bluemoose Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 Hi, here's a '40 Ford convertible I'm working on. This is the fourth (and final) paint job I've gotten from one 4 ounce bottle of House of Kolor Cinnamon pearl. I bought the paint from Black Gold. I'm building it pretty much straight from the box, except I've filled in the bumper bracket openings in the front fenders and rear panel, and the gaping hood hinge openings in the firewall. Here are some photos of some other Fords from the forties I've done. http://www.bikelab.net/models/fords40.html
59 Impala Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 WOW, man, I love that color. She looks awesome. Can't wait to see her finished. Dan
jbwelda Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 yes i love that cinamon color too, makes my mouth water! im going to have to try some on a suitable project...
Bill Coulter Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 Hi Tom...(aka ice cold Bullwinkle) I see you're at it again... As Randy Derr is famous for saying, "have you ever seen paint on a car you just wanted to lick?" BC
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 WOW :!: :!: :!: Beautiful color on a beautiful car. What did you use for a base coat?
bluemoose Posted August 17, 2006 Author Posted August 17, 2006 Thanks! I primed with Variprime and shot the cinnamon pearl directly over the Variprime.
Lyle Willits Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 As Randy Derr is famous for saying, "have you ever seen paint on a car you just wanted to lick?" Bill - you can lick this one in October, but please do it on your own time AFTER I've gone back home. BTW, I'm NOT implying that my paint jobs even come close to Tom's. Bluemoose cars are true works of art!
JayVee Posted August 19, 2006 Posted August 19, 2006 Looks excellent bluemoose! How are you going to attach the rear fenders on this kit? Any special tricks? I always get nervous glueing those things in place.
bluemoose Posted August 19, 2006 Author Posted August 19, 2006 Thanks JayVee! Wierd, I just finished putting on the rear fenders today. I used Crafter's Pick fabric glue (It's available at Hobby Lobby or fabric shops.) It's a thick water-based glue that dries clear. I brushed it on from the inside. I like it because it's just thick enough so that it won't seep into the joint, so it's not visible from the outside. Here's another progress photo, with rear fenders in place.
Tom Kren Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 WOW!Love the color HOKpaints in the bottles is that the premixed ones? And what do you use for clear. Great job as always!
JayVee Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Look great, thanks for the tip on that glue, I'll have to try it.
Jeff Johnston Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 unbelieveable again..... Big ole drool mark now on my keyboard... Funny thing is I'm not even into that era of car and I still love how you make it look..
bluemoose Posted August 20, 2006 Author Posted August 20, 2006 Tom, it's the unthinned paint in the 4 once bottle. I usually mix it 1:1 with either lacquer thinner or Mr. Color thinner. The clear is the HOK urethane clear. I double the amount of reducer the directions call for so it won't build up too high. I mix 2 parts clear, 2 parts fast reducer, and one part catalyst.
Stingray69 Posted August 20, 2006 Posted August 20, 2006 Wow it looks even better with the interior in! Stunning work man 8)
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