Erik Smith Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) most people are going to say Duplicolor primer That doesn't work - neither the sandable primer or primer sealer will block underlying plastic. Sorry if I pulled only part of the quote and makes it look like you only mentioned duplicolor! Edited October 26, 2011 by Coyotehybrids
Skydime Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Yeah, it has not for me either. I just know that most of the time this question is answered with those two solutions. Erik, taking part of the quote out is fine. It just clarifies that you are not disputing the future part. As far as the build, can't wait to see more Mike. Edited October 26, 2011 by Skydime
mrmike Posted November 18, 2011 Author Posted November 18, 2011 Currently, the GTO body and hood are in the purple pond. I want to see how much of this primer I can get off before I move ahead. I did a test on the inside of the chassis with the body color and it covered the red plastic quite well. I am encouraged by no bleed-through at this point. I decided to forge ahead with painting other parts including the partially assembled engine. The color is Model Master Pontiac Engine Blue Metallic. The chassis, interior bucket, and dash are painted. More to come...
mrmike Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 This morning I pulled the GTO body and hood from the purple pond and washed them to remove the Kilz primer. After a good scrubbing with an old toothbrush, the body looks pretty good and lighter, too. I think that now I may not need a primer/sealer and will apply the paint over the red plastic without any bleed-through problems. Some minor cleanup and rescribing of the panel lines and it's off to the paintbooth and a coat of Model Master Silver Blue Metallic. More to come...
Tony T Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Personally, I'd take that feedtag off the back of the hood before painting. Just a thought!
Erik Smith Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 I was just looking at my model shelf and saw a 64 GTO and was wondering what happened with your body. Looks like the enamel won't cause any problems with the red. I would just watch if you plan to clear - I had a model with multiple layers of paint and no bleed through until my "wet" coat of clear (duplicolor).
mrmike Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 I am also concerned about the clear as well. I can apply several mist coats until I am happy with the coverage and then polish the clear afterwards. But, I can be flexible with my processes and will use whatever works best for me at any given moment. I kept thinking that I was having bleed-through problems while I was painting until I realized that I was wearing a bright red sweatshirt and the color was reflecting off the freshly painted body. It's painted! I didn't like the looks of the chrome as it appeared to have faded. These will be taking a bath in the purple pond, painted gloss black, and then coated with Alclad II Chrome Paint. More to come...
mrmike Posted November 21, 2011 Author Posted November 21, 2011 I got the chassis, exhaust, and front suspension painted, but the front suspension needs another coat. The front and rear bumpers and the valve covers are out of the purple pond and will get a coat of gloss black enamel when dry and then a coat of Alclad II Chrome paint.. I had noticed a speck of dirt on the hood and when I tried to lightly flick it off, my dog came up and nudged my arm and I gouged the hood with my fingernail. Into the purple pond it went! More to come...
mrmike Posted November 27, 2011 Author Posted November 27, 2011 I got the hood out of the purple pond this morning and gave it a good scrubbing with Dawn and warm water. A little light sanding and some paint is next. I started up the paintbooth and gave the front grille and bumper, rear bumper, and valve covers a good coating of gloss black enamel in preparation for Alclad II Chrome paint. I am not happy with the color I have chosen. When just painted, the paint has a good shade of blue to it, but when it dries...it is more silver than blue. I decided to experiment with Tamiya TS-58 Pearl Light Blue over the Model Master Silver Blue Metallic to see what it would look like. I think I am going to paint the body and hood this color over the Silver Blue Metallic. The Tamiya paint is on the right side of the interior bucket bottom. More to come...
'08SEAL Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Cool! I love Pontiacs....Not as much as I like Fords though........
mrmike Posted December 3, 2011 Author Posted December 3, 2011 To me, Pontiacs are OK. I really like Fords, but not as much as I do love my Mopars! This morning I was able to sit down and paint the body and hood with Tamiya TS-58 Light Blue Pearl which really brought out the blue that I was looking for. This color is not correct for this car, but is close enough for me. The hood. The body. While this dries, I'll move on to the interior and engine. More to come...
Haubenschild Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) This looks awesome , i cant wait to see the finished product! Edited December 3, 2011 by mo69par
mrmike Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 After a 62 hour week at work, I was able to sit down at the bench and work on the GTO I got the front grille and rear panel and the valve covers rechromed with Alclad II Chrome paint. I have completed the interior. The engine is nearly done and will be installed into the chassis soon. More to come...
mrmike Posted December 17, 2011 Author Posted December 17, 2011 Thanks Brandon! I got the engine into the chassis this morning. And, the chassis is up on four wheels. Foiling has begun. The windshield frame is complete for starters. More to come...
mrmike Posted December 19, 2011 Author Posted December 19, 2011 The body has been foiled. I didn't foil the GTO scripts on the rear fenders since I would have ended up making a mess out of them with my hobby knife. I'll use chrome silver paint later. More to come...
surfjunke Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 The GTO is coming out really nice. Glad you got the paint to work. Great Alclad work as well.
Dirkpitt289 Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 GREAT topic. From the first time I saw the show I wondered it i could find a kit to build the car. This is very very cool. Keep up the good work
Haubenschild Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 That looks stunning! , Your BMF detailing is Godly
Mr. Moparman Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I am speechless. Your work is what inspires me to go the extra mile on my builds. Edited December 19, 2011 by Mr. Moparman
mrmike Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 Thanks guys, but it's not complete just yet! I still have to clearcoat the body and assemble the it.
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