Still here, still restoring...
Hey guys, I'm still around and still doing a little restoring. Here's a taste of what I've been up to. Going back and looking at some of these cars, I've realized that I have alot of work to do. These...
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Glad to see you back, it's always cool to see other people's work.....you seem to have a few interesting shades, are you mixing your own and if so what kind of paint are you using.....one of your...
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Jeff, IIRC, I did copper either by doing light sprays of tamiya orange or orange with a little red in it and spraying it on lightly.
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jet threat kevin wrote:Jeff, IIRC, I did copper either by doing light sprays of tamiya orange or orange with a little red in it and spraying it on lightly. Thanks Kevin, i'm still experimenting.Hey...
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That Mustang is copper. I achieved that color by using the same method as Kevin...light coats of orange until I hit the shade I wanted. I only tried that because, when I stripped the car of it's...
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The Createx paint "might" be causing you a problem with the shine of your castings. Moisture is what causes the metal to tone, and using water based paint, you are introducing oxidizing moisture right...
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Steve, I use a myriad of polishing steps before I paint including a vibe polisher but if I had to choose just one it would definitely be an ultra fine pad of steel wool soaked in brasso, that is...
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Thanks Mark and Jeff. I read the post about Picasa. Will have to try it. I also know about Jon's paint....I'm just cheap and try to get off w/o spending money. But, as they say....you get what you pay...
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