'37 Ford PU StreetRod

[vaughn]

OK...Been workin on this off and on for a short while. Between my work and vegy garden and the heat..its been slow. Anyway....Having problems with orange peel, which has never been an issue with other projects. My goal is to have the fenders and frame in metalic black, which is hard to see in these photos. The cab and other parts are to be Aqua. The stepping board will be BMF as will other areas when all is finished. The truck bed will be simulated wood or wood. Interior is flat green with tan panels and black floor and of course the chrome pieces are to come. After painting/ drying/wetsanding/drying/painting/drying/and wetsanding..several times...I am still not happy with the results(orange peel) and am thinking of stripping all paint(starting over) or make a rusted out junker or a faded paint job effect. Patience is one of my virtues BUT...am ready to move on !! Or go pick tomatoes for a while !! Any advise on the orange peel is welcome. Have read many tips and have followed them and other hobbiest. If it was'nt so hot, I would go fishing !! I will...make this work !! Here she is. Having problems witht the posting of photos....will get back. or go to photobucket and go to.... lezodus.

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Edited June 21, 2010 by vaughn

[raymanz]

I live in Ohio and the Humidity is ridiculous and it's been so rainy. Have you thought or have time to paint at night when it's cooler? Plus watch the Baro-pressures,need to be low. And do you by chance have a dehydrator? They work great for speeding up dry times. I guess my only tip is to watch and wait for better weather or maybe try a little more thinner. Hope this is useful somehow. I've been doing RatRod Trucks lately and mainly have been Brush & spraying with flats so the weather hasn't messed me up too bad. You can see my stuff at HUBGARAGE.com in Ray's RadicalMind garage it's a great site for reference or just COOL ridez-You owe it to yourself to check it out. Just use the searchbox in the righthand corner.

Edited June 21, 2010 by raymanz

[vaughn]

I live in Ohio and the Humidity is ridiculous and it's been so rainy. Have you thought or have time to paint at night when it's cooler? Plus watch the Baro-pressures,need to be low. And do you by chance have a dehydrator? They work great for speeding up dry times. I guess my only tip is to watch and wait for better weather or maybe try a little more thinner. Hope this is useful somehow. I've been doing RatRod Trucks lately and mainly have been Brush & spraying with flats so the weather hasn't messed me up too bad. You can see my stuff at HUBGARAGE.com in RAY'SRADICALMIND GARAGE it's a great site for reference or just COOL ridez-You owe it to yourself to check it out. Just use the searchbox in the righthand corner.

You are probably right about the heat and humidty. No dehydrator. having problems staying logged in and posting photos. I will check the site out !

[Agent G]

Terry when I lived in St Louis I could not paint for weeks at a time due to the humidity. I have actually watched paint bead up and bounce off a truck body.

Now I live in the desert where the lack of humidity is also problematic. I have had paint dry, or so it seems, on the way to the surface. This usually occurs with a spray can not the airbrush for some reason.

Like Raymanz I have been doing a rat rod and some armor so the flat finish isn't as effected.

Never used a dehydrator specifically for modelling but I have had a dehumidifier in the work room to paint.

G

[vaughn]

Terry when I lived in St Louis I could not paint for weeks at a time due to the humidity. I have actually watched paint bead up and bounce off a truck body.

Now I live in the desert where the lack of humidity is also problematic. I have had paint dry, or so it seems, on the way to the surface. This usually occurs with a spray can not the airbrush for some reason.

Like Raymanz I have been doing a rat rod and some armor so the flat finish isn't as effected.

Never used a dehydrator specifically for modelling but I have had a dehumidifier in the work room to paint.

G

Well..so its the weather to a degree !! Do you think stripping is too radical at this point and just go fishin or tomato pickin and keep what I had in mind? Orange peel cure is what I need. For now, and/or later. Thanks

[vaughn]

You are probably right about the heat and humidty. No dehydrator. having problems staying logged in and posting photos. I will check the site out ! Went to the site and it says nothing available under Rays Radical Mind Garage. Nice site tho.

[raymanz]

Terry,First off I really like the color's you've chosen. And I didn't even think to ask what kind of and how are you painting?? And as far as the dehydrator,they are just FLAT the BOMB-cuts dry time down to a couple of hours-if that!! Also I guess the Hub is case sensitive so on my original post I corrected the address But this is how it is Ray's RadicalMind garage, then a few photo's will pop-up and all the way to the right is a rusty59 Elcomino-click on it and should take you to my garage. Just remember to put a space between Ray's and Radical but Mind is part of Radical.(if you like the site join) then it's not such a hassle and there are alot of model guy's on there. Ok, do you have a polishing kit or really fine sand papers? If not go to MicroMark tools(think that's correct name) they sell polishing kits and pads for a great price. I would strip it myself but I'm lazy,but you could possiblly polish out the bubbles with 2400 or 3600 grit paper. I would just strip it and start over if you've got enough paint.Give some this stuff a try and check the Hub thinggy out but remember the Humidity thing, look for low baro pressures. Good luck and let me know how it comes out.

[vaughn]

Terry,First off I really like the color's you've chosen. And I didn't even think to ask what kind of and how are you painting?? And as far as the dehydrator,they are just FLAT the BOMB-cuts dry time down to a couple of hours-if that!! Also I guess the Hub is case sensitive so on my original post I corrected the address But this is how it is Ray's RadicalMind garage, then a few photo's will pop-up and all the way to the right is a rusty59 Elcomino-click on it and should take you to my garage. Just remember to put a space between Ray's and Radical but Mind is part of Radical.(if you like the site join) then it's not such a hassle and there are alot of model guy's on there. Ok, do you have a polishing kit or really fine sand papers? If not go to MicroMark tools(think that's correct name) they sell polishing kits and pads for a great price. I would strip it myself but I'm lazy,but you could possiblly polish out the bubbles with 2400 or 3600 grit paper. I would just strip it and start over if you've got enough paint.Give some this stuff a try and check the Hub thinggy out but remember the Humidity thing, look for low baro pressures. Good luck and let me know how it comes out.

Thanks Ray....looks like a good site. signed up late last night and now I have got a billion requests to be a friend and all the requests ! Dont get it ! Not my life.....just a hobby. letting my project just sit awhile and did some detailing.....will get back to it when the weather, co-operates. But really is a good site. Thanks for the comments and help. Whats the deal with TreeHugger ? Do you know ?