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Modeling Subjects Autos
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I thought some of you might be interested in this. Since NASCAR has just started and is well unerway, I decided to make a model of one of my favorite drivers, Jimmie Johnson. I’m going for a high shine Chrome look. I think it will look downright awesoe once I get it finished up. I just painted it about 2 hours ago, and I wanted to show you guys. First, i put down a black primer, sanded it down. Then, white primer, sanded it, then, this coat. It is extremely light, you can still see some white showing through. Can’t wait till i put another coat on Friday.

Nice Pictures of Mirror-like finish.
http://img260.echo.cx/img260/9003/picture0012kq.jpg

http://img216.echo.cx/img216/5792/picture0025oq.jpg

I put another part of car, which is the blue for his car, next to it to show reflection.
http://img216.echo.cx/img216/5438/picture0033cv.jpg

So, how do the experts think it looks so far?

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Great job Ryan!! I didn’t see one single piece of hair, or dirt in the finish…it’s a shame you gotta put more coats on it, and risk dust again…You are a brave man indeed, as I hate painting silver chrome, and to put it on such a large surface must have been a pain. Just keep in mind that silver chrome never seems to dry completely, and there is always a little bit that will rub off on your fingers. Try to not man handle it too much until you can get a nice gloss coat, or some protection over it…Cotton gloves work the best!!

Can’t wait to see more of your work, it really is a winner!!

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Looks good so far

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Good luck with your chroming job, Ryan… braver man than me! [:)]

Take care,
Frank

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Looks very good so far, good luck with the next coat. NASCAR is usually on around 5am Monday morning for me so I generaly see the first hour or 2 before heading for work.