Jo-Han Mercedes-Benz 500K coupe

[LDO]

This is one I worked on in Afghanistan in 2005-2006. Color is Tamiya clear red over dark grey, with pearl clear over that, polished to a mirror finish. On the long trip home, the fabric it was packed in tried to merge with the roof and doors. I just dug it out and decided to get it back into shape. I was able to polish the damage out of the doors, but the roof will need some more clear. The damage is barely noticeable, but I'm afraid more polishing will dig through the clear and into the pearl. I did that on a funny car once and it was a disaster.

Edited June 1, 2010 by LDO

[Lownslow]

looks great

[LDO]

Finished the paint resto. Now I need to put the trim pieces back on.

[Scalper]

Paint looks nice and shiny.

[charlie8575]

Very interesting paint technique. Do you remember off-hand what dark gray you used?

Looks beautiful. It really does match the color of the car on the box-art very nicely.

Charlie Larkin

[LDO]

Very interesting paint technique. Do you remember off-hand what dark gray you used?

Looks beautiful. It really does match the color of the car on the box-art very nicely.

Charlie Larkin

Thank you.

I only remember that the grey was a Tamiya spray can military color, and it was darker than their grey primer. My goal was to make candy burgundy. I mistakenly thought burgundy was a dark shade of red. I later learned it's really red with a tiny bit of blue in it.

As a side note, I think Tamiya spray cans are a great way to teach someone how to lay down a nice paint job. I had actually planned to build some model cars and only brush paint the details, leaving the body for when I got back home. A phone conversation with the owner of my LHS got me to try the Tamiya lacquer. I couldn't be happier. The few cars I've painted with them have the best paint jobs I've ever laid down.