The Deviant Del Rey

[customline]

18 hours ago, Ulf said:

How is the roof on your kit ? I didn't notice that my kits roof was wavy until I applied the clear gloss varnish….
The waves on the outside followed the folds of the inside.

I checked my roof, Ulf, and yes, it is wavy. I still have a few more prime and sand operations to go so I think I can smooth it out. I don't think the depth of the low spots are any more than the thickness of two layers of paint.  Some block sanding should straighten it out. 

[Ulf]

3 hours ago, customline said:

I checked my roof, Ulf, and yes, it is wavy. I still have a few more prime and sand operations to go so I think I can smooth it out. I don't think the depth of the low spots are any more than the thickness of two layers of paint.  Some block sanding should straighten it out. 

A sanding job that really takes some effort. I actually bought a new kit and put in quite a bit of work, but played it safe with a matte gold flake on the roof.

[customline]

1 minute ago, Ulf said:

A sanding job that really takes some effort. I actually bought a new kit and put in quite a bit of work, but played it safe with a matte gold flake on the roof.

I suppose that tactic can help to hide the distortion; gray primer hid it from me until you "opened my eyes" about the issue (and I'm grateful that you did.)  I will make the effort to block sand. If it was easy, it wouldn't worth it.

[NOBLNG]

I had a lot of that ghosting on my roof too…plus a sink mark directly above the interior light if I recall. The project is still in primer so I don’t know if the issue is 100% solved.

 

Edited Friday at 05:39 PM by NOBLNG

[customline]

2 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

I had a lot of that ghosting on my roof too…plus a sink mark directly above the interior light if I recall. The project is still in primer so I don’t know if the issue is 100% solved.

 

I used some 800 on a block to expose the extent of the issue. It doesn't look too bad on my roof after a few minutes of very deliberate dry sanding. So I taped it up to save all my line chasing and gave the roof two coats of Mr. Surfacer 1500. I'll let it cure out a day and repeat the sanding. I'm sure I will need to repeat all of it again. 

I don't want this issue popping up during the rub-out operation so from this day forward I will look for this on cars with headliner detail molded in. 

This happens on hoods too, the ones that are detailed underneath.

Edited Friday at 08:11 PM by customline

[customline]

Second block sand. High spots exposed. Back to the garage for more surfacer. Two more coats.

Maybe this will do it. No more block on the next sanding. Tri-folded 1000. This is where I need to use my sense of touch and my flashlight. Gotta try to maintain the curve now. 

[Kanada Kustoms]

It's worth the extra work to get it right...  You'll have a much better model in the end!  And this is going to be a very cool model!

[customline]

Thanks, Jon.  I'm glad I was tipped off on this but by now I should have spotted it without being told. Not too long ago I had a hood that printed through. I need to catch this stuff on the 'first look'. Lucky for me the body is still in primer.  Unfortunately Ulf caught it after clear. 😵

Edited Friday at 10:37 PM by customline

[customline]

11 minutes ago, Kanada Kustoms said:

It's worth the extra work to get it right...  You'll have a much better model in the end!  And this is going to be a very cool model!

See above ☝

[customline]

I sanded the second application of surfacer with 1000 grit dry using a large piece folded in thirds for stiffness.  The white plastic is showing around the edges because I needed to remove the ridge left by the tape. The field was sanded with light pressure and only enough to get the surface even. I played light across at various angles to look for shadows. I think I've got it but I will keep my fingers crossed (and the second toe on my right foot 😕).  The pix aren't much help but here they are anyway.

Thanks for your undying interest 🤓