Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Decals-07/19
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:19 am
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Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Decals-07/19
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:07 am
Thanks guys!
Today was Gloss Coat day soooo......I broke out the Testors "Wet Look" Clear ….the ONLY way to go for supreme gloss finishes in my experience. I dispensed it into a paint jar, let 'er gas out for about 5 minutes while I was removing whatever dust particles I could find on the body and went to work.
I spray all the bottom areas first and work my way up the sides and onto the roof, decklid and all the upper facing areas with a mist coat at first and then open the needle up and go "full bore" with a nice wet coat without taking it too far to avoid runs.
Couldn't be happier with the results. Now...……..to let it cure out for a couple of days before a nice wet sanding and polishing.
Today was Gloss Coat day soooo......I broke out the Testors "Wet Look" Clear ….the ONLY way to go for supreme gloss finishes in my experience. I dispensed it into a paint jar, let 'er gas out for about 5 minutes while I was removing whatever dust particles I could find on the body and went to work.
I spray all the bottom areas first and work my way up the sides and onto the roof, decklid and all the upper facing areas with a mist coat at first and then open the needle up and go "full bore" with a nice wet coat without taking it too far to avoid runs.
Couldn't be happier with the results. Now...……..to let it cure out for a couple of days before a nice wet sanding and polishing.
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Gloss Coat-07/20
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:12 am
Outstanding...Amazing look.
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Gloss Coat-07/20
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 11:03 am
Thanks Lyle!LyleW wrote:Outstanding...Amazing look.
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Gloss Coat-07/20
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 11:41 am
I wanted to play around with the wheel / tire and stance today. Actually I should've done this step first with an unpainted body but.....I just so happen to have a Revell Superbird kit that has pretty much the same dimensions as this kit does. I robbed a set of Monogram / Revell 1/24 scale street tires that have the perfect dimensions for such a big car as the Charger and used the Eckler Corvette wider wheels in the back and the skinnier OOB MPC ones in the front. I'm kind of likin' this.... 
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Decals-07/19
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:06 am
mustang1989 wrote:
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Gloss Coat-07/20
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:48 am
LOL!!! Thanks Kevin!
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Gloss Coat-07/20
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:41 pm
Holy crap!! That's just incredible.
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Gloss Coat-07/20
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:00 pm
Thanks Mike! You a believer in Testors Lacquer yet?
Re: Cross Kit General Lee Build-Gloss Coat-07/20
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:57 pm
We'll see. I'm not real thrilled about decanting the paint.