When I bought the Nova, I found this kit on the same site. I recall my dad having one was I was a kid. Not sure if it was his or one of his friends, but it sat in our back yard for quite awhile. Man would he beat my ass when he caught me playing around it.
When I saw this, I thought it would be a good project after I finished the Yenko, but I ended up doing the Camaro instead. The plan for this kit was simple, bright yellow with a flat black and yellow trim interior. So it would have seemed.
There's something about this car that I've always enjoyed. Not sure if it is the stance, the body lines, etc. To me, it falls inline with the '69/70 Charger, the '67 Belvedere GTX, the Roadrunners sister the '70 GTX and a few others.
I bought a can on TS-47 Tamiya Chrome Yellow for the body color and a can of Testors Semi-Gloss Gray primer. Already had a can of Testors Flat Black for the interior. Picked up a bottle of Gun Metal and Flat Gray for some more engine details. While I was at it, decided ti grab the Tamiya paint stand and some other supplies. Starting to feel like a pro at this now!
Last evening, I washed and wet sanded the body parts like normal. Washed the interior parts and a few others. Dried them and let them site for a bit. All the meanwhile, kept running over detailing options in my head for the interior and engine bay. Unlike the Nova and Camaro, this engine bay was molded into the body. After about an hour of letting the remaining water to dry off, I wiped it down and took it to the booth for a coat of primer. The primer seemed to be a bit thick despite shaking the can for about 10 minutes.
It was getting late so i decided to let it set overnight and pick up in the morning. Early this morning, I grabbed the body and did a little wet sanding. I found some mold lines that i didn't see on the white plastic base. After about an hour, I sprayed another light coat of primer to cover what i have sanded off back to plastic. Letting it set a few hours, I ran some errands.
Finally getting around to it, I decided to lay the first coat of yellow. Following a few tips I saw in some YouTube videos, i set the can in some hot tap water for about 5 minutes, while eating my bologna sandwich! As I started the spray, the paint seemed to be just mist. It didn't seem to be adhering to any part of the body. Shook the can a bit more and rotated the body, sprayed a bit more.
By time I was done, I could see the paint wasn't setting in the crevices around the trunk, sat heavily around the door handles and vents and started running down the passenger door. A little perturbed, I went to mow the lawn.
I let it set for a few hours while I did the lawn work. Grabbed the 800 grit sandpaper and sat at the sink for an hour, wet sanding the body. Hoping that I could somehow salvage it.
Worrying I was going to sand through the body lines, I went online and got some insights from others.It's been decided that it's going to need a brake fluid bath to strip the paint. I will pick up a can of flat white primer and a different yellow. I say that as the paint on the hood and rear bumper (not primed) is too dark for my liking. If I can find a can of Lemon Yellow, I may go with that. Had an old Flying V guitar in my teens that was redone in Lemon Yellow.
On the bright side, the interior and other parts of the car done in flat black are ready to go. I will hold off on those for awhile.
To Be Continued:
