Full car rattle can respray

[mmikey82]

HE HE even im not that daft,but thought i would have a go on my 1/18 model as they only come in melina blue so here goes
first got it all stripped and prepared

quite surprised how much detail in these cars

then a good coat of primer

and finally top coat and lacquer

Just needs the wing mirrors painting and a bloody good polish to finish it off

 

[mofo sob]

Nice work there Mike I'm sure that it'll look the dogs after a good spit and polish

 

[spjmorris]

Looks bloody good that! Just showed the wife and she didn't realise it was a model at first!

 

[F7OUD]

I want to do this to my model I have got but it would not be that easy to speay mine to match my car given all the crazyness going on with it.
Good job with it anyhow, looks great.

 

[Everton]

1000 times better than the rattle can paint job I had on my full sized Cougar.

 

[WildV6]

That looks brilliant, I was only saying to Rach the other day I would love to find a model cougar and respray it to look like my own coug.

Nice job mate, can't wait to see the final pic's once it's completely finished and polished.

 

[Mako]

If you're using a rattle can to spray, you need to warm it up under the hot tap, (they're good up to 50 degrees) and give light coats from at least a foot away. Keep the coats light, except for the last one which should be floated on.

This stops any orange-peel finish so you don't have to polish it out.

 

[Pid_16V]

Nice job Mikey. Black is the easy one to do lol. I did a frosty and had the black detail to touch-in.

 

[WildV6]

Uhhmmm...look what I've just bought......

Think I'll be following the same lines.....respraying black...with chrome accents...lol

 

[Relliott6879]

I've had one of these for a few years now and was actually considering spraying it black to match my Cougar of the time, considering I now run a Melina it's a good job I never got round to it! What I have wanted to do for quite a while though, is find somewhere that sells different wheels for 1:18 models, most of us have aftermarket alloys and it would be nice to be able to (sort of) accurately recreate our own cars.

 

[WildV6]

I've had one of these for a few years now and was actually considering spraying it black to match my Cougar of the time, considering I now run a Melina it's a good job I never got round to it! What I have wanted to do for quite a while though, is find somewhere that sells different wheels for 1:18 models, most of us have aftermarket alloys and it would be nice to be able to (sort of) accurately recreate our own cars.

Yes, fully agree Rich, as this will be something I would like to do with my diecast model. I'm going onto the net and see what I can find

 

[kittylover]

Hmm we must all be thinking similar here, I am watching a few of these on eBay right now . . . thinking of spraying in frost !!

 

[V6SINGH]

Any good model dealer can get you a world of extras

 

[Pid_16V]

another X blurple

 

[Relliott6879]

I've reckoned to have a look round the tinterweb a few times but never found any.

 

[WildV6]

I've reckoned to have a look round the tinterweb a few times but never found any.

Rich, just found these, although not quite the same as your alloys: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-18-FORD...geo=1&clk_rvr_id=415728639068&vectorid=229508

I think as Kully said, a good model shop/dealer should be able to get hold of them.

 

[V6SINGH]

They won't fit Tim, they're 5 stud!!

 

[WildV6]

They won't fit Tim, they're 5 stud!!

Damn! I hadn't spotted that...lol.....Your eye's are too keen on detail Kully LOL!!!!

 

[V6SINGH]

I'm not quite as old as you yet so eyes are still fairly sharp Pmsl

 

[WildV6]

I'm not quite as old as you yet so eyes are still fairly sharp Pmsl

PMSL!!! Yeh, the eye's aren't what they used to be...OFS Rule!!! LOL!!!!!!