Wet Sanding & Lab-RAT-ory UPDATE

[elizle]

I used to make model cars and model rockets for 4H. I really wish I had the knowledge and skills that I do now when I was making them back then. I got quite a few Grand Champion ribbons on the model rockets, but something always went wrong when I was hurrying to get my model cars done in the last two nights before I had to take them to get them judged. Oh well, maybe when I have kids some day I can teach them. I'm painting an old Playstation with House of Kolor Tangerine. I'm hoping for the best

[markjolyn94]

COPO was a special order for cars stripped ready to race right from the dealership.

[gsbostic]

I painted my model (bright yellow), Do I wet sand before I lay down the clear coats? The yellow looks good but it is not perfect.

Thanks,

[damncranky666]

@gsbostic Yes, if you want a perfect smooth, miles deep finish. Yes.

[albrhino69]

Excellent tips Doc. I would love to have 68. 20 during the day, 14 tonight. But then again I am in Canada!!

[cappy6921]

thats cold???lol,,trade ya,,its 32 and lower here,,n now some clown thought we needed snow,,another great vid bud.

[pturley84]

Great vid and nice tip doc

[damncranky666]

@pturley84 Thanks, Paul. I appreciate the support and kind words.

[Reemusfull]

Nice tip I am working in same way

[maricarmen123]

Love the hat!!!

[ModelManTom]

good to see you again! It's in the '60's daytime/ 40's night here in SoCal and it's freezing. What happened to my stout New England blood?

[THELORDLOVESYOU1]

how would I get back the shine on the wind sheld after sanding. can I use some kind of polish or what would you recommend I use. Thanks

[damncranky666]

@THELORDLOVESYOU1 Also, check out the Novus 1 & 2 products. They are made for cleaning up plastic parts.

[THELORDLOVESYOU1]

Great vid. Do have any vids on how to remove scratches from clear parts like wind shields. Thanks again for the great vid.

[damncranky666]

@THELORDLOVESYOU1 You can use small pieces of sand paper to smooth out the surface. Go up in grades and it will be flawless.

[davidnina69]

great video to bad its in the fifties here no painting for me

[damncranky666]

@davidnina69 Stay warm, buddy.

[TheNeo519]

Great vid. Hey dr I'll trade you the weather we haven't seen 60s for about a month living in central IL you never know what the weather will be. Keep up the great videos

[damncranky666]

@TheNeo519 LOL!

[rmaster1ruby]

Great Models, Doc. Love the nova. Got something new "too me" I'm working on.

You and your's have a very Merry Christmas.

[damncranky666]

@rmaster1ruby Thanks, buddy. Cheers to you too.

[stig800]

great video great new kits cant wait to see what you come up with..its getting cold here to could have snow soon.

[damncranky666]

@stig800 Thanks for all these months of support, buddy.

[Generalsplatton]

Where in Florida? It's cold here in south Alabama too. Good work bud, stay warm!

[damncranky666]

@Generalsplatton I'm over in the Pan Handle, General. It's been getting a bit too cold for me at night in the morning. By mid day, it's back to beautiful. Perfect weather for painting.

[kamniks]

awesome as always Doc. Good to see your doing well and cold!... the cold is hitting us in the UK too. Feel like my hands dont wana model! haha. Thanks for making the short tutorial for wet sanding. Im going to be working on a resin kit next which needs some good clean up this will help alot ^^

[damncranky666]

@kamniks Can't wait to see what you are going to do next, buddy.  Keep up the great work and inspiration.

[JahPerformance]

wow.... three awesome muscle cars.ill be excited to see what you have it store for them!!!

[damncranky666]

@JahPerformance I've already started on the Chevelle and the Nova, I had to do some body mods to the Challenger.

[davebuts]

Great vid Doc, well its staring to freeze, in the UK mate.

[damncranky666]

@davebuts Stay warm and keep up the styrene addiction.

[puldetiga]

Hi nice works, also were can i get pastikote primer i don't know where to find it.

[damncranky666]

@puldetiga Look for it on line, the places that sell it are always changing, but I've gotten mine through Amazon.com, and through Google.

[cwazmann1]

It's cold in cali where I live too & man I can't stand it either...lol!! Too dang cold for me. Sweet kits doc, love all three of them & my personal favs too. Thanks for the tip too. Like every modler out there, I'm still learning & this tip I'm gonna try out on one of my builds. Keep up the great work & stay warm, peace!!

[damncranky666]

@cwazmann1 Thanks, buddy, and stay safe in those weird Cali. wind storms. Keep up the great work and inspiration.  Best, DC

[ialarmu]

Doc....I'm looking out my window right now and I have 6 inches of snow on my deck.

Happy Modeling!!!

[damncranky666]

@ialarmu Oh man, hope the winter will take it easy on you.

