'70 Charger

[Furiousgeorge]

Got a start on this one. Painted with High-temp Hemi Orange engine paint and wet sanded. Once foiling is done I'll clear and polish it.

[Geno]

Great start Trent.

[DumpyDan]

NICE!

[microwheel]

Nice on the paint, but a question, Why are you doing the BMF before the clear coat. I've seen a few people do it that way and always wondered how they were able to wet sand the clear coat without sanding through and damaging the foil work, which is why I always do my BMF work after clear coating. Yes I know that sometimes you don't need to wet sand and polish the clear coat, but what happens if you end up needing to. Why risk damaging the foil if you do.

[Mr mopar]

nice start, color looks good too!

[slusher]

Great color!!!  What brand of paint is that???

 

Edited April 13, 2017 by slusher

[Furiousgeorge]

Thanks for the comments!

I've foiled before the clear on only one other car, and it seemed to work well, though I didn't wet sand the clear on that one. I figure that clearing over the foil will help protect it from the handling it'll get during the rest of the assembly.

The paint brand I don't recall off the top of my head, I'll get it for you in the morning. It is a high temp engine enamel, Hemi Orange. A real nice colour, it has some metal flake in it that really looks good after the wet sanding was done.

[Furiousgeorge]

The paint is Duoli-Color.

[mustang1989]

Now that's a good lookin' paint job there Trent.

[Furiousgeorge]

Thanks! The Hemi Orange shines up pretty well.

[PARTSMARTY]

This looks great so far !!!

[Furiousgeorge]

Got a bit more done on this one. Interior is finished minus the roll bar, and the engine and foil work. Not a bad kit so far.

[High octane]

Thanks for the comments!

I've foiled before the clear on only one other car, and it seemed to work well, though I didn't wet sand the clear on that one. I figure that clearing over the foil will help protect it from the handling it'll get during the rest of the assembly.

The paint brand I don't recall off the top of my head, I'll get it for you in the morning. It is a high temp engine enamel, Hemi Orange. A real nice colour, it has some metal flake in it that really looks good after the wet sanding was done.

Clear coat over the foil to protect it??? My first BMF job I did back in the early 80's still looks great after all these years and no clear coat over it.

[Slotto]

Great interior! How did you do the wood grain?

[Furiousgeorge]

I've had a few that the foil started to peel off, either from handling or just over time (a few months). I cleared over the last one I did, and so far it's good.

The wood grain I did by painting Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow, then dry brushing over that with Tamiya X-33 Bronze making the grain effect, then over that with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange.

[Furiousgeorge]

Got this one finished and in Under Glass.