SelineManson Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Another day another Skyline This time I'm going old skool! I love all the extras this kit comes with! I've never worked with anything photo etched before so I'm very excited to start putting everything together! Not sure i'll paint the little man up, but we'll see. Thinking of going with black and red two-tone on this one. The kit: As usual work starts with finding and removing all the mold seams: That's all for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 In my to-do stash as well. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelineManson Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Italianhorses said: In my to-do stash as well. Good luck! Thank you. It's going well so far, just got everything in primer, no nasty surprises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I just got the stock version of this kit. I'll watch to see what you do with the rest of it. Yours came with extra goodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelineManson Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Got everything primed and guide coated, next up paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 What is "guide coat"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelineManson Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Italianhorses said: What is "guide coat"? You spray a light misty coat of black over your primer, and then wet sand it down until all the black is gone. The idea is that the black will get trapped inside tiny scratches and imperfections that you might miss by eye, so they'll stick out and you can see them more easily so that you can fix any imperfections before you spray your colour coats instead of spotting something after when it's too late. It's a trick most body shops use before they spray cars or repairs, I do it all the time. Doesn't really scale down so well but it still has the intended effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, SelineManson said: You spray a light misty coat of black over your primer, and then wet sand it down until all the black is gone. The idea is that the black will get trapped inside tiny scratches and imperfections that you might miss by eye, so they'll stick out and you can see them more easily so that you can fix any imperfections before you spray your colour coats instead of spotting something after when it's too late. It's a trick most body shops use before they spray cars or repairs, I do it all the time. Doesn't really scale down so well but it still has the intended effect. I spray a couple coats of silver on as a "guide coat". Every little imperfection shows up immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I see. Technically, this is what grey primer supposed to do. I honestly never had problems this, but maybe I'll give it a try. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Italianhorses said: I see. Technically, this is what grey primer supposed to do. I honestly never had problems this, but maybe I'll give it a try. Thanks. I find this most useful with bodywork where waviness and high/low points may not be obvious even after primer coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelineManson Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Paint and lacquer time! I'm not 100% sold on the shade of red, but theres not much I can do about it now. I tried to darken it with some candy in the lacquer, but it all went wrong and I had to strip and repaint it all over again. Not happy about that, just a waste of time and resources so I wont go into it now, but I've got it back to the way it was so I'm sticking with it. Hopefully the shade will grow on me the more I complete it. The red looks better in lacquer: Obviously this is not the final finish as i'll be wet sanding it down and buffing it next, but the shade is growing on me so hopefully it'll all tie itself together once its finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I think the color is a bit light, agree, but overall I think it suits it, give the car is a bit older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelineManson Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 37 minutes ago, Italianhorses said: I think the color is a bit light, agree, but overall I think it suits it, give the car is a bit older. True, also it will look different once it's tied together with all the other bits, which are going to be black so hopefully it will all work out in the end. And yeah you're right, having a solid no thrills colour like this definitely suits the antiquity of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordlover632 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I like how the red looks on the skyline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 It looks really good. Off to a great start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janne Herajärvi Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Looks great in red... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I like red. I see so many painted grey, er... silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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