LSP_K2 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Oh yes. Both of my black paint jobs have been directly from spray bombs, but while one was almost perfect, right out of the gate, the other (Tamiya gloss black lacquer), turned almost a satin black, so I painted it again with Model Master, and after clear coats, looked quite acceptable, at least to me. If you don't already have one, I'd strongly advise getting a tack rag. With black, in particular, it seems that every dust particle in the house is drawn directly to it. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 I've got one but it doesn't make much difference in my house. I've got two dogs (Idiot 1 and Idiot 2) and they shed hair everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 32 minutes ago, mustang1989 said: I've got one but it doesn't make much difference in my house. I've got two dogs (Idiot 1 and Idiot 2) and they shed hair everywhere! Then it's "display case" time, it seems. My roommate and I are still kicking around the idea of a display case for the extra bedroom, as both of us have stuff we'd rather not get all dusty. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Then it's "display case" time, it seems. My roommate and I are still kicking around the idea of a display case for the extra bedroom, as both of us have stuff we'd rather not get all dusty. You know it. Everything I build goes into my display case. I was running out of room but I had one of my glass shop vendors cut me 4 more glass shelves for it. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 and now.....we come to the finish. I'll be digging up a dealer tag to put on the back of it but that'll take me a day or so. Couldn't wait to post. These trucks have always been an interest of mine as they were a sleek looking truck with an out with an "in your face" and bold appearance. Although not fast by any means with 230 horsepower, they were aggressive looking, were among the fastest O.E.M. trucks out there at the time and they set the stage for the muscle trucks that followed in the years to come. It took me around 5 months to complete this one with most of the challenges being paint and the ending assembly of installing the body onto the frame. With a few pitfalls to work around it was a good kit to work with overall. Gazzas, Pfuf, ShelbyGT500 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 16 hours ago, mustang1989 said: You know it. Everything I build goes into my display case. I was running out of room but I had one of my glass shop vendors cut me 4 more glass shelves for it. That's a really great idea I never thought of! I am going to do that, too... how much did each shelf set you back? I have a modestly sized curio cabinet from American Furniture Warehouse. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Being a vendor of mine it only set me back about $50 for all four shelves but it normally costs about $80 or $20 per shelf. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Nice end result, Joe,... very nice. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 What an awesome finish! Just beautiful! GAz mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) On 3/21/2019 at 9:54 PM, LSP_K2 said: Nice end result, Joe,... very nice. 5 hours ago, Gazzas said: What an awesome finish! Just beautiful! GAz Thanks you guys for your comments and for following along with me here. Edited March 24, 2019 by mustang1989 LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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