spkgibson Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Had a major mishap yesterday while finalizing the body work, the primer orange peeled like crazy, is that possible? anyway, she's gone for a DOT 3 swim. Nick The best way to solve the orange peel problem, Just wet sand it, The Duplicolor Filler primer I always use does that, I simply just wetsand the entire body with an 1800 grit sanding cloth, Mine came in the LMG polishing set, I have used it for over 6 years now, It will also feather out your body work perfect, Thats the method I use all the time.Alot of times all I need to do is just go over the car with the cloth using the rubber sanding block that came with the kit, And I always let my primer gas out for atleast 2-3 days , After the final coat. Then go over the entire car with the 1800 grit and 2400 cloths in my polishing kit. The smoother the primer is, The smoother the paint will be, Final prep is key to applying a smooth paint job, This is for your future reference when you get ready to paint the car, To help with filling in those vents on the door, First mix up some Superglue and baking soda, or baby powder , apply a thin coat only in the recessed areas, Almost to the point of it sticking up beyond the area, Sand it down after dry,Usually about 5 minutes or so, Then apply a light skim coat of your filler putty. Sand to the basic shape, Prime, The sand again, build up the primer in that area only. Then taking a finer grit sanding stick, blend the bodylines back into the area you sanded , I always tape off the area around before I do any mods on Bodys, I just work those areas , Then blend in the body work into the rest after the first couple coats of primer I apply only to the areas being modified. After I'm pleased with the results of my body work, Then I prime the entire car, Wet sanding between every coat.
Nick Winter Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) A bit of an update, finished the body work and did the white. Made proper air cleaner decal and finished it, finished the floor pan Edited June 30, 2011 by Nick Winter
Nick Winter Posted July 4, 2011 Author Posted July 4, 2011 little more done, gotta do a bit of touch up, BMF and paint a few things. It's not perfect, but I'm happy. Finished the dash as well. Nick
RodneyBad Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 Haven't seen the Movie yet but the Model is looking Good. Hood, Dash and paint is looking good.
baumi94 Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 Very nice work so far, the body will looking good after the coating!
spkgibson Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 That looks very Nice, Now Nick, Thats a Unibody car, That black on the rear portion of the Chassis needs to be red where you have the black, That was only on the 'K'Frame on the Chassis, And a few other parts ,The rest should be painted with the overspray on it, No black like you have picked out on the rear, Oh and that hood turned out great, As did the rest of your body mods, I am VERY impressed with how your skills are progressing. Very cool looking car.
Nick Winter Posted July 4, 2011 Author Posted July 4, 2011 the more I look at the car the less I am happy with the paint, I'm thinking I'll strip it and re do it. Nick
Nick Winter Posted July 26, 2011 Author Posted July 26, 2011 Any updates? Not Really. haven't had much of a want to build nor the time it requires, did manage to start and finish a build between yesterday and today at work. Nick
Nick Winter Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 Deceided to leave the paint otherwise this thing will never be done, so I touched it up. Nick
RodneyBad Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Paint looks Perty good from here.. Good to see ya movin on with it. Still can't find the Movie to rent.
Nick Winter Posted August 10, 2011 Author Posted August 10, 2011 Thanks guys, I feel bad about the photo quality, but, I keep telling myself I'm gonna buy a new camera and it never happens, I will eventually though. Nick
Nick Winter Posted November 26, 2011 Author Posted November 26, 2011 Back trying to finish this one up. need to redo the body work and paint it again. Nick
Maindrian Pace Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 I lived in Phoenix when that movie was filmed. It's wild how some of the areas that they raced through were almost completely undeveloped then, but are unrecognizable now. The chase through the state fair grounds was really cool, because that place looks exactly the same today. -MJS
Car Crazy 81 Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 Nick, Nice build but one thing i'd wanted to point out the subframe on youre build is supposed to be primer gray with the body color overspray on it. The only pieces that supposed to be black is: K-member, upper control arms & suspension. Other than that keep up the great work.
Haubenschild Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 I just love mopars with blue blocks and orange air cleaners, Looks great i cant wait to see this done!
rustybill1960 Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 I like it! I like it a lot!! Never knew of this car! Thank You for sharing!! Just might take a stab at building it! Thank You for sharing Later Russ
Swifster Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I like the idea of making your own base hood. Surprised a resin caster hasn't make one yet.
Mr. Moparman Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Nice to see you back on this build again Nick!
martinfan5 Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Nick- how did you go about sanding the hood down?, did you just use sandpaper ?
Nick Winter Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 MartinFan5: I used Various grits of sand paper and worked my way down, making sure not to sand through. Nick
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