48 Ford painted

[sorcerer]

Got the paint on and some finish work , but still  more to go . Not completely happy with Tamiya clear , goes on nice and smooth but turns out with a lot of orange peel whin dry . Will need some fine sanding and polish for sure . Color is Tamiya x7 with a few drops of blue .

The thing in back is a 37 Chevy coupe that  is chopped , rear fenders deck lid and 1/4 panels extended a bit . Rear glass was laid down and 1/4 windows filed . Skirts are made by me , experiment type . Not sure of wheels yet still looking around but would like older Caddy to fit period . 37 is going with a 6 cylinder 2 carbs and headers . Low and slow as they say . Lets ee if I can get some pics up here . Been awhile since 1st ones posted .





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[41chevy]

Both look good. The Ford would fit in a 1950's school parking lot.. Like the frenched plate in the rear.
I had that issue with both Tamiya Clear and Testers Wet Look clear. Sometime the base colors need a longer period to gas out and dry. The clear goes on smooth but the base color still is drying and the top coat gets bad orange peel from the base coat shrinking as it dries. I've come to giving it 24 hours before clearing it. At least is seems to work for me. Paul

[fordrodnkustom]

Dig the swoopy flow of that '37. I agree with Paul above with his assessment of clear issue. If you don't already have one, I would highly recommend using a dehydrator to ensure full paint cure in a minimal amount of time. I usually only use old s'kool Testor's paints and very rarely have any problems. My rule of thumb is the paint is fully cured if I can't smell it anymore.