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Post by Jeff Johnston Mon 10 Mar 2014, 1:58 am

I'm on a Fox mustang kick lately.   This is the 83 Monogram convertible kit.  

This paint was a test of my patience :)

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Post by Jeff Johnston Mon 10 Mar 2014, 1:59 am

Then I shot the red and clear,  =polished it out and then masked and painted the trim.  This was nerve racking.

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Post by Jeff Johnston Mon 10 Mar 2014, 2:02 am

I masked off the window trim and painted that. Lastly I masked the nose (headlight buckets and grille) as well as the hood.

I'm happy with how it turned out.  

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Post by Sam Mon 10 Mar 2014, 3:39 am

Owned a few of these myself and have a couple kits. Our last one was an 85 drop top.
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Post by Guest Mon 10 Mar 2014, 10:36 am

Nice clean work, and the paint finish seems to have come out okay.

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Post by RetiredMike Mon 10 Mar 2014, 2:18 pm

Nice red paint job. Great work on putting down the black trim - very clean.
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Post by Guest Mon 10 Mar 2014, 4:03 pm

Jeff, your mask lines are so sharp and clear. That's something I always have a problem with. Great start.

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Post by Johnag Mon 10 Mar 2014, 4:56 pm

Hi Jeff,

Looking good, how on earth did you manage to mask in between the two pieces of trim...

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Post by webby Sun 16 Mar 2014, 7:01 am

Jeff, that is some neat masking. I always cross my fingers & hope when I peel off the masking.

What did you use for the masking?

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Post by Jeff Johnston Sat 22 Mar 2014, 12:13 am

Plain old Tamiya tape Chris.   I

Andy I cut it in real thin strips and burnished it Right in there.   Then I hit it with a coat of clear to seal it in before shooting the black.  Also I did it in sections.  I taped and sprayed the trim, then the windshield, then the headlights and grille.  That way I only focused on one thing at time.


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Post by webby Sat 22 Mar 2014, 10:38 am

Thanks Jeff. I'll have to try some. Normally I use BMF to prevent bleed through.

Tamiya tape works a treat!
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Post by Johnag Thu 03 Apr 2014, 1:56 am

Jeff Johnston wrote:Andy I cut it in real thin strips and burnished it Right in there.   Then I hit it with a coat of clear to seal it in before shooting the black.  Also I did it in sections.  I taped and sprayed the trim, then the windshield, then the headlights and grille.  That way I only focused on one thing at time.

Hi Jeff,

Many thanks for that, all the hard work really paid off, it does look great...

May I also ask, when it came to removing the tape do you have to run a blade along the line first to save it from lifting the paint...

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Post by VirusX Tue 08 Apr 2014, 2:42 pm

Very well done with the masking. I like your choice of color combo. What was it that made the paintjob so "nerve racking"?
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Post by Brizio Tue 08 Apr 2014, 4:42 pm

Looks good!

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