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Topic: Anyone ever painted a diecast?
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IIGood
Moderator Posts: 3510
From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 10-29-2003 12:48 AM
   
Well?We've got 1:18 scale Maisto diecasts for sale at work now for $9.87. In the assortment, amongst other cool Fords, are some various 2003 Cobras. The only colors I've seen are Torch Red, Redfire, Black, and Silver. Of course, I want one in Sonic Blue. But to my knowledge, they don't make that color diecast. So, I thought about doing it myself. Is it feasible? Can I adequately dismantle one of these models, paint it, and reassemble it like new? I've done plastic models before, so the whole disassembly/reassembly wouldn't be much for me. The only question is, is it possible? ------------------
Frank S.----MCA Member 40390
'03 Mustang GT coupe
'99 Mustang coupe
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 4008
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-29-2003 09:20 PM
You sure can! You will have to strip the car,and the hard part will be finding the paint. These things are mostly screwed together.
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 6805
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 10-30-2003 09:37 PM
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Originally posted by MLariviere:
You sure can! You will have to strip the car,and the hard part will be finding the paint. These things are mostly screwed together.
Should be able to come close with Dupli-color.
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IIGood
Moderator Posts: 3510
From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 10-30-2003 09:50 PM
Cool. Actually, finding the paint won't be the hardest part for me. Those little decals that are the emblems on the car will be...the snakes on the fenders and the "SVT" and "Ford" oval on the trunk lid.  Any tips how to salvage those? Or just say screw it, and paint over them? ------------------
Frank S.----MCA Member 40390
'03 Mustang GT coupe
'99 Mustang coupe
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
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nickmobile67
Gearhead Posts: 176
From: NJ
Registered: May 2003
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posted 10-31-2003 08:33 PM
Are they painted on? You could maybe mask them off, cut around with an exacto knife to get a nice clean edge. Or maybe get or make decals for when your done. I've done lot's with dicast cars, they are usually pretty easy to take apart and customize. Most are screwed together, just take your time, be careful, and make a mental note of the way it goes together.
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Dan66
Journeyman Posts: 9
From: Round Rock, TX USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 07-02-2004 12:17 PM
I built one of the Revell die cast Bullitt cars as a GT fastback last year. I didn't strip off the green paint, though. I just sanded the whole thing with 400 grit and primed and color shot it with Duplicolor. I then painted on a set of white C-stripes and used the styled steels from a '69 MachI kit. The Duplicolor clear polishes out to a mirror-like finish. I'm really pleased with the results I got from just painting right over the factory finish.------------------
Danny Johnson
66 fastback; 289/C4; Tahoe Turquoise; Pony Interior; second owner; driven everywhere!
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