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Post by donculley on Mar 15, 2021 21:00:42 GMT -5
As my computer is dying, Bob asked me to send the few pictures I saved to him and he will post them for me. The pictures are awful, but its all I got ! Here's a pile of parts I've been collecting for a number of years. The decals TooOld made recently and now this contest will finally get me going on it !  The belt had some odd injection marks on it so I filled them in .  The roof glass was a bit glue warped and still had red paint, so that had to be covered up .  Rear bumper masked off; tried Alclad spray chrome- I think it looks as close to chrome plating as you can get .    |
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Post by jcon on Mar 15, 2021 23:38:11 GMT -5
We will be happy for them!!!
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Post by TooOld on Mar 16, 2021 7:23:12 GMT -5
Glad to help Don ! The Super Spurt is one of everybody's favorite Deal's Wheels and your restorations are always top notch !  |
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Post by donculley on Mar 22, 2021 7:16:42 GMT -5
Here are some of the latest pictures ; its nearing completion ! After some cleaning off of some old glue and a few trips to an Easy Off bath, I finally got the body cleaned off for some paint. I tried to get a color that was close to the original color plastic ; Paint is Testor's Custom Lacquer Lime Ice over a gloss white base , with the first clear coat done.  The headers were even more of a problem than the ones I did on my Phoney car restoration. Every header was snapped off and some had no tips. I removed all the tips and rounded the edges as most still had pieces left when they were taken of the spues and I carefully sanded the mold lines off the pipes , then did my best to mate them together ( not as easy as there were pipes pieces from two kits ) . When I got them the best I could get, I painted them black and sprayed them with chrome Alclad .  |
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Post by jcon on Mar 22, 2021 10:43:32 GMT -5
Color looks amazing and so do the pipes!!!
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Post by TooOld on Mar 22, 2021 15:51:24 GMT -5
I've never used any Testors One Coat but I really like that Green , might have to try some . And the extra effort on the headers definitely paid off , they look great !  |
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Post by donculley on Mar 23, 2021 7:57:49 GMT -5
I've never used any Testors One Coat but I really like that Green , might have to try some . And the extra effort on the headers definitely paid off , they look great ! I've heard complaints from some guys about the Custom Lacquer spray paint , but I have nothing but praise for it. I've painted at least 20 kits with it and used every color they have offered . In all honesty, I've never had any issues ; no spatter or any runs in the paint which I have had on the other Testors sprays. It goes on smooth and dries fast . Using different colors as a base coat will give you slightly different shades . For the best results you should clear it , but I'm guessing everyone here would do that anyway ! Basically, if you know how to use spray paint, you'll have good results |
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Post by jffj on Mar 26, 2021 9:14:45 GMT -5
👍👍 Love the green and the pipe work. 😎
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