55 Chevy Street Freak

[Steve H.]

I've already put 3-4 hours into this BMF nightmare and I'm just not happy with the way its looking! Theres just too much orange peel in the BMF and being bright and reflective, it really shows up badly. I've considered putting a satin clear wash on it... I've also considered stripping the BMF and taping it off for alclad or duplicolor chrome paint!

Here's how its going together... pretty basic build other than the suspension mods and headers.

[BIGTRUCK]

Very cool Steve , very 60's.......

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

Looks OK in the pics. Should look better with BMF that chrome paint. Don't give up.

Would it help to "polish" the trim before applying the BMF?

[Steve H.]

Looks OK in the pics. Should look better with BMF that chrome paint. Don't give up.

Would it help to "polish" the trim before applying the BMF?

The trim is already fairly smooth... The BMF itself has a lot of inherent orange peel.

Yeah, I know that nothing looks better than foil... which is why I'm hesitant to paint.

[Steve H.]

Found 2 things that have made a difference... A NEW sheet of BMF and not using the "Ultra Bright Chrome" type.

I had to strip the first side, but its worth it to have a finish I can live with! I'll report back in a couple days on progress!

[BIGTRUCK]

I bought the ultra bright by mistake once, seems to be ultra thin also, I found it hard to work with...but that may just be me...

[Tom Kren]

Lookin good steve!