1966 Gt40 Progress

[mike@af]

Looks great!

[ol' dude]

Originally Posted by Cychalen

Sorry to hear that.
I am still learning so can't help you on this one.
I find the table at the bottom of this Tamiya page quite helpful.
Painting over the top of different types of paints.

Thanks, I knew not to do lacquer over certain primers, but I thought acrylic lacquer would be strong enough!!

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by ol' dude

Yes I did decide on a color!! And I have totally fouled up my project!! Did not test a scrap piece before I painted it!! I used a acrylic lacquer primer, but the midnight black lacquer paint had a reaction to the primer!! Any suggestions would be great!!

Oooh sorry to hear that dude, bad luck. Was it just the different paints that reacted or did the black lacquer eat through the primer into the plastic? If the former, no biggie, just strip it off and start again, every good build needs to be stripped at least once

Did you start off with light mist coats of the lacquer? Maybe if you put down too thick a coat too soon that could have made the proccess worse?

[Vric]

While the primer reacting with the paint, it might be very easy to stip the paint and primer

[ol' dude]

Alright, I spoke with Cadguy today, and he gave me an idea on how to remove my foul up!! It is soaking right now in 91% isopropyl.Will let you all know how it turns out!!?!!

[CADguy]

The details are looking good.
Suxs about the body, but it'll be good as new after the alcohol bath.

[clem24]

Is this the Fujimi kit? I am thinking about getting one, not sure of the quality tho... This build seems very promising! What's that extra pedal that sticks out..? Keep it up!

clem..

[blueboost]

looking forward to more progress on the GT40, good luck w/ the repairs and let us know how it turns out