StevenGuthmiller Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Actually, there's nothing more beautiful than a nice glossy black paint job. But there's also no color I hate working with more! Every little scratch & ripple stands out like the grand canyon! I guess I'll just live with whatever I get & then I'll stay away from black for a while. By the way, this is an AMT '60 Merc convertible.  Steve     Edited June 4, 2016 by StevenGuthmiller
Kennyboy Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 I've been there too Steven! Keep going, looks great from here!
High octane Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 I need to paint a black car soon, as they make a lot of cars look really bitchin'.
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 Looks good to me. Is that a resin 60 Mercury? It's an original issue AMT kit. I got a pretty good deal on ebay for this one. It was a complete, in the box kit. Most of the parts were still on the trees. The only issue was a clean split in the middle of the windshield frame. Paid about $50.00 for it. Steve I need to paint a black car soon, as they make a lot of cars look really bitchin'. I love black too Nick. It's just always been a pain in the neck for me. Superficial imperfections that you would never see in a lighter color stick out like a sore thumb with black! It can be a little frustrating!
slusher Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Great looking finish Steve.. Your being a little hard on yourself..
ZTony8 Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Looks nice in the pics.I've had good luck lately with Tamiya TS-14 black.It goes on smooth and stays shiny needing little,if any,polishing afterward.
peekay Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 I'm a long way off but it looks great from here. I bought a 61 promo this month which will get the treatment somewhere down the line.
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 Thanks guys! It's looking better, but I've had more paint issues with this kit than anything I've built in the past couple of years. I have just a touch of polishing to do on one side & then hopefully I can begin the foiling process this weekend, along with some more interior work. I'm thinking that now that the paint work is about finished, this should be a relatively quick build. Steve
BSB Racing Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 I found spraying flat black works great for me. It goes on nice, sands nice, and when you hit with clear you never would have thought it started out flat black.
Belugawrx Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 I found spraying flat black works great for me. It goes on nice, sands nice, and when you hit with clear you never would have thought it started out flat black. I agree! Steve your paint looks right on!! Cheers
Ramfins59 Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 That does look pretty darn good so far Steven. Don't be too hard on yourself...... very few of us, if any, have done the "perfect" black paint job, or any "perfect" paint job for that matter.
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 31, 2014 Author Posted May 31, 2014 I found spraying flat black works great for me. It goes on nice, sands nice, and when you hit with clear you never would have thought it started out flat black. I have used that technique from time to time. As a matter of fact, I used to paint all of my kits with flat enamels & then clear coat. That way it was easy to custom mix colors & with the flat paint, you didn't need to worry about the runs, sags, fish eyes & orange peel that could be a problem with gloss enamels. I moved away from that in favor of automotive type lacquers mostly because the drying & curing time are much shorter than enamels. Using lacquers is pretty much the same anyway. The color coats dry pretty much flat & it's left to the clear coats to do all of the "Shiney" Steve
Speedfreak Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Looks good Steve, '60 Merc convertible, how cool is that! What color are you thinking for the top?
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 31, 2014 Author Posted May 31, 2014 Looks good Steve, '60 Merc convertible, how cool is that! What color are you thinking for the top? Unfortunately, they never produced an uptop for this kit. Personally, I love the look of an uptop. Thought about modifying one, but I think I'll save that for an up coming '59 Merc convertible build. The '59-'60 Mercs had a unique top with a wrap around back window so I think it would add some interest to the build. This one will be pretty much black all around. Black wheels & top boot with a red & black interior. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 1, 2014 Author Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) Couple more pics of the progress on this build. Looking much better with the addition of some color with the red & the foil helps greatly! Steve Edited June 18, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller
Prince Ital Mike Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 Wow, another stunner from your "factory", looking forward to see it Under Glass!
High octane Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 I'm likin' it and if you're still not satisfied with it, please send it to me. Thanks.
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 1, 2014 Author Posted June 1, 2014 I'm likin' it and if you're still not satisfied with it, please send it to me. Thanks. I'm becoming a little more excited about it as it comes together Nick. Little things become much less apparent as things progress along. Although I'm not a big fan of black, I have to admit that black with red accents is a very striking combo. Steve
charlie8575 Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Now that looks nice. I always liked black/red. Charlie Larkin
slusher Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Very nice foil work. Classic combo black with red interior classy..
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