Toyota 2000 GT WIP
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The WIP steering wheel, I used oil paints to add some wood grain
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Same on the gear stick
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I'll be painting the main body with this blue color, it's Mr Color GX216 over grey primer
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The decals were pretty hard to work with on the dashboard, one of them broke and isn't aligned properly. I think if I did them again I would paint the dial border silvers and somehow cut off the silver border on the decal dials as they don't fit into the recessed areas.
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The matt here was done using VMS Matt Varnish, it's very good at giving a dead flat finish.
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I primed the body with Mr Primer Surfacer 1000, I had to do a lot of sanding at some seams and dust. I might have to add some more primer in some areas before painting the main coat.
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I painted the body
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I clearcoated the car with 2K Clear. I used a 2:1:1 ratio of Lacquer, Hardener and Thinner with Number Five 2k Clear. This seems to work pretty well for not obscuring details too much while also being easier to spray.
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Some dust got into the clear coat, here is the biggest piece. I'll have to sand it out.
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Comments
6 26 May, 11:23
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I already painted the body once, but the clear coat went on really badly and I had to strip it all down.
26 May, 11:43
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I clear coated the body, it went on pretty well but there's some pieces of dust in the clear coat that I might sand out or leave it as is.
27 May, 23:02