Allen pass the word on to me OK so I ditch my full face hemisphere shieldHey Buddy, tell me when I can take my Ray Bans off, Ok!!! That is a real fine shine you've got there, Rick and a top build to boot...
Prost
Allen
Allen pass the word on to me OK so I ditch my full face hemisphere shieldHey Buddy, tell me when I can take my Ray Bans off, Ok!!! That is a real fine shine you've got there, Rick and a top build to boot...
Prost
Allen
That approach works with car and bike builds as well ColinI see you've discovered the delight of 'dimply' plastic. I was looking at some 'Alclad' models at a show once and they were perfect. The advice was to sand the plastic, prime and wet sand the primer. Simple but time consuming. Some of these builders would even polish the gloss black undercoat. This is what they did in pursuit of perfection - I'm not sure I have that much dedication to a build.
With the decals on you’ll hardly notice it because they break up the surface. A wash will probably highlight the orange peeling along with the panel lines so I wouldn’t do it. If you want to tone it down a bit, use a semi gloss varnish finish after putting on the decals.Yeah Tim.....it is pretty bright I was thinking about maybe a wash of say, neutral grey to tone it down a bit. What say you?
Spraying can be the cause sometimes Ron….I know I’ve done it often enough, but I think we can let Rick off in this caseInteresting comments about 'Orange Peel' and dimpled plastic.
I daresay I could well alienate myself and please don't shout at me Rick, I'm trying to help. But I think it's the spraying that causes the finish. Many times I've seen spray jobs looking the way you have observed on your Mustang.
I can't see how it's the plastic surface itself. Not all over where the silver has been sprayed on.
Here he goes again, I hear the cry, but when paint is brush applied the initial finish you have ended up with doesn't occur. A flat, smooth finish is usually the result.
I'm not picking holes. The above is purely my own observations. Try brushing silver on a test bit of plastic.
To get an extra shine on my metallics, I simply rub the dry surface with my finger. Works a treat.
I hope the above is taken as it is sent....friendly help.
Cheers.
Ron
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