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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Oct 30, 2018 18:20:58 GMT -7
Looks great. Came out a treat. Word of warning: DO NOT USE AUTOMOTIVE POLISH ON TAMIYA SPRAYS!! It is too abrasive and literally melts the Tamiya paint. I found this out thew hard way..  |
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Post by leon on Oct 31, 2018 2:48:34 GMT -7
Thank you Bruce! Thanks for the warning on the polish.  |
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Post by leon on Nov 3, 2018 16:44:25 GMT -7
Made good progress today! Got two coats of clear on last night and put the decals on and another coat of clear today and just finished getting the windows in.Hope to get this assembled and add the front and rear lights and the side window decals tomorrow. BTW...The second time around painting the hood work fine.  DSCN5049 by Leon Dorak, on Flickr  DSCN5050 by Leon Dorak, on Flickr  DSCN5051 by Leon Dorak, on Flickr  DSCN5052 by Leon Dorak, on Flickr  DSCN5053 by Leon Dorak, on Flickr |
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Post by nyratrod on Nov 3, 2018 16:58:55 GMT -7
This build is coming out great. Can't wait to see the finished results.
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Post by leon on Nov 3, 2018 17:37:05 GMT -7
Thank you nyratrod!
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Post by vcv8273 on Nov 3, 2018 19:37:22 GMT -7
Body looking real nice Leon, nice work on the decals and bmf. Looking forward to the finished build
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Post by leon on Nov 3, 2018 19:49:50 GMT -7
Thank you Steve! I didn't use any bmf. The trim was done with Molotow pen.
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Post by DeeCee on Nov 3, 2018 19:50:01 GMT -7
Gorgeous mate!! Have you ever tried a black wash in the grill?
It will really lift the look of the front end dramatically.
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Post by leon on Nov 3, 2018 19:55:28 GMT -7
Thank you Dale! I'll give the black wash a try.
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Post by Deano on Nov 3, 2018 23:42:33 GMT -7
Wow cant-believe-my-eyes-smiley-emoticon, very crisp build, paint and decals, looks awesome!
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 4, 2018 2:08:55 GMT -7
Man this is a sharp lookin' ride Leon!!! Great work so far buddy!!
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Post by leon on Nov 4, 2018 4:44:51 GMT -7
Deano,thank you!
Joe,thank you!
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Post by stitchdup on Nov 4, 2018 4:53:11 GMT -7
Nice work leon, the paint really comes to life with the chrome done
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Post by leon on Nov 4, 2018 6:52:17 GMT -7
Thank you Les! It's giving me a fight on trying to get the body on. icon_hmm_zps07rcoppf Need to step away from this for awhile.
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Post by lowlife on Nov 4, 2018 14:42:26 GMT -7
Looking good Leon, love that blue shade... As for paint peeling on the hood, I'd guess it's due to the surface of the hood being too smooth. If you lightly sand (wet n dry paper) the body before paint, it gives the paint a rougher surface to grip on ! Even if you only primer it first, the primer is still not gripping the plastic, so can peel off with the top coat if your masking up ! Hope that helps, I'm no paint wizard, i just messed a lot of paint jobs up.. ... Before....smileys-painting-009432_zps0b513ffb After.....  |
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Post by leon on Nov 4, 2018 15:30:42 GMT -7
Thank you Martin! I'm thinking i must have had something on my hands before i painted it.
After i stripped the paint.I did do a wet sanding and then washed it in dish soap.
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