wisco8 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) Trying to hone the paint finishing skills on this one. I used Mr color silver over a white primer followed by Mr color metallic blue , then applied 5 coats of Mr color clear gloss and finally polished out with Tamiya polishing compounds... course, medium, and fine with a Proxxon variable speed controlled buffing wheel. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Steve Edited September 25 by wisco8 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I'll give you a tip, keep doing what your doing because your smooth mirror finish D-100 looks fantastic. Really well done Steve. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 5 hours ago, ChrisR said: Nice. Thank you Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 16 minutes ago, XYHARRY said: I'll give you a tip, keep doing what your doing because your smooth mirror finish D-100 looks fantastic. Really well done Steve. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Thank you David 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 That extra effort definitely paid off. Your paint looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Great looking Dodge. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Great looking paint finish and color. Looks like you have the painting figured out. Clean body trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Really nice looking Dodge. Always liked the 70's decade Dodge .You did a real good job , the real ones probably weren't that shinny even fresh out the factory. Beautiful color and the finish is top notch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 It looks really good 👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radretireddad Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 It looks like your paint skills are well tuned. The paint looks exquisite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 On 9/17/2024 at 7:43 AM, ncbuckeye67 said: That extra effort definitely paid off. Your paint looks amazing! Thank you Jeff. I just started a 1/25 AMT 1957 Chevy Bel Air. I lightly sanded all the ejector pin marks I could find and then checked all the body parts for any parting lines and seam marks. Then washed it all in dish soap and let it dry out. I'm going to use Mr. surfacer primer and apply 3 coats and then sand that all with a 3000 grit to make sure it has a fairly smooth surface before adding the base coat. This process is the same way I did this truck. The thing is though when your using a metallic as a base, be very careful to add enough clear coats so you can bring it to a nice mirror finish. You don't want to burn through into the base coat while wet sanding, especially when using metallic's. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 9 hours ago, wisco8 said: Thank you Jeff. I just started a 1/25 AMT 1957 Chevy Bel Air. I lightly sanded all the ejector pin marks I could find and then checked all the body parts for any parting lines and seam marks. Then washed it all in dish soap and let it dry out. I'm going to use Mr. surfacer primer and apply 3 coats and then sand that all with a 3000 grit to make sure it has a fairly smooth surface before adding the base coat. This process is the same way I did this truck. The thing is though when your using a metallic as a base, be very careful to add enough clear coats so you can bring it to a nice mirror finish. You don't want to burn through into the base coat while wet sanding, especially when using metallic's. Steve I appreciate the tip. I'm always looking to improve my paint work. Do you sand between each primer coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 2 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said: I appreciate the tip. I'm always looking to improve my paint work. Do you sand between each primer coat? Only after the 3rd then after the fifth and the polishing. Im always afraid of burning through the gloss when doing a metallic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 12 hours ago, wisco8 said: Only after the 3rd then after the fifth and the polishing. Im always afraid of burning through the gloss when doing a metallic. Sorry about that vague answer. Yes I do sand between primer coats, yes definitely. The sanding should be with a 4000 to 6000 grit and smooth. 3 coats of primer will not hurt anything. Just try to keep each layer on the mild side, not to lose details. I really do believe the primer coat is critical to a great looking finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Very nice Dodge pickup, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Dust it off, and it's perfect. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Looks sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STU111 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Looks to me like a nice paint job. Smooth and shiny. Nice work. 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 That's one good looking Dodge pickup Steve. Love the blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Gorgeous Dodge pickup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Beautiful work - your build is probably shiner than any D-100 was originally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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