AMT 66 fairlane 427

[TNT]

Change # 3076. Was going to do it in white. But since i bought a 2nd kit going in black. Imagine it as moms weekly grocery getter. Then dad says he needs to run to the hardware store on the weekend. But just painted n buffed it out and another future build maybe for winter. Weather is nice n hot so getting some bodies done.

 

 

[Moparman18064]

The black is beautiful

[TNT]

42 minutes ago, Moparman18064 said:

The black is beautiful

Thanks. A lot of waxing. Thinking a red interior. 

[espo]

Beautiful looking finish and you can see the reflections on the roof and trunk lid. 

[TNT]

1 minute ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking finish and you can see the reflections on the roof and trunk lid. 

Thanks. Reflection is of trees over head.

[TransAmMike]

1 hour ago, TNT said:

Change # 3076. Was going to do it in white. But since i bought a 2nd kit going in black. Imagine it as moms weekly grocery getter. Then dad says he needs to run to the hardware store on the weekend. But just painted n buffed it out and another future build maybe for winter. Weather is nice n hot so getting some bodies done.

 

 

What paint and process Tony? 

Just wondering?

[TNT]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

What paint and process Tony? 

Just wondering?

It was duplicolor gray primer then sanded with 2000 wet dry paper. Then duplicolor black. Started with a tacky coat then a few light coats then a good solid coat. Then wet sanded with s few drops of dawn with 2000 wet dry. A few days to dry then one good solid coat. Then used those sanding pads and dawn to wet sand. And our water is so hard i will not wash my 1:1 cars with it because it will etch water spots in the glass. So i used paper towels to dry the kit of and i will use the damp peper towel to buff the kit body. Then i have to decide if i going to clear coat it or not, usually not. Then i just use  meguuiar's gold paste wax and sometimes the liquid and some times both. Then pray that i do not rub through. I sometimes use turtle wax rubbing compound but you have to be easy with that it cuts good but you can get rub through fast.

[TransAmMike]

 

8 minutes ago, TNT said:

It was duplicolor gray primer then sanded with 2000 wet dry paper. Then duplicolor black. Started with a tacky coat then a few light coats then a good solid coat. Then wet sanded with s few drops of dawn with 2000 wet dry. A few days to dry then one good solid coat. Then used those sanding pads and dawn to wet sand. And our water is so hard i will not wash my 1:1 cars with it because it will etch water spots in the glass. So i used paper towels to dry the kit of and i will use the damp peper towel to buff the kit body. Then i have to decide if i going to clear coat it or not, usually not. Then i just use  meguuiar's gold paste wax and sometimes the liquid and some times both. Then pray that i do not rub through. I sometimes use turtle wax rubbing compound but you have to be easy with that it cuts good but you can get rub through fast.

Hey Tony, thanks for the in- depth reply.  And I sure know what you're saying about rubbing thru. I've had my share?

[slusher]

outstanding black paint Tony!

[TNT]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

outstanding black paint Tony!

Thanks Carl. Sometimes all goes well.

[Zippi]

That paint job looks killer there Tony.  I hear ya about the paint jobs.  Mine are hit and miss.

[TNT]

55 minutes ago, Zippi said:

That paint job looks killer there Tony.  I hear ya about the paint jobs.  Mine are hit and miss.

Lol. Funny how that works. 

[customline]

That's a beautiful black paint job, Tony.  I did one of those yesterday, too. The RH was down to 48% so I headed to the garage with no fear of blushing. I use a mixer chucked in my Sawzall to make sure the paint is mixed well. I used Ace gloss black and it looked fantastic....till it started to dry. ?

Yes, the humidity was way down but I had not opened up the garage to air out the humidity that was trapped in it from the previous week of rainy weather. ?  I opened it up before the next paint job and that one was just fine. I just thought I would share that. 

[TNT]

12 hours ago, Zippi said:

That paint job looks killer there Tony.  I hear ya about the paint jobs.  Mine are hit and miss.

Thanks Bob. I probably have 8 or more that need to be stripped.