qwerty57
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Registered: Apr 20, 2014 17:16:46 GMT -7
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Post by qwerty57 on Apr 30, 2014 19:30:48 GMT -7
I picked this up the other day at the local junk shop as it was in my price range 
I dug through it and it seems all there but someone had painted the body and the paint wrinkled BAD. I thought I could just sand it smooth but now it seems that it has eaten into the plastic too and roughened it up.
Now I'm thinking maybe it would be a good candidate for a weathered old barn find with rough cracked paint. I have seen some unreal weathering jobs but really have no idea how to accomplish it. Do you folks use airbrushes for that? I picked up a small jar of paint at the local hobby shop called 'rust' Is this what you use in an airbrush? I have an airbrush around here that I used for another project that I'll get around to showing off here someday. Or is there a good way to smooth up this body? I tried brake fluid to strip the paint on another car I had and ended up with a sticky smeared flaking mess. Somebody point me down the right path then give me a kick in the rear....
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Apr 30, 2014 20:09:28 GMT -7
I would give it an overnight, or longer if needed, bath in Purple degreaser. Scrub it periodically with a soft tooth brush to remove the loosened paint as it starts to dissolve. Then see what the body looks like. The Purple stuff attacks the paint but not the plastic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 20:22:10 GMT -7
weathering is a multi layered effect and builders have different ways they do it.
I myself use the rust paint or brown primer.
I like to rust the heck out of them so the prime is the first step.
there is a how to on you tube for weathering and a few of my friends on FB are masters at this.
All you can do is take a big step and give it a go.
I have a how to on how I rust up the rat rods. Will post if I can find it for ya.
Like skip said. Purple Power for stripping paint...
Then layer with a good primer filler after you get the paint off and wash body.
Let dry and give it another shot of prime if needed.
Then wet sand. Duplicolor has a good primer/filler in gray..
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