wisco8 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I haven't built many car models lately so this is another practice build to learn more about this model. 1st coat is Tamiya primer and then lightly sanded, followed by a rinse of tap water with a medium soft brush to whisk away any left over sanding residue. Then I applied 3-4 coats of Mr color metallic blue did not sand any of the paint, it would have been a big mistake. I then sprayed 3 coats of Mr color clear gloss followed by a very light wet sanding with 4000-6000 micro-mesh sanding sheets. Then I applied 3 more coats of clear Mr color gloss and wet sanded again with 6000-8000 wet micro-mesh sanding sheets. Finished up with Tamiya med, to fine polishing compound. I know you all have much better methods, so for me this is kind of an experiment.Hope you like it so far. Steve 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre_tec Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Looks so smooth, now the fun parts, chrome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Looks as smooth as glass. Excellent color and results. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STU111 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 G’day Steve, this 57 body looks smooth and glassy. I’d say you’re definitely on the right track with the painting part of a build. Good stuff. 👍🏻 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 That color is STUNNING - and you nailed the application. I wanna paint something with this myself, now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Slapattack Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Superb work! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Outstanding color and finish! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Blues my favorite color so I'm diggin this Steve. Great looking finish on the 57. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 It's a beautiful color, it has a nice glow to it. By the results, It looks like your painting technique is solid. Everything's smooth and shiny as it should be. David G. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Excellent! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullybeef Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Beautiful paint, what do you build that has given you such remarkable paint skills? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Great color and paint job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moparman18064 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Now that looks beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I would say your painting experiment was a complete success, and I like the color as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper57 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 what's not to like looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Not sure a paint job could look much better. Looks beautiful and good luck on all the foiling now. Love that color and I really do like the Mr. Hobby paints myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 (edited) Started the chrome trim work. I used Molowtow chrome, the trick with using this stuff is to let it dry for 3 plus days and it becomes rock solid. Edited September 25 by wisco8 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Wow Steve.....what's the plan on the side trim and spear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 9 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Wow Steve.....what's the plan on the side trim and spear? Hi Mike. Ill do the sides and trim under the doors the same way. Except those little front holes will be gold alclad 2. What is the spear, cause I don't do many cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 8 hours ago, Bullybeef said: Beautiful paint, what do you build that has given you such remarkable paint skills? Thank you Sir. Pretty much everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 2 minutes ago, wisco8 said: Hi Mike. Ill do the sides and trim under the doors the same way. Except those little front holes will be gold alclad 2. What is the spear, cause I don't do many cars? I think Mike maybe referring to the trim on the rear quarter panels between the side chrome trim. This area was done in a thin sheet of aluminum with sort of a silver paint between the raised lines and the Bel Air script was done in a gold like you're thinking for the front fender trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 16 minutes ago, espo said: I think Mike maybe referring to the trim on the rear quarter panels between the side chrome trim. This area was done in a thin sheet of aluminum with sort of a silver paint between the raised lines and the Bel Air script was done in a gold like you're thinking for the front fender trim. Thank you David. Ill learn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) The silver area does not have raised chrome strips and satin metal in between. It is a flat panel with alternating shiny and satin stripes. But on many models the shiny stripes are actually raised. Edited September 26 by peteski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STU111 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 That window trim came out nice and neat. I’m a 57 Chevy fan, so I’m getting on board to watch the progress on this one. 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Ya'll are correct😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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