Mini Muscle

[bluestringer]

[Zippi]

Boy does that bring back some memories.  The wife had a Gremlin back in the day. ill be watching this one.  

[bluestringer]

Went with this Apple Barrel craft paint bright blue. I'll put the decals on and brush on a coat of floor polish, should look ok....

[Snake45]

Your decals are going to "silver" if you put them on over that paint. 

[bluestringer]

Had not thought of that. May have to go naked.......no decals. 

[Vince Nemanic]

The military guys put on  coat of gloss clear, apply the decals and then put on a coat of flat clear.  This prevents decal silvering. 

[bluestringer]

19 hours ago, Vince Nemanic said:

The military guys put on  coat of gloss clear, apply the decals and then put on a coat of flat clear.  This prevents decal silvering. 

I'll give that a try, thanks. Meanwhile, first time trying to do some weathering on the engine...............

[bluestringer]

Not getting many comments, not much interest in this little drag car, I'll just post this one more picture until it's finished.....

[1930fordpickup]

Keep posting pictures please. I just found this. 

What do you thin your craft paint before you spray it on? 

[bluestringer]

4 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said:

Keep posting pictures please. I just found this. 

What do you thin your craft paint before you spray it on? 

I'm working on the interior now, I'll post some pics of it soon. I thin with windshield wiper fluid, usually 50/50 but will vary some with different paints. 

[bluestringer]

Interior.........photos not very good..........I had some antique copper craft paint and decided to experiment with it on the seats, just for ***** and grins. I think I will be using it on a 29 roadster I plan to start on soon. 

Edited October 22, 2021 by bluestringer

[1930fordpickup]

Thank you for the info with the  thinning  of the water based paint.   The interior looks pretty good. 

[Zippi]

Coming along nicely.  The orange on the seats looks pretty kewl.  That's a lot of pony's on the business end of that Grimlin ☺

[bluestringer]

7 hours ago, Zippi said:

Coming along nicely.  The orange on the seats looks pretty kewl.  That's a lot of pony's on the business end of that Grimlin ☺

Thanks. I brushed on a coat of floor polish, let it dry then added the decals, then brushed on another coat of floor polish. Maybe the decals will not sliver. Test fitted body to frame/interior and something is keeping it from going all the way down, maybe the tach. I'll have to take a closer look when I have more time.