rmvw guy Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Just finished mostly box stock wearing Boyd's Kandy Purple Pearl enamel. Too much drying time on this paint for me! Easy kit to assemble, only issue was the wheel spacing, do yourself a favor and throw away the wheel spacers they are just wrong. Make your own! All the little decals provided are cool and besides the wheels and tires the coolest things are the front fenders and of course the guitar. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Please leave comments and tell me what is right or wrong. As always, thanks for looking.
TooOld Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Looks good in green ! Gotta love those wheels and tires .
TLes Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Great job Ron, You keep surprising me. The color really looks great on that model. you need to use a fine black marker on the edge of the white decal paper so you don't see the white. The white decal paper seems to be a litte thicker than the clear.
Dr. Cranky Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Nice work throughout and on the guitar too. Very nice.
rmvw guy Posted March 22, 2013 Author Posted March 22, 2013 Great job Ron, You keep surprising me. The color really looks great on that model. you need to use a fine black marker on the edge of the white decal paper so you don't see the white. The white decal paper seems to be a litte thicker than the clear. Thanks Tom for the tip, you should know since they are your decals. I didn't clear this one so, I tried the black marker trick, seems to have worked. In the bright Sun it might show up a little if you look too close. Had to take another out door shot.
rmvw guy Posted March 22, 2013 Author Posted March 22, 2013 Thanks everybody. Here's a link to the build, http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=71924
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 I think purple suits the car better than the original green. Looks good.
realgone58 Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 I'm a big fan of green, but this purple looks great on this kit.
wgflatliner Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 so the paint you used: was it airbrushed or rattle can? i really like this build - my only suggestion is maybe go a little lighter or further away from the paint, and use a dehydrator to cure it. using lighter coats works great, and build it up in layers. once you're confident enough with the thickness of the paint you can wet sand LIGHTLY from those wet sanding/buffing pads to get rid of any bumpy parts of the paint. If you are using an airbrush, i might even suggest an enamel clear before you start the wet sanding process, or you can airbrush on some Future floor wax and wait for them to cure in the dehydrator. once you're done with the 12,000 grit, i'd then use something like Novus 2 polish and buff it out. with enough time and care, you can get a really really amazing paint finish. PLEASE don't take that as a harsh criticism, as i believe you really did do a good job with it. I'm just offering up advice on what you can do to take it to the next level
rmvw guy Posted March 23, 2013 Author Posted March 23, 2013 so the paint you used: was it airbrushed or rattle can? i really like this build - my only suggestion is maybe go a little lighter or further away from the paint, and use a dehydrator to cure it. using lighter coats works great, and build it up in layers. once you're confident enough with the thickness of the paint you can wet sand LIGHTLY from those wet sanding/buffing pads to get rid of any bumpy parts of the paint. If you are using an airbrush, i might even suggest an enamel clear before you start the wet sanding process, or you can airbrush on some Future floor wax and wait for them to cure in the dehydrator. once you're done with the 12,000 grit, i'd then use something like Novus 2 polish and buff it out. with enough time and care, you can get a really really amazing paint finish. PLEASE don't take that as a harsh criticism, as i believe you really did do a good job with it. I'm just offering up advice on what you can do to take it to the next level ​Thanks Mark, I do appreciate any and all comments. I decanted the paint from a rattle can then shot it through my airbrush without thinning any farther. I forgot about the properties of this paint, it is a kandy pearl enamel. I got a little heavy with it, which probably didn't help the drying time. Lighter would have been better. At first I thought about starting over, then as I watched it dry it seemed to pick up a lot more gloss. While it was doing this it was pulling away at the seams and left them lighter. I'm well aware of the flaws and probably won't be using this kind of paint again soon. I have experienced a lot better results with solid colors, sometimes switching between lacquers and enamels. So far I have not used acrylics, at least not water based. Bottom line, I need to start reading the directions when I switch paints. That said, I am happy enough with the way this one turned out and hopefully this experience will take me to a new level. (Who am I kidding?) I did get plenty of advise on my build thread, mostly to ditch the enamels. Thanks again to everybody.
Grumpa Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Great job Ron! I was wondering what one of these looked like built up, and it looks like you did it up right. I love the color.
'70 Grande Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 I hadn't considered getting this kit, but, now after seeing your build-up, I think its gonna be on my "go out and get" list. Nice job. I agree with others; it really looks good in the Purple paint color!
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