Project: Goldmember!

[xmodkidd33]

Here's my latest projecty-thing. I got a new Barricade, so I figured, "Hey why not paint the older, beat-up body?" I did. It's Plastikote Metallic Gold (Pretty good for sitting on a shelf for 3+ years.) with a flat black hood, roof panel, and rear spoiler. I'll get the last coat of clear on it and the details soon. Updates after that!

Okay, so here are the pictures:

Body:
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4438.jpg

Bumpers:
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4439.jpg

Flat black parts:
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4440.jpg

I forgot to add before, I'm using Tamiya Pearl clear coat! :D

[texan_idiot25]

Your also going to need to wear some of these.
http://epage.com/web/AC/00/01/76/46/08/picture.3.jpg

Will be, interesting, lol.

[firebird999]

hmmm... i can picture it, but i guess i'll have to wait and see how it turns out!

[Lancer_Man]

That looks very nice! :D

Smooth paint, and great color. Can't wait for updates.

[xmodkidd33]

Hmm... I put the last coat of clear on and I went and moved it to my workstation about 45 minutes later, and I left a huge fingerprint on the passenger side! Should I just mask the area off, sand it down, and repaint it?

[theoriganalRiD3R1967]

i think you should put on another coat if there is a fingerprint, snading would probably add to much work, and if you mask off the rest and repaint, you run the risk of two differnet color zones, like isaid one or two more light coats evenly on the entire car.

[texan_idiot25]

Don't paint, don't tape.

Just sand down the trouble spot carefully, and reclear. If you just paint on it, the print will still show. If you tape off, you'll have an incredibly distinct paint line.

[SkysTheLimit]

Wow, that's a nice color! And great job painting; nice and smooth. Definately don't mask, from experience I know that the masking tape will indeed leave a nasty imprint.

[xmodkidd33]

I just remasked the windows, sanded down the area, and painted again. I tried just sanding out the fingerprint, but it was too deep and I ended up sanding through the paint. I'll get updates after school today.

[xmodkidd33]

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/Smilies/1update.gif

The bumpers are done. I need to re-do the body again, **** fingerprints... I waited 2 hours or so and it still happened! I couldn't just sand it down and reclear, (I ran out of clear coat, getting more soon.) It physically dragged the paint off of the body and made it all smudgy. But, here are the bumpers, I think they turned out great. :D :

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4444.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4448.jpg

[noturday]

looks good xmodkidd, should look really nice all together, cant wait

[bestdragon2001]

looks great, smooth paint

[greekone]

Nice choice of paint are you going to paint the chassis parts to?

[lilbrucie]

hey man that right there is good lookin, like it alot

good luck, cant wait to see this bad boy finished

[taiwanesekid05]

Here's my latest projecty-thing. I got a new Barricade, so I figured, "Hey why not paint the older, beat-up body?"

Huh... You seem to have been in the same situation as me...


Very nice looking so far! Can't wait to see it finished!

[xmodkidd33]

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4449.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4450.jpg

Sorry for the second pic.

[kungpow420]

the chassis looks awsome good job.

[fieldfairy2]

Looks nice. I like that gold. stinks that the body is messed up. Hope it turns out. Keep us updated.

You copied my flat black chassis...
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd245/fieldfairy2/Camaro%20Dragmaro/167-6777_IMG.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd245/fieldfairy2/Camaro%20Dragmaro/167-6777_IMG.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd245/fieldfairy2/Camaro%20Dragmaro/167-6785_IMG.jpg

I don't care. I like it. Keep it up.

[xmodkidd33]

Haha, I guess great minds think alike. :roll:

I laid the (hopefully) final coat on to the car about a half hour ago, I'm going to clear it now before the Belmont Stakes start. (Go Big Brown!)

[JDMDUDE]

that gold looks great

[black_g35]

dang the gold on the bk looks awsome, now i want to see the whole car like that !! good job on the paint btw.

[xmodkidd33]

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4524.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4526.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4527.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4528.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4529.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/Xmodcrawls/100_4533.jpg

[texan_idiot25]

Came out pretty nice, way better looking with that color then I was expecting. :)

[xmodkidd33]

It was the best I felt like doing, which is still pretty good. There are a few small, unexplainable blemishes, but I'm happy with the outcome anyways.

[nitemeer]

dam.. looks pretty nice :)

[JDMDUDE]

man that car turned out better then i thought it looks awesome

[lilbrucie]

looks nice man

[bigmike17]

Looking all the way right. The flat black accents well with the gold. Good job.

[xmodkidd33]

Thanks, everyone!

Bigmike, I haven't seen you on in a while, welcome back!

[bigmike17]

Yeah, working a big project at work lately and all that, but i still manage to sneak in here for a few minutes a week.

[Donziikid]

The gold doesn't look bad at all. Nice work, Xmodkidd! :)