08-23-2020, 01:59 PM
(08-23-2020, 07:01 AM)Schraddel Wrote: ....A big bugbear for me is painting and lettering.....
What do you think?
Lutz
Well, you've already done some mechanical upgrades, but the re-paint will depend, I think, on how easy (or difficult) it will be to disassemble the two units. If you can take them apart, stripping off the original paint shouldn't be too difficult.
The new paint scheme might be a bit of a challenge, though, as most of the surfaces are without reference points, (except for the doors and windows) such as rivets or panel lines, which are useful in determining where masking tape is located.
I'd paint the whole thing in the white (or perhaps it's light grey) of the strip across the front and along the lower parts of the sides, then, once it's dry, re-mask the car as needed, and paint the yellow portions.
Once that paint has fully cured, too, re-mask again to apply the darker grey.
A possible alternative would be to paint the entire bodyshells with the darkish grey, then use coloured decal film to apply the light stripes near the bottom and the yellow swoops along the sides and the yellow front panel. Probably a lot easier than masking and painting multiple times, if you can find decal film in the suitable colours.
Wayne