Bills72sj Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 Break out of my '65 Bonneville WIP into its own thread. Body is in color. 4
Bainford Posted December 7, 2022 Posted December 7, 2022 Another big Pontiac in a gorgeous colour. Looking good.
Bills72sj Posted December 8, 2022 Author Posted December 8, 2022 14 hours ago, Bainford said: Another big Pontiac in a gorgeous colour. Looking good. Thank you Trevor.
Bills72sj Posted January 8, 2023 Author Posted January 8, 2023 Front bumper smoothed and painted with Green Stuff World "chrome" paint. It is not "kit" chrome but it is pretty nice.
Bills72sj Posted January 8, 2023 Author Posted January 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Steve H said: Wow! That looks great Bill. Black base coat? Yep, Rustoleum Gloss black enamel. Cured for 2 weeks give or take. I skipped the black on my Fireball door handles. Bad idea. It did not "shiney up" straight over grey resin.
Steve H Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bills72sj said: Yep, Rustoleum Gloss black enamel. Cured for 2 weeks give or take. I skipped the black on my Fireball door handles. Bad idea. It did not "shiney up" straight over grey resin. Good info, thanks.
doorsovdoon Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 Loving these Bonnie builds! Nice colour choice on this.?
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 Always like the big 60's Pontiacs. There were a lot of them on the streets in my town. When optioned with the 421 engine and Tri Power they were pretty quick! Yours looks very real. Thanks for posting.
Bills72sj Posted January 10, 2023 Author Posted January 10, 2023 22 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Loving these Bonnie builds! Nice colour choice on this.? Thanks Gareth. I wanted a pretty Turquoise. This was slightly darker than I wanted but it is still pretty. 20 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Always like the big 60's Pontiacs. There were a lot of them on the streets in my town. When optioned with the 421 engine and Tri Power they were pretty quick! Yours looks very real. Thanks for posting. Robert. Me too, though I do not remember seeing very many growing up. I was born is 61.
Bills72sj Posted October 20, 2023 Author Posted October 20, 2023 After months of on again off again work, I finally got my 1st "Big Girls" interior done. I went all out on detailing it/them. Scratch built 10 piece the console with real wood inlays and metal shifter shaft. Used custom mixed mica powder for carpet and 4 different methods for chrome details. Made 2 piece arm rests and six 3 piece window cranks. Detailed the dash with custom mixed "wood" paint and back mounted speedometer decal. "Lucite" steering wheel made from 6 different parts including stainless steel turn signal stalk. Clear portions of steering wheel yellow tinted from decanted Testors clear enamel. Too bad it will get hidden in the car rarely to be seen again. I wish my phone could take clearer pictures. 3
TransAmMike Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 Looking great Bill....I have always liked the "big" ponchos.
redscampi Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 I can feel my legs sticking to the the vinyl of those seats right now.
Bills72sj Posted October 21, 2023 Author Posted October 21, 2023 3 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Looking great Bill....I have always liked the "big" ponchos. 1 hour ago, Slotto said: That interior looks awesome Thanks guys.
Bills72sj Posted October 21, 2023 Author Posted October 21, 2023 6 hours ago, espo said: Great looking interior detailing. Thank you David. I was inspired by Steve G's craftsmanship to take a stab at it. While it is not as precise as his results, I am pretty happy how it turned out. 1
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 Nice work, great color, fine looking interior. That has to be one of the best looking big cars of all time. Sweet.
Street Rod Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Looks great so far! Paint is smooth and the interior is fantastic.
Bills72sj Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 9 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Nice work, great color, fine looking interior. That has to be one of the best looking big cars of all time. Sweet. Bill, I agree. The 65-66 Big Pontiacs have beautiful lines. 3 hours ago, Street Rod said: Looks great so far! Paint is smooth and the interior is fantastic. Doyle, Thanks. Paint is decanted Testors enamel with Future clear coat. No polishing has been done.
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Nice work Bill! The Testors clear for aging those transparent steering wheels works pretty slick, doesn't it? Steve
Bills72sj Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 5 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Nice work Bill! The Testors clear for aging those transparent steering wheels works pretty slick, doesn't it? Steve Thanks Steve. I got the idea from you and happened to have a dead can of old Testors clear to decant it from.?
Keef Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 I’m loving this so far!! I picked up one of these last year on a whim, not having any idea what I’d do with it. I’ll be watching this one progress!!!
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 56 minutes ago, Bills72sj said: Thanks Steve. I got the idea from you and happened to have a dead can of old Testors clear to decant it from.? I just stumbled upon it, knowing how badly Testors clear enamel yellows. I thought it must be useful for something. ? Steve 1
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