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So after 2 months of ? weather I have finally finished my first body of the year..!!
I would like this to be a beginners guide sort of, with some basic explanation and my methods of painting..?
I'm going to post all my future bodies here too, so they're all in one place.
So here goes... JConcepts 88' Chevy Silverado #0332
Colors for this one are....
First part of any paint job is deciding on your colors, for this one I wanted something trick and bright but at the same time dark..!!?
Whenever I paint bodies I normally use Johnsons baby shampoo to wash the inside of the body, you can also use isopropyl with good effect too.
A good paint job is all in the prep work, some people cut the body first and some cut last I've always cut first..??
For masking you can use tape or liquid mask, I tend to use both depending on what and where I want to mask off.
On this project I used:
Hobbynox Fineline Tape Soft Green 3.0mm x 55m HN303055
Killer Body Overspray Vinyl Masking Tape (14m / 2,4cm) KB48064
Tamiya Paint PS-41, PS-42, PS-5, PS-31
Body all cut including body post holes, first lot of tape down and window masks in place..???
I would always advise 24hrs between coats if your doing more than one color, I was good with this as the weather was so bad I had weeks between coats ??
First color down, I did 4 very light coats about 8-10" away from the body like a mist so as not to get streaks ( very important with translucent colors )
You still want to be able to see through the body at this stage, solid color but see through if that makes sense ??
Next up, remove some of the tape ready for the next color..?
Backed the yellow with the bright silver, can't remember exactly how many coats, but enough so it's not see through anymore ??
If you hold it up to the light you will be able to know if it's covered well enough...
I got a small amount of bleed on the front bumper as the original tape had been on too long and lifted slightly, so had to add an extra piece of tape..?
Time to remove more tape ready for the next color ??
I gave the body another clean on the inside to clean up any residue from the tape, that amount of tape left on for nearly two months is always going to cause problems..?
Next up is the final color, I used a whole tin of the black to finish this off so it was a good solid black..??
It was starting to look really good now, but most of the pictures just don't show up the color well..? but trust me it looks good..?
Lastly I lightly painted smoke on the side and rear windows, I then left it for about week before I did anymore to it to let the paint dry properly and harden up.
The wait was killing me but luckily been busy at work and all it's done is rain...???
It's really hard to see the smoke in this pic ?
Same applies to the smoke as translucent colors, use very light mist coats or you'll end up with patchy windows ??
Next up is re-enforcing and the grand reveal...?
I would like this to be a beginners guide sort of, with some basic explanation and my methods of painting..?
I'm going to post all my future bodies here too, so they're all in one place.
So here goes... JConcepts 88' Chevy Silverado #0332
Colors for this one are....
First part of any paint job is deciding on your colors, for this one I wanted something trick and bright but at the same time dark..!!?
Whenever I paint bodies I normally use Johnsons baby shampoo to wash the inside of the body, you can also use isopropyl with good effect too.
A good paint job is all in the prep work, some people cut the body first and some cut last I've always cut first..??
For masking you can use tape or liquid mask, I tend to use both depending on what and where I want to mask off.
On this project I used:
Hobbynox Fineline Tape Soft Green 3.0mm x 55m HN303055
Killer Body Overspray Vinyl Masking Tape (14m / 2,4cm) KB48064
Tamiya Paint PS-41, PS-42, PS-5, PS-31
Body all cut including body post holes, first lot of tape down and window masks in place..???
I would always advise 24hrs between coats if your doing more than one color, I was good with this as the weather was so bad I had weeks between coats ??
First color down, I did 4 very light coats about 8-10" away from the body like a mist so as not to get streaks ( very important with translucent colors )
You still want to be able to see through the body at this stage, solid color but see through if that makes sense ??
Next up, remove some of the tape ready for the next color..?
Backed the yellow with the bright silver, can't remember exactly how many coats, but enough so it's not see through anymore ??
If you hold it up to the light you will be able to know if it's covered well enough...
I got a small amount of bleed on the front bumper as the original tape had been on too long and lifted slightly, so had to add an extra piece of tape..?
Time to remove more tape ready for the next color ??
I gave the body another clean on the inside to clean up any residue from the tape, that amount of tape left on for nearly two months is always going to cause problems..?
Next up is the final color, I used a whole tin of the black to finish this off so it was a good solid black..??
It was starting to look really good now, but most of the pictures just don't show up the color well..? but trust me it looks good..?
Lastly I lightly painted smoke on the side and rear windows, I then left it for about week before I did anymore to it to let the paint dry properly and harden up.
The wait was killing me but luckily been busy at work and all it's done is rain...???
It's really hard to see the smoke in this pic ?
Same applies to the smoke as translucent colors, use very light mist coats or you'll end up with patchy windows ??
Next up is re-enforcing and the grand reveal...?