Kyle Petty 42 Mello yellow stock car and Hauler

[Jeff Sauber]

With the inner fenders cut out on the '57 like that, you could run some cool fenderwell headers to fill things in a bit...

Also, Do you plan on decaling the stock car? You may want to try and polish out the paint a bit, so the decals will lay down and adhere a little better...otherwise you may get some "silvering" around the edges of the decals.....[poor adhesion]......Cool projects, keep the updates comming.

[Mudpit602]

With the inner fenders cut out on the '57 like that, you could run some cool fenderwell headers to fill things in a bit...

Also, Do you plan on decaling the stock car? You may want to try and polish out the paint a bit, so the decals will lay down and adhere a little better...otherwise you may get some "silvering" around the edges of the decals.....[poor adhesion]......Cool projects, keep the updates comming.

Yea I plan on doing all that. Still a hole lot of work to do with a less then a month to go for the model car club contest. The Nomad going to looke to the racecar to. Thank you for you comment.

[Mudpit602]

Started to get paint on the Nomad. The green is next on both cars. thank you for looking.

[Romell R]

I noticed your paint has some orange peel and I'd like to give some advice as to how you can avoid that in the future.

1. If your using spray cans try boiling some water then (after you turn the fire off on the stove) place the can in the hot water for about 1 min to warm the paint up. this will help the paint spray thiner.

2. If your using an airbrush try to keep your paint at the consistancy of water this will keep your coats thin.

3. whichever spray system you use make sure you do spray in a warm room at least 72 degrees and not too hot as this will make your paint gas out too fast.

4. And lastly but most importantly. instead of trying to cover your model in one thick coat, spray 5-7 very thin coats with 15-30 mins between each coat.

Anyway ive wasted enough of your time and space I hope I didnt offend you and that maybe I helped a small bit have fun and keep up the good work!

[Mudpit602]

I noticed your paint has some orange peel and I'd like to give some advice as to how you can avoid that in the future.

1. If your using spray cans try boiling some water then (after you turn the fire off on the stove) place the can in the hot water for about 1 min to warm the paint up. this will help the paint spray thiner.

2. If your using an airbrush try to keep your paint at the consistancy of water this will keep your coats thin.

3. whichever spray system you use make sure you do spray in a warm room at least 72 degrees and not too hot as this will make your paint gas out too fast.

4. And lastly but most importantly. instead of trying to cover your model in one thick coat, spray 5-7 very thin coats with 15-30 mins between each coat.

Anyway ive wasted enough of your time and space I hope I didnt offend you and that maybe I helped a small bit have fun and keep up the good work!

Thank you for the tip I have been having all kinds of troble with spay painting. Nomatter what I do it dosent come out. Iam getting ready to go and put the green on the racecar. Ill try that thank you.

[Jeff Sauber]

Romell/Aftashox made some good suggestions...I use spray cans all the time and heating the cans in some hot water thins out the paint a bit and helps it lay down a little smoother..

You can also try using a polishing kit which is basically an assortmant of sanding cloths ranging from generally 3200 all the way up to 12000 grits. Detail master for instance offers one that I use all the time. It's a little tedious getting used to working with, but once you get comfortable with the process, it'll really bring out the shine.

You basically start with the lowest grit needed depending on amount of orange peel and other surface imperfections, and then slowly work your way up to the 12000 grit. You can then use a good quality wax such as Meguiars to finish out the process. Be sure to watch polishing around corners and edges because you can polish right through the paint if you're too heavy handed...It takes a little getting used to, but it's well worth the effort in the end.

Edited May 24, 2010 by J. Sauber

[Mudpit602]

Thatnk you for the great tips Ill try them out. I really dont want to repaint the car. Thank you.

[Romell R]

Romell/Aftashox made some good suggestions...I use spray cans all the time and heating the cans in some hot water thins out the paint a bit and helps it lay down a little smoother..

You can also try using a polishing kit which is basically an assortmant of sanding cloths ranging from generally 3200 all the way up to 12000 grits. Detail master for instance offers one that I use all the time. It's a little tedious getting used to working with, but once you get comfortable with the process, it'll really bring out the shine.

You basically start with the lowest grit needed depending on amount of orange peel and other surface imperfections, and then slowly work your way up to the 12000 grit. You can then use a good quality wax such as Meguiars to finish out the process. Be sure to watch polishing around corners and edges because you can polish right through the paint if you're too heavy handed...It takes a little getting used to, but it's well worth the effort in the end.

Jeff is totally correct i use a polishing kit also once you get used to it you'll have yourself some winning finishes

[Mudpit602]

Jeff is totally correct i use a polishing kit also once you get used to it you'll have yourself some winning finishes

Sweet Thank you. You guys are awsome.

[Mudpit602]

I got the green on the racecar today it turned out really good with the tips you guy gave me. Thank you so much. I still need to polish the black but its starting to come out nice. heres some pics of the paint.

[Wayne Buck]

Nice job so far! That's gonna be a really cool combo.

You did a GREAT job on all of the little details.

Do you remember what you used for the spark plug wires on the stock car? They look to be a perfect size for "race car" ignition wires. Thick, but not too thick.

You reminded me, I have that same trailer somewhere in pieces. Gotta see if I can find them all and build it.

[Mudpit602]

Nice job so far! That's gonna be a really cool combo.

You did a GREAT job on all of the little details.

Do you remember what you used for the spark plug wires on the stock car? They look to be a perfect size for "race car" ignition wires. Thick, but not too thick.

You reminded me, I have that same trailer somewhere in pieces. Gotta see if I can find them all and build it.

That wire that we use is floral wire. I used 18 ga. painted it then cut it down to size. Brian aka (Railfreak78) found the wire at Hobby Lobby. Its great stuff. I still have to builb my trailer. Thank you for the comment.

Edited May 25, 2010 by Mudpit602

[speedy5963]

Looking good! Can't wait to see the end product.

[Jeff Sauber]

Toby, you can also try touching up the uneven color seperation lines where neccessary with a small brush, and if the paint seperation line is too thick, you can also gently sand it down a bit as you're touching things up before final clear-coating to help blend it all in.

Don't worry about a couple of bad spots on the seperation lines....A little sanding/touch up work will do wonders.

[Mudpit602]

Heres the green on the Nomad. I thank its starting to look good.

[Mudpit602]

Well I got the decals on both cars. I thank that they are starting to look good. I still need to wax them but here they are.

[Mudpit602]

The last pic is a ruff idea of what its going to look when its done. Edited May 27, 2010 by Mudpit602

[Corvette.Jeff]

very cool

[Mudpit602]

Well I got the build done I'am moving it over to the Nascar Forum. Thank you for looking and all the tips and tricks you all gave me. I'am really happy on how it came out.

[Romell R]

This project turned out great, and I can tell you used what we told you about the paint when you did the green. Job well done Toby

[Mudpit602]

This project turned out great, and I can tell you used what we told you about the paint when you did the green. Job well done Toby

Thank you