[biggstandamu]

Oh & Doc! I almost forgot to mention that i can't wait to see how your 3 recently purchased muscle cars come out! I know they're gonna be tight!

[damncranky666]

@biggstandamu Thanks, amigo.

[biggstandamu]

What'z happenin' big doc?! Just wanted to let u know,that i really enjoyed this presentation & i've decided to get deeper into the whole wet sanding & more in depth body prep/paint procedure next year along w/a lot more scratch building! So wish me luck & take good care bro!

[damncranky666]

@biggstandamu Good luck, buddy, you'll have fun. I see you got a 70s Caddy in the works too. I am trying to track down one of those bad boys.

[85sqbdy]

I did the chevelle a while back. I kinda had a crazy thing happen with the paint though. my intention was to build a miniature of a freinds show car. It had to be yellow with black ss stripes. I used the testors boyd aluma yellow pearl over a plasticote grey primer. apparently the primer reacted with the testors paint and the car came out a gold pearlish looking pea green. The color was different enough that my freind had his car painted to match the model.

[damncranky666]

@85sqbdy Yes, that's why it's important to put down a base coat. When I use gold, I put down a black basecoat and then the gold really sparks.

[oneslowride]

I left my paper in my water bucket. Thinking whats it gonna hurt. Well the water evaporated, filled it up again, let it sit for a few more weeks, then just as i needed it, the paper was trashed. It got ripped just handling it. plus is was just a bit slimmy.. take your paper out of the water when not using it people!

[damncranky666]

@oneslowride Yeah, you have to let the paper dry and then it will work fine again.

[crashandcynder]

make the challenger into the car from the move vanishing point

[damncranky666]

@crashandcynder Thanks for the suggestion. I am going to look into it.

[crashandcynder]

@damncranky666 yea no prob theres not to many models of tht car

[samfrye1]

Nice tips doc!! nothing like those late 60s to early 70s machines heh? i love them too!stay warm! its cold here too...hate it,lol

[damncranky666]

@samfrye1 They sure are, Sam. I love 'em, and they really take paint very well.

[jaytherat66]

Thank you very much for your great videos they inspire me to do more and more. This video is helping me out because I'm starting a 66 Chevy Chevelle and I wanted to be piano black. And I haven't perfected the talent of making a shining model yet so this helps thanks again.

[damncranky666]

@jaytherat66 Thanks, Jay. I love 60s and 70s cars and if you remove all the emblems and trim, etc . . . they really can be made into great customs and street machines. All the 66 vehicles are wonderful.

[rlpotts99]

it should also be mentioned that the adding of dish soap will remove any oils left from production and/or your hands. Love the videos Cranky. Oh yeah, i found the old ford truck i was looking for. The kit was an AMT issue (still in the plastic)!!! Awesome find and a great kit. I have a video on the begining works on it @ rlpotts99.... check it out! Have a nice day.

[damncranky666]

@rlpotts99 Yes, I add dishsoap all the time, and it helps keep everything clean and oil free. Great to hear you found the old Ford truck. Let's see what you do with it.

[TheRocketSilo]

Thanks for the how to Doc, I always look forward to your tip videos.

Looks like you have a lot of great projects in store !

[damncranky666]

@TheRocketSilo I'm stocking up for the winter! LOL! Actually I go through manic periods where all I do is paint, and then I build and build and build . . . that's the usual rhythm around the Lab-RAT-ory in the winter. Some of us, though, get to play at building a new playroom! Hope that is going well.

[faithfulcmm1972]

Thank you very much for your videos. Your tips are always extremely helpful. Keep building and having fun

[damncranky666]

@faithfulcmm1972 I appreciate the kind words. Please stay tuned in.

[70judgeman]

Great tips! I've done all three of those models. Two of them are in videos on my channel. The Challenger has won a few awards for me. As far as what COPO is...it's a "back door" ordering system through Chevrolet to order engine option combos on cars not available through a dealership. Don Yenko used it to get the 427's in his Camaro's and Chevelle's for instance. Before that, he bought the engines and swapped them into the cars. It was a short-cut to get the engines already installed.

[damncranky666]

@70judgeman Thanks for the great info, buddy. Yes, your builds have been an inspiration. Keep up the great work.

[aricars6263]

thanks for the refresh vid. its cold here in arizona too, or maybe were jus gettin little older. lol

[damncranky666]

@aricars6263 Thanks, buddy. I live in Tucson for a year and boy it would get cold. Really cold and the skin would dry up.

[jmarksbery]

Your giving them great advice there Doc, I was an autobody tech for 55 years and you are spot on.

Have fun,

Jim

[damncranky666]

@jmarksbery Thanks, Jim. Most of these things I have learned the hard way, hands on, and ready to get better every step. I thank you for your support. Best wishes, Doctor Cranky.