Mazda RX7 - R1

[oldcarfan]

Mold lines usually are raised and actual body lines are indented. It helps me to lightly go over the mold lines with the side of a #2 pencil to highlight them. Then I know just where to sand.

[Donny]

2 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

Mold lines usually are raised and actual body lines are indented. It helps me to lightly go over the mold lines with the side of a #2 pencil to highlight them. Then I know just where to sand.

Thanks Gary, once again I'm confused. To me the body lines that I use my scriber tool on are like grooves in the body fairly deep , the mold lines are either flush/marked or fractionally raised. the body lines I have to work and increase the depth to allow for paint, not the sure the correct procedure for body/mold lines, so I'll do as you suggest and pencil them. To me, the mold lines I have always thought to be the raised things left by the injection process and should be sanded flat? Correct me if I'm wrong with all this, I'm still learning. 

Don 

[Donny]

First seat brush painted for the RX7, not happy, but did turn out slightly better than I expected. Later today I going to try airbrushing the other seat.

Don

Edited September 18 by Donny

[Donny]

Okay, here is the front seats of the RX7. The left seat I brushed, the right seat is air brushed. The original plan was to have the seats two colors, the center as you see it, and the outer surround in a darker blue, I didn't like the  dark blue so have opted to just do them one color. I didn't expect to see the brushed seat a different shade to the airbrushed one. Putting the shade/color aside, I prefer the finish on the airbrushed seat, and I noticed it is more a matt finish than the brushed hand painted one, which has more gloss even though it's all out of the same pot. Is this normal?

The difference is streets apart, so I guess it's air brushing from now on, and masking. 

Don 

[STU111]

2 hours ago, Donny said:

Okay, here is the front seats of the RX7. The left seat I brushed, the right seat is air brushed. The original plan was to have the seats two colors, the center as you see it, and the outer surround in a darker blue, I didn't like the  dark blue so have opted to just do them one color. I didn't expect to see the brushed seat a different shade to the airbrushed one. Putting the shade/color aside, I prefer the finish on the airbrushed seat, and I noticed it is more a matt finish than the brushed hand painted one, which has more gloss even though it's all out of the same pot. Is this normal?

The difference is streets apart, so I guess it's air brushing from now on, and masking. 

Don 

Hi Don. I rarely brush paint anything these days, certainly not large parts. Masking is a pain, and in the past I’ve spent an hour masking up for what amounted to 5 minutes airbrushing time! But, the end result is worth it. The seat on the right looks heaps better. 👍🏻

[Donny]

This where I'm at with the RX7. Still a bit to do and the body is in the oven right now. Gonna respray the dash, that's really crappy, 

 

Edited Wednesday at 07:59 AM by Donny

[Donny]

This where I'm at with the RX7. Still a bit to do and the body is in the oven right now. 

 

[Straightliner59]

45 minutes ago, Donny said:

Just started the '32 Ford Tudor, there is a lot of chrome, and there lies my question. Even the rotors and calipers are chromed, so  what's the best way to deal with that, soak them, I can't assemble it with chromed rotors and/or calipers. Not real.I guess I'll have to find something that removes the chrome and doesn't damage the rotors/plastic. Advice please. Thanks

Don

I use Super Clean. I like it, because, unlike bleach, it removes the lacquer undercoat, as well. You can leave kit parts in it, as long as you want, without harm. Some guys like Easy-Off in the yellow can. I've always felt like that leaves a residue to be dealt with. Purple Power will also work, but not as quickly as Super Clean.

[Cool Hand]

51 minutes ago, Donny said:

Just started the '32 Ford Tudor, there is a lot of chrome, and there lies my question. Even the rotors and calipers are chromed, so  what's the best way to deal with that, soak them, I can't assemble it with chromed rotors and/or calipers. Not real.I guess I'll have to find something that removes the chrome and doesn't damage the rotors/plastic. Advice please. Thanks

Don

 

Oven cleaner from Coles or Woolies. Nasty stuff,  no good for the lungs, so make sure you wear your good respirator and gloves. Chuck the parts in a sandwich bag and spray enough of the oven cleaner into the bag to cover the parts, leave it over night.

Remove parts from the bag and give them a good clean with dish washing detergent.

[Donny]

Thanks Luke, PITA, don't know why they have to chrome everything.

Don 

[Bugatti Fan]

Er?    What happened to the Ford Tudor?

 

[Donny]

29 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Er?    What happened to the Ford Tudor?

 

Good question mate. When I posted this it somehow went into my RX7 post, might need to get  one of the admin guys to   look into it.  Mabe Les can sort it out.

Don

[Bugatti Fan]

It might be easier for you to simply change the title Don

[Cool Hand]

7 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

It might be easier for you to simply change the title Don

Im sure @stitchdup is fully aware of the situation and dealing with it accordingly.

Edited 30 minutes ago by Cool Hand

[stitchdup]

35 minutes ago, Donny said:

Good question mate. When I posted this it somehow went into my RX7 post, might need to get  one of the admin guys to   look into it.  Mabe Les can sort it out.

Don

i read the original post and it was the rx7 you posted under the 32 title. i merged the posts with the rx7 and only noticed the question about the 32 afterwards