1994 Impala SS

Hey guys, check out my Impala SS. Just primered, sanded, and puttied a few things. Painted the hood the final color, and I am VERY impressed with it. Hope you like it. This kit is the Revell Impala SS Lowrider 2 'n 1. The only thing from the lowrider really, is the lowered springs in the rear. With the stock ones, kinda jacks the rear up. Anyways, check these pic's out:

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check out that metal flake! :thumbsup:
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Looking good. That flake is one of a kind, what paint is that? I have to get this kit soon, Ive been looking for one for the longest.

Thanks. It's Model Master Custom Spray Enamel by Testors. The color is Deep Pearlescent Purple. But if you do pick it up, it is quite thin, so do a mist-like coat on the first coat, and then a wet coat on the second. I think the hood looks good, wait until the body is done. :lol: I would actually like to know, what type of clearcoat to put on it. Do you know if Testors makes a clearcoat? Or could I use Dupli-Color clear??

Lookin good. That paint is awsome! Can you get a pic of the can please? Keep up the great work!

Frank X.

Haha, sure Frank. :lol:

Use testors clear. Duplicolor is a different type of paint. If you used duplicolor you will get a fatal reaction with the paint. Enamel and arc type paints dont mix to well.

That's a sweet color!:) Your wheels would look 10 times better if you put some brake discs behind them and gave the tires a light sanding to remove the shine. I look forward to seeing you finish this one!:sunglasse
Testors clear #2936 would be the best Testors clear to use over that paint; let the can sit in some very warm (NOT hot!:nono:) tap water for a few minutes with an old towel over the can just in case the thing might explode (highly unlikely if the water isn't too warm) then spray the model while watching how the clear goes onto the body. Good luck and be careful!! Get a respirator if you don't already have one:).

That's a sweet color!:) Your wheels would look 10 times better if you put some brake discs behind them and gave the tires a light sanding to remove the shine. I look forward to seein you finish this one!:sunglasse
Testors clear #2936 would be the best Testors clear to use over that paint; let the can sit in some very warm (NOT hot!:nono:) tap water for a few minutes with an old towel over the can just in case the thing might explode (highly unlikely if the water isn't too warm) then spray the model while watching how the clear goes onto the body. Good luck and be careful!! Get a respirator if you don't already have one:).

Haha, thanks! I know, I thinking the same things. But the black things behind them are "retainers" to hold in the tire. Tomorrow I'll get a picture to show you what I mean. I would love to put brake discs behind it, or at least a decal of 'em. :lol2: Put it warm tap water?? I've never heard of that technique, but I'm sure willing to give it a go! Thanks! I should get a respirator, I can barely breathe anyways... :lol: lmao!

The warm water helps pressurize the paint/clear so it comes out smoother and more steadily than if it were cold. I do that with all of my spraycan paintjobs because I don't have a good airbrush yet.:)

Ooooooohhhhhh, nice! Thanks for the tip! I will be sure to use that!!

Nice color. I haven't used that water technique either, but that's because with a garage in north Texas during the summer, the cans get plenty hot enough. Can't wait to see more of this build. Nice job.

Hey, finally got some pics, looks nicer in person IMO. I Picked out the color!!! LOL Keep up the good work man, tomrorow you and joe gotta come over and work on some stuff, the other day was too fun :) How did the grill come out? i know the rag kind of took some chrome off, but im still interested. Keep up the good work ;)

Awesome work, cudos from a b-body guy :) ... Where'd you get those wicked wheels?

No fatty! I picked the color! You were just a witness! Okay, but if Joe don't come over, we're gonna beat him! The grill came out pretty bad. I just scraped off the chrome. But I'm worried about the mesh part of the grill. :\ I can't get the chrome out of it, unless someone knows how to strip chrome, without scraping it off.


Awesome work, cudos from a b-body guy :) ... Where'd you get those wicked wheels?

Thanks. The wheels came with it! I was in shock too! :lol:

No fatty! I picked the color! You were just a witness! Okay, but if Joe don't come over, we're gonna beat him! The grill came out pretty bad. I just scraped off the chrome. But I'm worried about the mesh part of the grill. :\ I can't get the chrome out of it, unless someone knows how to strip chrome, without scraping it off.




