72 charger

[michellej]

i made this from a 71 charger rebuilder and a 73/74 charger rebuilder and parts from my parts box it was a pain to fill in those door vents and all i had was super glue mixed with baby powder and tacky glue 

[Yahshu]

Very nice, good choice of colour. I encourage you to take a bit more time with your body work, you are not in a race with anyone but yourself. With the superglue baby powder trick, if you build it up slowly, you'll find you'll find your body work will go a lot easier, I learnt that the hard way, don't be in a rush to get it all on in one hit. You seem to have mastered your painting of the body, I've been building for 30+ yrs & I'm still messing up my paint jobs when it comes to the body, it's the one area I still rush  (because I don't like doing it) & I pay for it. Your work is improving in leaps & bounds, well done & keep up the good work.

Edited January 4, 2017 by Yahshu

[Sledsel]

Great color combo. One of these is in my stash and I think I may "borrow" some of your ideas.

[michellej]

Very nice, good choice of colour. I encourage you to take a bit more time with your body work, you are not in a race with anyone but yourself. With the superglue baby powder trick, if you build it up slowly, you'll find you'll find your body work will go a lot easier, I learnt that the hard way, don't be in a rush to get it all on in one hit. You seem to have mastered your painting of the body, I've been building for 30+ yrs & I'm still messing up my paint jobs when it comes to the body, it's the one area I still rush  (because I don't like doing it) & I pay for it. Your work is improving in leaps & bounds, well done & keep up the good work.

thanks  i wrecked 8 paint brushes doing that superglue baby powder filler trick and had to throw them away  and that was  8 days worth of ruining ,a paint brush a day.  i thought i had them filled in untill i put my first coat of black primer down ,only  to see that when i had sanded it, i must have sanded to much in certain places so i used coat of super thick tacky glue to fill in the areas , 24 hours later wetted my fingers and smoothed out some of the tacky glue  then let  that dry,  reprimed it  let that dry then painted it , next time i might use the body of a 73/74 and the roof of a 71 and then do the same mods to the other 71 charger grille and tailights and use those 

 

[michellej]

Great color combo. One of these is in my stash and I think I may "borrow" some of your ideas.

thank you cant wait to see yours 

[Yahshu]

michellej, may I suggest using an applicator for applying the superglue, you'll save a fortune in paint brushes, keep up the good work.

[crazyjim]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone fill those vents before.  Very different.

[michellej]

michellej, may I suggest using an applicator for applying the superglue, you'll save a fortune in paint brushes, keep up the good work.

whats that 

[Sledsel]

whats that 

I use those credit cards and phone type cards sent in the mail. Trim and use like a little bondo squeegee..  https://youtu.be/yEp5r5t_Os4

also, Bondo spot putty is nice for minor filling, but keep in mind, it will shrink with time, so do not use to fill major gaps or holes. Bout $5 at Walmart and will last a long time.   

Another tip is to get self adhesive sandpaper and trim and stick onto small pieces of flat wood or plastic to be sure areas sanded are flat with surrounding areas. The foam finger nail file boards are great (and cheap) also. The cardboard ones, not so great

Keep up the good work

 

 

Edited January 4, 2017 by Sledsel

[JerseyRed]

Paint is looking pretty good and lighting on pics is much better!

[michellej]

Paint is looking pretty good and lighting on pics is much better!

thank you