My son's first paint job

[Oldcarfan27]

22 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

He did a really good job.  He may rival me as a brush painter.  You might break out some toothpicks and show him how to paint the windshield, door handles, and other trim.  Maybe square off the paint on the wheel cover. It would make a good learning experience in detailing.  Something I had to learn on my own through trial and error over the years.

I appreciate the advice. I know, I will work on those with him. He picked an easy kit to do basic painting techniques, so we worked on the major components together to complete this project quickly. I wanted him to have something tangible to see the results of his work without having to stress out about the tiny details right off the bat. We went through it in about a week, and he's been staring at it and rolling it around the table since then. I'd say "Mission Accomplished!"

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

1 hour ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

I appreciate the advice. I know, I will work on those with him. He picked an easy kit to do basic painting techniques, so we worked on the major components together to complete this project quickly. I wanted him to have something tangible to see the results of his work without having to stress out about the tiny details right off the bat. We went through it in about a week, and he's been staring at it and rolling it around the table since then. I'd say "Mission Accomplished!"

He did do a really good job and you should be proud.  My dad got me started at a young age as well, but I had to learn everything myself.  I actually find the pre-war cars a bit harder to build because there's a lot more pieces that go into them, the running board fit has to be just right with the body, and the also have a lot of small components that have to be just right for the rest of the pieces to sit on right.  I love the finished products, but they are a pain to work on.  If he can make something that nice, then he can build anything in my opinion.  If you have an Ollie's near you I'd suggest shopping for some cheap models to work on.  They have a good selection and the models are in the $5-20 range as opposed to the $25-30 shops outlets are charging now.  It's a good way to get practice in without spending a lot of money. 

[Foxer]

That's a fantastic job, first or more!

This is my first spray at 16  ... still trying.

 

[mredjr]

Great job!! Keep up the good work.

[rickcaps55]

Wow.! he did a awesome job with his first paint job I don't want to remember my first one I get bad dreams from it.!!!! nice work.!!

[Italianhorses]

Nicely done!