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Stikpusher wrote:Tom, did you chrome those rims with the Molotow Chrome Pen?

Pumped out a few drops and used those tiny micro detail brushes.

keavdog wrote:Something fishy about the muffler placement. Looking sharp. Have you tried tamiya clear smoke over chrome? Really makes it look great.

I thought the same thing but that’s what the instruction guide pointed out. I have thought about shooting a mist of clear smoke. Haven’t decided yet.

Great start!

Last night, I masked off the bottom half to be ready for paint. Upon spraying the first light coat as it drying, I noticed some light orange peel. SONUVABITCH!!!

I don’t want to strip paint off the car body again so I’m going to try sanding it down as much as I can. I’m guessing it was a combination of either it was kinda damp humid outdoors and spraying too close too much. As Lyle likes to say... Scale modelling is fun.

Man that sucks! Sorry to hear it Tom!

Yeah it did suck. I’m going to let it dry completely before doing anything. It was a PITA to mask off the bottom half from the trim line and dealing with masking the molded in door handles. I used poster putty to mask off.

Uggg. I hate paint problems...

I think the thin orange peel shouldn’t be an issue to fix. Yeah, I hate paint problems too.

The trim on the chrome down the side of the car was engine turned aluminum on the 62 Chevy Super Sport. That was my ride as a senior in high school. It was metallic blue. License number AUT 872. I'm pretty sure the trim on the trunk panel was too but I might be wrong. I'm sure about the side trim because I had to keep gluing the front end of it back on.

After a couple days of thinking it over, I think I’m going to go with aluminum instead of white. I think the white will be too stark against the color scheme I’ve chosen for this kit.