louisik1 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Found this a few months ago at Goodwill, everything still in sealed bags, so I decided to take a chance for $6. I put the frame together first and then painted the whole thing semi gloss black, instead of painting each piece first. I will go back later and add some detail color. Everything fit together but the instructions were ambiguous a couple times about how pieces attached. The rear sway bar was particularly annoying. Then I found out how the wheels are supposed to be painted. Holy moly..! Here is my first attempt at a wheel. Any recommendations, perhaps a super-fine gel pen in red that you like? Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizz62 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Found this a few months ago at Goodwill, everything still in sealed bags, so I decided to take a chance for $6. I put the frame together first and then painted the whole thing semi gloss black, instead of painting each piece first. I will go back later and add some detail color. Everything fit together but the instructions were ambiguous a couple times about how pieces attached. The rear sway bar was particularly annoying. Then I found out how the wheels are supposed to be painted. Holy moly..! Here is my first attempt at a wheel. Any recommendations, perhaps a super-fine gel pen in red that you like? Cheers!! i use acrylic art paint . you can paint it , but you csn also remove it. On chrome you can detail it and remove the unwanted paint with a toothpick. Wet it , and it will all come off and you can start over if you like! Very forgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizz62 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 You did an awesome job , looks great to me !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I like your progress.I agree with Lizz62. Acrylic paint and a toothpick to wipe off the messy parts. Works very well. I have this same kit and am planning a Pro Touring style car with it. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 You might try using a flat edged wooden tooth pick to remove the paint where not wanted on the hub caps. As for the painting itself I have used a Pigma Micron brand pen I got at Office Depot. They offer some other colors also. I used their "05" pen in Red and it worked great. I have also used their White pen for White stripe tires, and Red over White for Red line tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisik1 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 I have used a Pigma Micron brand pen I got at Office Depot. That's funny because I stopped by there tonight and picked up some other colored pens in that area. I saw the Pigma Microns but I couldn't tell what it was like from the box. I bought some others, Staedtler Triplus Fineliner, but it's not opaque enough. I will take these back and try the Pigma! Thanks!! To everyone else, thank you so much for the tips. I did use a toothpick after Lizz62/David recommended it and it works great. For now I have done three wheels using good ol Testors acrylic gloss red. Here's my latest attempt: It's still flawed! For reference, I found this reference pic of an actual wheel, courtesy of CorvetteStory.com: So beautiful, eh? I need to add the blue inset paint around the Chevy insignia. Thanks again, everyone. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisik1 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Ok, sorry, just one more for reference of what it's REALLY like trying to paint it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 This really looks like a cool project !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Great job on the wheels! Can't wait to see more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisik1 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hi everyone. These wheels were a challenge. I tried 8000 red pens and didn't find one that I liked. I messed up one wheel after so many attempts that it was beyond saving. I ordered another whole model from ebay just to get a new set of wheels. One thing I'm really embarrassed about is how 'wrong' my first attempts at the wheels were. I'm kind of baffled at how I thought I saw them and how I thought they should be during that first round. But after many attempts and modifying my technique I finally found a way that I could live with at least for now. The imperfections always look so huge in the pictures. I also don't know why but for two weeks I couldn't make myself air brush some parts. These wheels needed the mounting wheel to be painted before putting on the frame so I gathered everything up that needed to be semi gloss black. The job left a micro fine texture, which looks good for the soft top but it makes me wonder. Is that good? For semi-gloss black? Or should it be smooth? Then I got stuck/obsessed with trying to set up some masking on the underside of the hood. I want the edges of the underside to be body color, not black. I tried various tapes but nothing was fine enough or flexible enough for me to trust it. I tried Elmers glue a few times but kept removing it because I didn't trust that either. After going back and forth several times I finally said f it and tried Elmers glue again. Then painted it like you see above. Now I'm peeling away the glue and finding this: Yeah. Soo.. I can buff/wash a little and paint over the edges with primer.. but I'm afraid it's gonna go to BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH. At least I have another hood in the backup kit in case I destroy this one. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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