Tom Geiger Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Mike, where would one find U-POL Clear? Is it found in craft stores like Michael's or Hobby Lobby.... or home center like Lowes or Home Depot.... or auto parts stores? That'll save some gas and roaming! Thanks!
Custom Mike Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Tom, I've usually found it at a Automotive Paint Supplier (You know, the guys who carry stuff for the local Body Shops), but Steven says he found it on Amazon, so I'd check there if you don't have any Paint Supply houses locally. It's great stuff, the can is huge and should do at least 4-6 models depending on how many coats you lay down, but it stinks worse than any paint I've ever used, so USE A MASK!!!!!
microwheel Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Wow really love the color Steve. Nice work.
gtx6970 Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 I've used the upol rattle cans on a couple builds. I like it a lot
tbill Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I have used it as well, good stuff, but as mentioned, it is rather stinky/strong odor-wise. I used it on this, heck of a shine with no polish,
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 "In the beginning, the Earth was void & without form". Kind of like the interior on the AMT '58 Ford annual kit!! This has got to be one of the worst interiors I have ever seen on a kit! Door panel detail is absolutely non-existent! So, it has to get at least a little bit of re-vamping. I'm just adding a little bit of door panel trim & some PE window cranks. At least it's something. One of the worst parts may be the big round mold "plugs" on the floor. They're a bunch-o-fun to remove! Steve Before After
gtx6970 Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Ya gotta have faith bro,,, If anyonce can make this one shine its you. I have faith in ya . The lack of interior detail and those huge floor plugs are why I stopped on my Bonneville. I am undecided if I add aftermkt parts or not . So thought best to put it down and work on something else for a while
Bob Ellis Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Replacing with a 1957 kit interior will give you better detail. Almost all the '58 Fords rusted away in 5-10 years in New England. I never saw any in use by the '70s.
72 Charger Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Whats the best way to remove those floor plugs? Great build BTW
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Whats the best way to remove those floor plugs? Great build BTW I'm sure you would get a thousand answers for that one Dave. I thought about trying to get a Dremel "reamer" in there, but then decided a more "gentle approach was in order. I just used one of these large curved Exacto blades & justs scraped them away. Seemed to work pretty well, & relatively quickly. It doesn't need to be perfect I guess. It will be covered with flocking material anyway. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Replacing with a 1957 kit interior will give you better detail. Almost all the '58 Fords rusted away in 5-10 years in New England. I never saw any in use by the '70s. I thought about that Bob. But this is supposed to be a "quicker" curbside build anyway. I didn't want to get into a whole bunch of "re-working". Besides, I like to try & keep these old annuals as close to original as possible. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Ya gotta have faith bro,,, If anyonce can make this one shine its you. I have faith in ya . The lack of interior detail and those huge floor plugs are why I stopped on my Bonneville. I am undecided if I add aftermkt parts or not . So thought best to put it down and work on something else for a while I built one of the '58 Bonnevilles & a '58 Buick. Both had very lacking interior detail, but I've yet to see anything worse than this! I have faith that I'll manage to make it look at least presentable. Steve
72 Charger Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Thanks for that Steven. I hope to be getting a 58 ford soon
Custom Mike Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Is it just me, or is that interior way too shallow?
John Goschke Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Yep, the AMT '58 Ford interior is probably the worst of a bad lot of too-shallow AMT interiors in '58. Convincing argument for putting an up-top on the convertible – permanently! Though what you're doing will help it a lot, Steve. If you've got one, a smaller steering wheel from a '59 Ford or '59-'60 T-bird will fit at a better, less bus-like, angle than the original oversized piece and look enough like it to get away with. Another way get rid of those funky floor plugs is to cut out and replace the floor boards (just like restoring a real '58 Ford!) Just use sheet styrene instead of steel. Used that technique on this Corvette...
om617 Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Nice progress and great color combination. I usually see them white/red or white/yellow.
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Is it just me, or is that interior way too shallow? All of the '58 AMT kits had these shallow, poorly detailed interiors. '58 was sort of the "dawn" of the model car interior & I suppose they thought as long as there's something inside....close enough. They did a fairly nice job on the dash boards & steering wheels in these early kits, but whoever they put in charge of the interior tubs must have had his mind on happy hour! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Yep, the AMT '58 Ford interior is probably the worst of a bad lot of too-shallow AMT interiors in '58. Convincing argument for putting an up-top on the convertible – permanently! Though what you're doing will help it a lot, Steve. If you've got one, a smaller steering wheel from a '59 Ford or '59-'60 T-bird will fit at a better, less bus-like, angle than the original oversized piece and look enough like it to get away with. Another way get rid of those funky floor plugs is to cut out and replace the floor boards (just like restoring a real '58 Ford!) Just use sheet styrene instead of steel. Used that technique on this Corvette... Thanks John! You always seem to have solutions for every problem. I was considering looking at an AMT '57 steering wheel & column, but I'll have to see how ambitious I am. I usually spend a lot of time on the back end of these interiors with painting & detailing, I hate to spend too much time on the front end. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Nice progress and great color combination. I usually see them white/red or white/yellow. Thanks Tommy! If you've followed my other builds you probably realize that I usually try to find more unusual color combos. Not that I want them "weird", just a little more unique. I have this thing in my mind that looks for colors that "fit" the car the best. At least to my eye. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 21, 2015 Author Posted February 21, 2015 Progress is being made, albeit slowly. The body is polished & ready for foil, & paint work has begun on the interior. One thing that I discovered on this build is that Duplicolor clear is not compatible with Alclad. I shot the coves with Alclad "Pale Gold" prior to clear coats & the clear coat pretty much "dissolved" the Alclad. So I re-shot the Alclad after the body was all painted & polished. The multiple layers of paint has obscured the "finned" detail in the coves but, oh well.....not gonna change it now! Hopefully I can begin foiling the body & get some more interior work done over the rest of the weekend. Steve
landman Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Steve, are the rear quarter scripts "paint over foil"?
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 22, 2015 Author Posted February 22, 2015 Steve, are the rear quarter scripts "paint over foil"? They are Pat. I've been using that technique for several years now & I love it! I would never go back to the "old" way! Steve
misterNNL Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Thanks for sharing this build with us.Nice to see one of these built to today's standards.Looking good.
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