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Old 03-23-2004, 05:32 PM
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tried my hand at painting dc slade

Okay, heres the story on this caddy. My buddy from my school had this car, and it was in bad shape. It was scratched and covered in some nasty white powdery crud. Fortunately for me, he had a school project, and needed parts from the car. After he removed the headlights, taillights, grille, and wheels, he gave me the carcass, no charge.

I cleaned it up ,and after discovering that i had no replacement parts i could use on or in it, i decided to just test new techniques on it.

I decided to try my luck with painting a diecast car for the first time. so i sanded it down and busted out the krylon. This is what i came out with...

http://community.webshots.com/album/127924171rXtHGs

I know its not the highest quality job, but, like i said, it was just practice. Lemme know what you think as far as the idea, and color choice, etc.
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Pretty good job man. A little more practice and some color sanding and it will look amazing. But excellent for a first time try. Probably better than I would do.
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Re: tried my hand at painting dc slade

lol, thanks a lot man.

btw, whats color sanding?
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Re: tried my hand at painting dc slade

I'm gonna assume thats some spray work? A few suggestions.

Krylon isn't bad (I use it for painting plastic interior things, etc) but if you really want some durability and good looks you gotta pay up $ for the autopaint, it really makes a difference.

Also If you plant to paint a full vehicle in the future you'll need to go for the for a full stripping to get the smoothest, glossiest paint. I just bought some Aerosol stripper from wal-mart that does wonders. You just spray the foam on like paint and it goes to work in about 5 minutes. Its really worth the time to remove all the paint IMHO.
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Re: tried my hand at painting dc slade

alright, thats for the tips, i dont know what im going to paint next, but i will keep the paint stripper in mind.
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Re: Re: tried my hand at painting dc slade

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btw, whats color sanding?
Here's a link to a good step by step definition. Basically it just brings out the color and shine.
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Re: tried my hand at painting dc slade

did you use a airbrush or spray can? you should put a coat of clear coat on it to give it that glossly look...goodjob though nice color..got any plans for it?
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Re: tried my hand at painting dc slade

nah, its missing the headlights, taillights and grille. I dont have any replacements either...its probly just gonna become a test vehicele for techniques
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