Thanks. The wheels came with it! I was in shock too! :lol:



:eek: nice stock wheels!!! ..::keep up the great work::..

Let the chrome grille soak in some Clorox bleach for about 15 minutes and the chrome should be removed.:)

Thanks. The wheels came with it! I was in shock too! :lol:

WTF!? I'm gonna hafta buy the lowrider version now :icon16:

Thanks tonio. LOL. Well everyone, this project has now screeched to a grinding halt. Must let the paint dry. Ran into a large problem today. The paint FLOODED massively and bubbled in some areas. I'll try and get pictures tonight. It looks pretty good on one side, and the other side is all messed up. Would anyone care to help me by telling me how to fix this flooding/bubbling issue?? Greatly appriciated...

-Rich

Sand down and repaint very carefully!!:)

Sand down and repaint very carefully!!:)

4 words: EASIER. SAID. THAN. DONE. Sand down with what grit though? If it's too smooth, it'll be a waste of energy/sand paper, if it's too rough, it'll take off all the paint and then require me to smooth it out... I think I'm just going to put this on hold, and work on my Chevelle. Get that thing back to looking good.

Don't give up!! Strip the paint if you have to but please don't give up on it!

You're right. I shouldn't. But I ran into ANOTHER problem. I never noticed this AT ALL! Near the rear window, the roof is warped!!!! It's caved in! :( :bricks1:

Ack! I never ran into these problems on my 9c1 conversion (which I'm gonna do a tutorial on soon btw ;) ....I would honestly start completely over, esp because of the cave-in in the roof. Dunk it in CSC for a few days, and when you're back to bare plastic, you can either see about popping the dent out (if possible) or filling it in with body filler (if it won't pop out.)

If by bubbling you mean a fish-eye kinda result, that's usually because of particulate under the paint... you can normally sand down to just the primer and do it over, but I think in your case I'd start over.

Where can I get CSC? And what exactly is it? Is it a paint thinner?

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i'd also like to see this one completed...the paint is just too cool lol

CSC is Castrol Super Clean. You can find it at most Automotive Shops. An alternative would be to dip the model in 99% alcohol that you can find at drugstores, or dip it in DOT 3 brake fluid. All three methods strip the paint.

Indeed.

Best bet is CSC as it's slightly safer than brake fluid. Get a shoebox-sized tupperware container, dump the whole bottle of CSC in it (you can re-use the fluid pretty much infinitely) and leave the body in it. Take it out after a day or so, scrape a buncha paint off, dunk it again for another day, repeat., etc.

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you're right... so heres some pictures of my screw up.. :lol:

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:( I hate this paint now!!!!
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The first few pics are x's now. I'd love to see those wheels others are ranting about. I love the color. I can't see the 'bubbles/flooding' you were talking about, the finish looks pretty good. However, it does seem that you added a few thick coats instead of opting for the many light mist coats. You can see the white showing from under the paint as well as some uneven spots where the paint is darker in some spots. (well maybe it's just the lighting). Either way good job so far.

bummer about the roof ...if all else fails, a convertible would be something different to do. Also, you could try to replace with some putty/styrene and then just cover it up with that vinyl top material from modelcargarage (it hides blemishes well).

The first few pics are x's now. I'd love to see those wheels others are ranting about. I love the color. I can't see the 'bubbles/flooding' you were talking about, the finish looks pretty good. However, it does seem that you added a few thick coats instead of opting for the many light mist coats. You can see the white showing from under the paint as well as some uneven spots where the paint is darker in some spots. (well maybe it's just the lighting). Either way good job so far.

bummer about the roof ...if all else fails, a convertible would be something different to do. Also, you could try to replace with some putty/styrene and then just cover it up with that vinyl top material from modelcargarage (it hides blemishes well).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/urmomshot/Impala%20SS/IMPALASS8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/urmomshot/Impala%20SS/IMPALASS5.jpg
and in case u wanted to see the metal flakieness
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