dragzz Posted March 12, 2014 Author Posted March 12, 2014 hello all got msome more work done to the car what i have done is done some detail to the motor the wireing is done for the spark plugs. and did the body in primer did a mok up to see how the motor looks with the body . man i got to say it looks great so far. if u see that something els can been done ples let me know here are some pic .
dragzz Posted March 12, 2014 Author Posted March 12, 2014 thanks slusher iam going to paint body with nail polish its called red carpet lol . more like a metallic red will do a trail run frist will show pic. and see what u guys think i will post it tommorw
dragzz Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 paint test was done o boy it went well i used nail polish thinned 1.1 here a pic let know what u all think good for the body or no
1 bad55 stan Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 Just a thought Thomas,You can buy Tamiya Clear red,use it over a silver or gold base,It comes out Real nice.Your doing a fine job so far.
dragzz Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 thanks stan i dont have the money right now so iam working with what i have lol my sister going to kill me lol.its her nail polish hehe. o well i got a better need for it lol stan i will try that next time thanks again for the great info
jbwelda Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 I think Tamiya clear red might be running short, I think I heard it was being discontinued, hope not because I use it a lot and yeah it would look great over that color. really nice job on the motor, those headers look like they fit just right. this is going to be a great build when youre done! jb
dragzz Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 thank u william the headers look real good i painted them white to go with the 60s gassers going to paint the body tommorw. might do a two part clear as well but will see how it goes tommorw thanks again for you kind words
slusher Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 thanks stan i dont have the money right now so iam working with what i have lol my sister going to kill me lol.its her nail polish hehe. o well i got a better need for it lol stan i will try that next time thanks again for the great info I could hear myself saying that about my sisters nail polish if I could have used it in the 70's. You r doing a great job on this build. You can always use Model Master clear coats they are real good clears...keep up the good work...
dragzz Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 thanks for your kind words slusher model master i will see if the lhs has it tommorw . but the nail polish is a lacquer base will model master clear be ok for that. guess i will a spoon test frist to see what happens . just dont want a huge mess up if u know what i mean .will give it a shot tommorw thanks again slusher
dragzz Posted March 14, 2014 Author Posted March 14, 2014 ok well got the body in paint now what a pain in the but that was i forgot how much i hate useing lacquer base paints think iam going back to my waterbase paints i used to useing wicked air paints i find it a better paint just id try lacquer again after this body no tys lol . but it came out looking not to bad not cleared yet so here are some pic
dragzz Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 ok going to polish the hood to see how it look will post up date soon
Speedfreak Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 I think that body looks great in that color. Can't wait to see it cleared! This car is looking great.
dragzz Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 thanks speedfreak i agree with u i cant wait ti see it cleared its going to look sweet
slusher Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Model master has enamel and lacquer clears. I use both enamel and lacquer paints. Go slow with the lacquer clear. I mist my coats on..
10thumbs Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 I think the AWB kits are cool. Good find! I'd like to see how the AWB that's street driven handles speed bumps. I bet the front jumps like a carrousel horse. Guys, when you clear coat, do you just lightly cover the paint, then make several coats. Or just do it once, but covering well. I have no experience with clear coating. Also, Air Brush, or always rattle can? Michael
dragzz Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 hello 10thumbs when u do clear coat u do light coat as mist vary light u want to build up the clear do not go one big its run on u wont look good at all . ok here the hood done in clear coat enamel then was polished with meguiars the came out well the came out real bad darn it the compressor died right when i was doing the body so now i have to redo the body in paint and clear any one know what i can use to the the clear off and the paint . heres the pic of the hood
dragzz Posted March 16, 2014 Author Posted March 16, 2014 so far now i got the body soaking in a bath to get the paint and clear off needs to be re done o well thats the way it goes
BIG NICKY Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 don't worry it happens I just had to strip two bodies and an interior cause im an idiot but oh well live and learn....it looks great so far and cant wait to see the finished product
dragzz Posted March 16, 2014 Author Posted March 16, 2014 thank s nick yes it does happen . but not nice when does happen right thanks for your kind words
jbwelda Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 its a drag to have to redo a paint job, especially one that was going well up until it went south. what I find sometimes though is that if I leave it for a few days (in California where it is dry climate) and then go back and look at it, it has shrunk down and actually can look pretty good even if one ripple might need repair. i used to just dunk it in the stripper tank but then i started having to do that less and less with just letting the paint shrink in. jb
slusher Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 I hate you had to strip it but you think using a spray can after the compressor you could have saved it? just curious..
dragzz Posted March 16, 2014 Author Posted March 16, 2014 hello slusher i did not have any spray can of clear all i had was the airbrush compressor so when it died so did the paint job lol iam going out tommorw to buy can of clear so that dont happen again i will updata real soon for u guys . it does happen
slusher Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Yes, things happen and it was looking great. Hang in there...
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