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Thanks again gentlemen!

To quote Ric Flair,

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

I'll be doing the Rick Flair Woooo when this is done! Which shouldn't be too much longer now...

The clear coat Odyssey:

Since when is this step so much of a PITA??? I had an unopened can of Testors lacquer clear (non Wet Look, but what's the difference?) So I tried it on the spoon test. Came out OK, but spoons are easier to paint than model bodies. You have to try really hard to goof up a spoon. I did the hood, and it came out too thick, and the can was too low pressure to atomize it any better. I usually dip it into about 1" of simmering water for a minute to thin the paint and increase inter-cannular pressure, but I thought, "I'll just pop on down to H-Town and get a new can of Wet Look." Not so fast, Space Cowboy, see my thread on the demise of that store. So I went to H-Lobby instead, got the new can of WL, and tried it on the second Mica Blue spoon test. Horrors!!! The paint was contaminated, it looked like a thousand little dust specs in the finish, giving it a rough surface. I'm glad I did the spoon instead of the body. Stripping that monster at this stage is a death sentence to the whole project. And my laid-back persona. So I returned it to H-Lobby, bringing the spoon to show them the problem in case they asked. They didn't. I then went to H-Depot and did what I should have all along, buy a can of Tamiya clear. Surprise surprise, it goes on almost like a pro was wielding the can, and cuts and buffs far easier than Testors. The tail gate is done, the rest will be cleared tomorrow, cut and buffed a few days later.

The hood was a little scary with the Testors, but some careful sanding kit and Treatment Wax work salvaged it.

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-MJS

Edited by Maindrian Pace
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Update: The hood, not so good.

I used Testors clear on the hood, Tamiya on the rest. The result: The hood was too dark. Not happy with that. So I stripped it, re-primered it with Plastikote and Tamiya, repainted it, and applied Tamiya clear this time. The result: Much more better. The Tamiya clear gives the Mica blue a deeper, slightly more ultramarine color, while the Testors made it more on the purple side.

I keep learning lessons.

 

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Lesson learned, when you want the best, use Japanese paint products( Tamiya/Mr Hobby)

So says the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.   :P

 

Beautiful truck, Mike.  Beautiful!   B)

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