This my first build that I'm really going to try for my best in over 15 years. This is a build I'm doing with my 8 year daughter. So this will be a learning project for the both of us.
I consider my skill level as an advanced novice. Well maybe just a novice, after seeing a few builds on here. I can get a decent paint job with enamel. Some times I get lucky and it lays down like glass. Usually I get an orange peel followed with a lot of sanding.. I never used primer before on a car. On a few high level model rockets I built, I found the use of a good primer is an almost must for a sweet finish. I'm also using an airbrush for the first time.
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For our first kit we picked the Monogram '32 Ford street Rod. I wanted to build this one because I love the old Fords and Samantha loved the color of the car on the box. After opening the kit and examined all the parts I was a little disappointed. It's not that it's a bad kit. All the parts are basically flawless with only a minor amount of mold lines and such. As far I can tell, all the parts fit together well. It's that I wanted to make a make it a fenderless rod but the fenders are molded to the chassis and would require being cut off. That's a level of building I'm just not at yet. Also I wanted to run a supercharged flat head but changing motors would require more cutting. They only give us half of the trans. that's glued to the front of the trans. support and the drive shaft glued to the back of the trans. support. For these reasons we decided to build our kit stock with only the parts provided in the kit. We want to focus on getting a flawless finish, better interior detail and assembly techniques.
So far on this build, we prepared all the parts ready for paint. I sanded the body, fender assembly, grill shell and firewall down with 600 grit paper. Washed all the parts with soap & water. Once they were completely dry, I gave them one light coat of Model Master lacquer gray primer.
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After letting the primer dry for 24 hours, I sanded them down with 800 grit paper. The gray really helped me see all the little flaws that needed to be addressed. Especially the inside of the front fenders. They had large pinholes that I had to fill with white putty.
The primer showed what a poor job I did with the initial sanding. I had a hard time following the contour of the fenders. To get in there better, I got some sanding sticks with a rounded end. They worked great but the highest grit I could get was 320. I just hope that will fine enough to get the right finish. I'm not a 100 percent sure on high of a grit I should go or what I should be starting with. As of now, my plan is to 1) clean the body & fix what flaws I can, scrub sand the body with 600 2) spray a light coat of gray primer, fix more flaws & sand with 800 3) spray a second light coat of gray primer, fix more flaws & sand with 800 4) spray a light coat of white primer, fix more flaws & sand with 1000 grit. 5) spray the least amount of coats of color to get a proper coverage. 6) clear coat
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I just finished washing the body and fender assembly and they're air drying as I get ready to give them another coat of gray primer. I set the grill shell and firewall aside because they're ready for a coat of white primer.
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Please feel free to post if have any suggestions, comments or if you see anything that's just plain wrong.
Thanks for looking
Ted
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