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Post by modelcarfan on Feb 15, 2020 17:04:25 GMT -5
I am not sure if you are aware of this technique.... especially with color showing out after painting it over. There was a page in the scale auto enthusiast explaining how to cover that ugly bleed red color ... you can cover the primer over to smooth out the work as normal.. then after the final primer spray and sanding... then paint silver over it first... and then paint white... it helps cover out the red bleeding color. I tried that technique and it works!...
I cant recall which issue number or what month and year for that but its in there some where...
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Post by plastimatic on Feb 15, 2020 18:23:18 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
I'm familiar with the fix technique, but, all methods, whether it's the paint or the process, have their variations.
I'm working thru which version works best with the variety of plastics in this build.
As you can see, I picked up a roof from a third kit, whose plastic was a deeper red, and the results were very different:
The early silver coats were Krylon aluminum, and now I'm testing some Rustoleum silver.
The body is in the purple pond right now. The primer/silver layers, while curing the bleed, had also started to blur the details.
Moving on, here's a pic of the scratch-built chassis and interior with one of my resin cast heads (with a two part epoxy collar). Yep, you can tell the interior tub has been ponded once already in response to the bleed fix process.
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Post by TooOld on Feb 16, 2020 7:19:32 GMT -5
Nice ! Like the added collar on your driver , little touches like that are what make your builds stand out .  |
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Post by modelcarfan on Feb 16, 2020 13:04:34 GMT -5
It seems to be the primer goes by name brand... some are cheap kind and some are qood quality.. I guess it takes some trial and errors to find the right one. I used a primer once on a model which I did not realize it was not a sandable and I sanded the body.. it ruins all so I have to make sure it s a sandable kind which goes well... I am not sure if the sandable type gets the paint to look thin or cause the color to come through. Comparing the one that's not sandable tends to cover up quite well but not able to sand... any of you experienced that ?
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Post by jcon on Feb 16, 2020 13:22:45 GMT -5
Looking good... the non sandable primers fill a lot of the detail from my experience which is why I don't use them... light multiple coats of the sandable ones are better...
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Post by itsonlyakit on Feb 21, 2020 23:15:47 GMT -5
Like the way you retained the signature side coves. When done this will look like "Out of the box". cheers
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Post by plastimatic on Feb 22, 2020 12:43:23 GMT -5
Rustoleum 2X Aluminum and Kilz spray primer may be doing the job on covering up the red.
Probably wouldn't have been as much of a problem if it wasn't for me using plastics from 3 different kits.
Of course, with the first coat of blue and a wet sand, it looks like another "Earl Schieb" paint job after a rainstorm! 
The scoop from the DW Messaschnitzel seems to fit it perfectly, tho!
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Post by jcon on Feb 24, 2020 14:44:24 GMT -5
Cool build but I see that hardtop has some major fit issues...
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Post by plastimatic on Feb 25, 2020 16:18:23 GMT -5
Cool build but I see that hardtop has some major fit issues... |
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Post by Starryeyes on Feb 25, 2020 16:41:52 GMT -5
Old Earl ... man I haven’t heard that guys name in years !! |
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Post by Starryeyes on Feb 25, 2020 16:43:05 GMT -5
It’s looking vet-tastic my friend
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Post by Starryeyes on Feb 25, 2020 16:44:50 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
I'm familiar with the fix technique, but, all methods, whether it's the paint or the process, have their variations.
I'm working thru which version works best with the variety of plastics in this build.
As you can see, I picked up a roof from a third kit, whose plastic was a deeper red, and the results were very different:
The early silver coats were Krylon aluminum, and now I'm testing some Rustoleum silver.
The body is in the purple pond right now. The primer/silver layers, while curing the bleed, had also started to blur the details.
Moving on, here's a pic of the scratch-built chassis and interior with one of my resin cast heads (with a two part epoxy collar). Yep, you can tell the interior tub has been ponded once already in response to the bleed fix process.
It’s ok !! It just adds a leather texture look to the seats .. this thing is coming together nicely |
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Post by dogfish7 on Mar 12, 2020 6:27:52 GMT -5
Very cool project
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Post by plastimatic on Mar 17, 2020 13:38:17 GMT -5
Alright, spent too much time losing the color bleed battle.
Conceding:
Got a wrinkle or two to touch up after all of the reworking of the paint, but I'm happy with it.
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Post by jcon on Mar 17, 2020 13:56:53 GMT -5
Red and white looks great!!!
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