Paint update...
First a pic of the nose panel installed and Camlocs in place.
Finally got around to putting the carbon fiber wrap in the second nostril. Happy with it in general...if doing it again will sequence a bit different to make it easier to align the "grain" at each seam. But still looks cool...
Finally ordered my air filter. Liked this style..but it lacked something.
Decided to fancy it up a bit. Did some dis-sassy and painting, followed by sanding the ribs for some contrast.
Moving on to paint the aft shell. I had Friday off work so that was designated paint day.
It has been black for quite a while, so back to the booth for final prep. before hand, I mounted it and did some stripe layouts.
Mixed and sprayed basecoat blue, then got to work on the stripes.......
I had an 18" roundel and #7 paint mask to complement the front. Placed it where it looked right to my eyeball......
Satisfied with those layouts and sprays, on went 4 coats of clear.
Has a couple small runs/sags as expected, but nothing worse than the front claip had. TLC on the wet sand and polish.
My biggest issue was the bottom side of the flying buttresses. I was unable to get a good solid coat of clear to lay in there and flow out decently. Even with a tight spray pattern and lots of volume, texture still was pretty rough. Ended up wet sanding a little with 1000 grit to make it acceptable for further coats.
Solution so far is to roll it in. I got a cheap roller from the hardware store for a trial run.
Rolled on 2 coats of base. After curing I did the same with 2 coats of clear. Actually, when putting on the first clear the "wet" roller contact re-activated the blue and it started to get blotchy. Solved that by mixing 25-30% base blue into the clear. That seemed to work well. Got home tonight and did a few minutes wet sanding with 1000 grit. I think it will end up OK, but can always roll on a bit more if needed. basically if I can keep it solid blue an smooth to the touch I will be happy.
As progress is made on sand/polish will update with more pics.
Next up will be my rocker panels. They will have the typical rocker striped with FORD GT livery. Paint masks are here and panels are prepped through DP90 black.