on the top parts and brush them down the sides. These washes dry pretty thin, so you can afford to be kind of heavy. 

I followed that with a coat of dullcote to seal it before the next step. 

I use water base paint for the next step so your techniques can vary, I did spray some hair spray in a cup and brushed it onto spots I knew I didn't want paint to stick (I don't think I needed to with this particular paint though) I then sprayed my color. 

then using a stiff artist shading brush, some water and my secret weapon (windex) I started the scary part.  Start small and try to think of how the paint would really peel, I was careful to try and have the effect stop at panel lines to try and hide what it was I was actually doing. 

after that I did a bit more washing and shading, and sealed it all with a dullcote/clear mix

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looks pretty good  and easy....which I am sure isn't....but thanks for sharing how you did it.

 

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Great build Andy.  Have you decide between the injector stacks or the scoop yet?

probably the scoop, I just couldn't get the stacks clean enough to be happy with it. 

Made the blower drove this morning while I was waiting on some odds and ends to dry. 

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Should be finished up tomorrow if all goes well, need to paint the scoop (again) and make some sort of exhaust. Once I got everything all settled that blower belt is a little close to the radiator. But a piece of .020 fits between and that is like a half inch in 1:1... Close but... 

 

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