Been looking for one of these

[steve g]

Finally got my hands on an old chain drive wcm grand national... I happened to have this old raco body that fits perfect but in desperate need of repair ... this will be a fun project down the road

[Kaye]

steve g; This is nice! When you repair the body, be sure to keep the patina!

[steve g]

steve g; This is nice! When you repair the body, be sure to keep the patina!

getting painted today.... the body needed tremendous repairs (pics in tips and tricks section) but luckily I was at least able to salvage the 30+ year old silver paint used on the windows. I’m going with a similar color scheme but I need to add some yellow to match the frame.

[Kaye]

steve g: The grand national looks good.

[steve g]

Came out better than expected... at least no new cracks yet

[Kaye]

steve g: Wonderful result! Did you use spray cans?

Kaye

[steve g]

steve g: Wonderful result! Did you use spray cans?

Kaye

It’s painted with PPG Envirobase waterborne paint with urethane clear. The original paint was done in R/M lacquer over 30 years ago and is prone to reacting to solvent based products... the waterborne will not react to lacquer . The silver paint on the windows is original, not perfect but adds character. I pinstriped the edges in with enamel and a brush. The remainder of the paintwork will be done with spray cans now that it has a solid foundation

[Kaye]

steve g:

Thanks for the paint info.

Kaye

[steve g]

steve g:

Thanks for the paint info.

Kaye

Went and did a paint scheme similar to original , still need to do a few finishing touches, little rough around the edges.
The orange and black was applied with duplicolor engine paint... it dries lightening fast, easy to repair, brush touch up and can be hand rubbed to a good shine.

[Kaye]

steve g:

The car has turned out extremely well, I love the new paint finish. I like the idea of the Duplicolor engine paint that can be brush touched up. Would it be possible to paint a 1/4 scale car body with this paint using only a brush, and wet sand out the brush strokes with fine grit paper? I ask because I don't have anywhere to spray paint.

[steve g]

steve g:

The car has turned out extremely well, I love the new paint finish. I like the idea of the Duplicolor engine paint that can be brush touched up. Would it be possible to paint a 1/4 scale car body with this paint using only a brush, and wet sand out the brush strokes with fine grit paper? I ask because I don't have anywhere to spray paint.

I don’t think brushing will work very well, plus the dry time will be much slower.
Keep in mind that you if you dump a quart of paint on the floor or if you spray it out of a gun the smell is still there... I lived in an apartment and used to do all my spray paint work at 2:00-3:00am.. small fan and a homemade spray booth.. never had a complaint .

[Kaye]

steve g:

I don’t think brushing will work very well, plus the dry time will be much slower.
Keep in mind that you if you dump a quart of paint on the floor or if you spray it out of a gun the smell is still there... I lived in an apartment and used to do all my spray paint work at 2:00-3:00am.. small fan and a homemade spray booth.. never had a complaint .

steve g: Thanks for your response. The thing that worries me is the possibility of getting overspray all over my hobby room. I have a beautiful and expensive hardwood floor in there. I suppose I could make myself a 'spray tent' or maybe even buy one big enough.

Kaye

[steve g]

Polished the wheels, reconditioned the original tires and some new white lettering

[Kaye]

Like new!

[Emilio]

I like the lug nuts, more realistic.