TooOld Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Great detail on those pedal pads ! I tried but could never get the ribs looking right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Nice work on the steering wheel and pedals. David G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, TooOld said: Great detail on those pedal pads ! I tried but could never get the ribs looking right . I cheated and used some Evergreen ribbed stock. 😊 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Awesome stuff Steven. The parking brake release is probably the first I’ve seen, well played !! One of those, “why didn’t I think of that” pieces. As always, your interiors are second to none sir. Cheers, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickcaps55 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 10:47 PM, slusher said: I had an 8 track tape player in my first car and I put it in when I was a teen and i never had a problem wit mine. Las 8 trades I had was John Cougar and Queen’s The Game.. LOL my first car was a 62 Chevy convertible that i bought in 67 when i started to drive it had a under dash record player that played 45.s.!!! I still have the records but i wish i would have kept the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 It's all in the details. Love it. Umm.....yeah.....I'll be watching this one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Great work on the foot pedals and steering column Steve! Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Thanks guys! After a count, it appears that there will be a total of 33 individual parts going into this interior........as of right now. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Maybe 33 subassemblies! Even the center armrest bottom cushion has at least three parts! LoL Everything is looking great from my vantage point! Looking forward to seeing this interior completed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 17 minutes ago, Bucky said: Maybe 33 subassemblies! Even the center armrest bottom cushion has at least three parts! LoL Everything is looking great from my vantage point! Looking forward to seeing this interior completed! Thanks Keith. Yeah, If I tried to count all of the individual pieces that went into the entire interior, my head would explode! 😁 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) This is part of what I love about working with lacquers. Basically got all of the interior parts painted this afternoon. Several different coats of primer, color and clear all within a few hours. The dash was just primed with Duplicolor black primer and then the upper dash and lower gauge area were masked and the dash pad shot with a coat of Testors clear lacquer to give it a bit more of a matte finish. The door panels were shot with several coats of Duplicolor "Sand Beige Pearl" and then the gold was masked, shot with black primer, Duplicolor "Universal Black" and then unmasked and clear coated. I might do a little "toning down" on the lower black portion of the door panels. Too shiny for my taste. All of the rest of the parts were shot with gold, black primer or universal black and clear coated accordingly. The rest of the parts that are not pictured have been painted black, shot with Testors clear enamel for a good gloss, and will be finished with Alclad chrome. Steve Edited August 8, 2021 by StevenGuthmiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Was the dash pad shot with Testors Dullcote or a gloss lacquer that was lightly misted? I like the soft and very subtle sheen that has been produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Amazing work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, AMT68 said: Was the dash pad shot with Testors Dullcote or a gloss lacquer that was lightly misted? I like the soft and very subtle sheen that has been produced. Actually the entire dash was first shot with flat black primer and then portions were masked off and a fairly heavy coat of Testors gloss lacquer was applied. The nice thing about spraying gloss clear over a flat base is that you can control the sheen with the number of coats that are applied. One normal, even coat of clear gloss over a flat base will give you a pretty nice matte or semi gloss finish. Additional coats will add more gloss. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 The gold and black look excellent together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 17 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: The nice thing about spraying gloss clear over a flat base is that you can control the sheen with the number of coats that are applied. Thanks for the valuable information as always Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Spent some time today working on some dash details. Not sure that I'm entirely happy with the results, but I may just call it good. If not, I'll have to start over. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Spent some time today working on some dash details. Not sure that I'm entirely happy with the results, but I may just call it good. If not, I'll have to start over. Looks great to me ! How are you going to address the climate control panel that's directly-above the radio ; the recessed-area on the upper-dash ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 As usual, your skills and attention to detail have created quite an impressive interior. Mighty fine work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Thanks guys, but I decided that I could do better on the dash panel, so into the soup it went. Back to the drawing board. 🙂 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 very realistic and detailed dash and interior. Your work is soo impressive Steve.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 7 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Thanks guys, but I decided that I could do better on the dash panel, so into the soup it went. Back to the drawing board. 🙂 Steve HAH ! Been there done that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I don't think I have looked at this tread, no clue why. Amazing work you are doing here Steve but thats to be expected from you👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) Something about the dash just wasn't sitting right with me, so I stripped it and decided to try a different approach. I decided to try the "wire ring" trick for the gauge bezels, and I think I'll be happier with that. I also glued some thin stretched sprue around the perimeter of the dash panel so that I can foil it to represent the trim that surrounds it. I think that might be the biggest thing that seemed to be missing. Next I'll mask the gauge panel and then spray the surrounding pad with a coat of clear like I did previously. Steve Edited August 13, 2021 by StevenGuthmiller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khils Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: the "wire ring" trick ......never cease to amaze! Mr. Wizard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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