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Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:41 pm
by speedgraflex
No problem! You may want to slightly polish the existing dash with a bit of paint remover then a buffing cloth before adding gray to the dash. That will give you a reduction of the intensity of your painted colors and a smoothly prepared surface for your gray. Just thoughts is all. I’m not a fan of detail painting per se, so I will work in layers and glazes.
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:58 pm
by LyleW
Don’t have polishing cloths, per se. I have sone 2500 grit sand paper and some 0000 steel wool. That will “polish” just about anything. Like your thoughts on this.
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:38 pm
by speedgraflex
You can add a glaze of gray over the entire surface of the dash, then clear the gray from the edges of the speedo, radio buttons and trim with a small brush. Let dry and add more gray in a glaze until you have a nice layered finish!!
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:44 pm
by LyleW
Hmmm...that cold work. Sure be easier than repainting all of it.
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:46 am
by KSaarni
Looking very good Lyle!
I love the dashboard!
Perhaps a light oil wash to accentuate those wonderful details the dashboard has?
(I hope it is ok Lyle that I adjusted the whitebalance, my sort of neurosis..)
- Kari
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:08 am
by LyleW
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 4:16 am
by mustang1989
This is looking very good Lyle! Turning out very nicely. Looking forward to pictures of your updates to the dash.
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:14 am
by LyleW
Don’t get your hopes up too much. Not too happy with it. Paint seems too heavy even though it was thinned about half.
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:43 pm
by speedgraflex
This happens to me a lot with the first glaze. Depending on what type of paint (acrylics or enamels) you could do a light rub down with a soft cloth wet well with thinner and redo.
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:46 pm
by LyleW
Good ol’ life has interrupted things. May get back to it in the morning.
