'68 Firebird

[NOBLNG]

I started painting this with Spaz Stix red and although I really liked the color, it was getting so thick that I was losing detail. So into the superclean it went! My second attempt was using Testors Aztec red pearl with Aztec clear topcoat.

[KWT]

Looking good.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Looks much better the second time.

 

Steve

[PARTSMARTY]

4 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Looks much better the second time.

 

Steve

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[Snake45]

MUCH better. Great color, too! Drive on! 

[Rider]

Looks great. 

[shaunmza]

That is a great colour, beautiful overall.

[espo]

I have to agree with everyone else on the color choice. The chrome trim looks perfect also. Did you use a Pin for the window moldings ?    

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, espo said:

I have to agree with everyone else on the color choice. The chrome trim looks perfect also. Did you use a Pin for the window moldings ?    

Thank you all for the compliments. The Aztec paint is nice stuff. I wish it came in more colors. I am not sure what you mean by a pin? I scribed all the mouldings with the back of an exacto blade just like the panel lines, and hand painted them. I realize now that all I would need for a paint dividing line is a very thin score.

Edited March 9, 2018 by NOBLNG
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[Modlbldr]

Looking beautiful. Great color choice. I believe that what espo is referring to is a Molotow Chrome Pen. 

Later-

[NOBLNG]

No, I don't have one of them. This was done with a Craftsmart paint pen dabbed into a bottle cap and I dip my paintbrush into that. It goes on real nice. I have not tried the BMF that I bought yet, but I think painting the trim would be far faster than foiling it . Is it as real? I don't know... I will try the BMF on the next one.

[slusher]

Very sharp color!

[espo]

On ‎3‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 9:31 AM, NOBLNG said:

Thank you all for the compliments. The Aztec paint is nice stuff. I wish it came in more colors. I am not sure what you mean by a pin? I scribed all the mouldings with the back of an exacto blade just like the panel lines, and hand painted them. I realize now that all I would need for a paint dividing line is a very thin score.

Ya my question is a little vague. I was thinks the Molotow pen and I even misspelled "pen". I see you have already answered the question to others. The method you used on the chrome trim is the tried and true but looks more like a satin finish compared to the Foil and Motolow pen that seems to be the norm now. You did an excellent job and the light scoring with a blade is how I learned that technique.