AMT 1/25 George Barris A La Kart

TimM63 · Oct 31, 2024

Currently have this on the bench. I will be painting it pink with the purple decals and painted wood tailgate.
I am stripping chrome off sprues now since most of the frame and suspension parts are on the chrome sprue.

TimM63 · Nov 15, 2024

Some progress made on this build. I am working on the chassis and I have the first coat of pink done.

Pantherman · Nov 15, 2024

TimM63 said:
Some progress made on this build. I am working on the chassis and I have the first coat of pink done.

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Loving the colour. Pantherman

TimM63 · Nov 15, 2024

Pantherman said:
Loving the colour. Pantherman

Yeah. Me too. It kinda grows on you.

TimM63 · Saturday at 3:07 PM

TimM63 said:
Some progress made on this build. I am working on the chassis and I have the first coat of pink done.

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Second coat of pink. I may do one more then start assembly.

TimM63 · Saturday at 6:40 PM

After second coat of paint I waited around four hours then sprayed a test piece with a clear gloss. It took paint off in some sections. Anyone know why that is?

urumomo · Sunday at 9:56 AM

TimM63 said:
After second coat of paint I waited around four hours then sprayed a test piece with a clear gloss. It took paint off in some sections. Anyone know why that is?

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What paint and clear coat ?

TimM63 · Sunday at 10:41 AM

Tamiya X-17
Krylon Colormaxx Clear.

urumomo · Sunday at 10:49 AM

That's some hot azz stuff , the clear ,
about 1/2 solvent , at least , -- acetone and butyl acetate , just like Tamiya Extra Thin / airbrush cleaner
https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...+clear+Spray+Paint+(Krylon,+Colormax)_SDS.pdf

especially atop that acrylic sprayed directly to the raw styrene

urumomo · Sunday at 10:50 AM

IDK if 4 hours is near long enough for that pink to crosslink to full cure .
24 hours at least , definitely prior to coating it with solvent

TimM63 · Sunday at 10:52 AM

I used white primer before paint.

urumomo · Sunday at 10:52 AM

That Tamiya was too green or that clear is just way too hot

urumomo · Sunday at 10:59 AM

What primer did you use ?
an alkyd like that RustOleum 2X ?
that stuff would hold up to that clear no problem , it definitely dissolved that acrylic though .

That clear has an ether in it too -- a heavier weight one that is slower to evaporate ...

TimM63 · Sunday at 11:15 AM

It was Rustoleum primer. I will switch to a Rustoleum clear hopefully that will work.

urumomo · Sunday at 11:19 AM

Same stuff , solvent wise :
https://www.rustoleum.com/MSDS/ENGLISH/7701830.PDF

Why are you not airbrushing the clear coat ?
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