1967 Mario Andretti Daytona 500 winner

[MarkJ]

[Kevinjr26]

mark do you like those pads? i seem to burn through when i have used them no matter how light of hand i try to be with them.

[MarkJ]

3 hours ago, Kevinjr26 said:

mark do you like those pads? i seem to burn through when i have used them no matter how light of hand i try to be with them.

Kevin, yes, I like them very much. But I only use them on Tamiya clear. I never polish a pigment paint with them. Tamiya clear is a very tough clear, so it is hard to burn through it unless you are using a very course grit like 1500 or 2400. I usually start with 3200 grit and then up from there. You really don't see the magic until you go from 8000 to 12000. Then suddenly it gets mirror like, but you have to be patient with the process.

[Kevinjr26]

thanks, i usually use 2k clear but hardly ever polish one out.

[MarkJ]

3 hours ago, Kevinjr26 said:

thanks, i usually use 2k clear but hardly ever polish one out.

I hear with the 2k clear you really don't need to polish but also that it is very dangerous to inhale so make sure you are wearing the proper safety equipment when using it. 

[MarkJ]

Eventually.

[MarkJ]

More and more , cowbell.

[MarkJ]

Just keep adding more things to do. Just can't seem to move on and finish this thing.

[Kevinjr26]

Nice it will be worth it! I need to use your template method when i do some Pontiac front windshield for sure!

Edited Monday at 02:40 PM by Kevinjr26

[Kevinjr26]

how are you doing the chrome trim around the windows you have added?

Edited Monday at 04:13 PM by Kevinjr26

[MarkJ]

28 minutes ago, Kevinjr26 said:

how are you doing the chrome trim around the windows you have added?

Cutting very thin strips of .010 sheet styrene . Painting them first with my silver paint pen and then gluing them in place with canopy glue. It's not going to be fun or easy, and I will try not to make a mess with the glue. not looking forward to it.

[Volzfan59]

A little off topic, but can you just imagine how hot those guys got inside the 1:1 race cars with all the windows closed!

[MarkJ]

4 hours ago, Volzfan59 said:

A little off topic, but can you just imagine how hot those guys got inside the 1:1 race cars with all the windows closed!

Actually, Steve.  The driver's window stayed open, but it was the only one. And I think they only did it at Daytona. You can see Marios elbow sticking out a little as he rests it on the top of the door in the photo below.

Edited Monday at 09:56 PM by MarkJ

[Rattlecan Dan]

Mark, didn't you once tell me how much fun modelmaking is?! Lol. It's coming along nicely, in spite of all that old man grumbling.

[MarkJ]

2 minutes ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Mark, didn't you once tell me how much fun modelmaking is?! Lol. It's coming along nicely, in spite of all that old man grumbling.

Thanks, Donato and I totally agree with you about the old man stuff. I accept the accusation completely. As I have heard many times, It's tough to get old, but I guess we have no choice. LOL.

[MarkJ]

Revell chromed the altered tailights. Sadly, when I handle them even with cotton gloves they lose their mirror like shine. That's the trouble with Revell chrome. Maybe you have to wait a week for it to completely cure before handling whatever you use it on. Or maybe I should have put some Tamiya clear on them to seal them first. Have to try that next time.