mR_CaESaR
Champion
A little more progress on the cab has been made!
The base now has its first coat on!
I managed to whack on some paint last weekend and I completed a 2000 grit wet sand, so the finish is super smooth for the second coat of paint.
She's definitely come a looooong way from what she looked like in the beginning
Next up i got the top part of the CP painted and wet sanded too.
The cp looks pretty good and I'm very happy with the result.
With the panel sitting on the freshly painted cp holder
And a comparison of what it would've looked like without the fresh coat of paint!
It's night and day!
There's still so many things to do as I want to do two coats of paint and two coats of clear. Each coat has a wet sand.
The overall process for each part I'm painting is (and it's probably a waste and over the top, but oh well):
- sand back
- wax and grease clean
- prime
- wet sand with 800 grit
- paint
- wet sand with 2000 grit
- paint
- wet sand with 2000 grit
- clear coat
- wet sand with 2000 grit
- clear coat
- cut and polish
Then once everything is painted, re assemble then start on the electronics!
Hoping for a June/July completion (but I'm not in a rush)
The base now has its first coat on!
I managed to whack on some paint last weekend and I completed a 2000 grit wet sand, so the finish is super smooth for the second coat of paint.
She's definitely come a looooong way from what she looked like in the beginning
Next up i got the top part of the CP painted and wet sanded too.
The cp looks pretty good and I'm very happy with the result.
With the panel sitting on the freshly painted cp holder
And a comparison of what it would've looked like without the fresh coat of paint!
It's night and day!
There's still so many things to do as I want to do two coats of paint and two coats of clear. Each coat has a wet sand.
The overall process for each part I'm painting is (and it's probably a waste and over the top, but oh well):
- sand back
- wax and grease clean
- prime
- wet sand with 800 grit
- paint
- wet sand with 2000 grit
- paint
- wet sand with 2000 grit
- clear coat
- wet sand with 2000 grit
- clear coat
- cut and polish
Then once everything is painted, re assemble then start on the electronics!
Hoping for a June/July completion (but I'm not in a rush)