Ferrari 360 Modena

[grumpa]

Great work! was always afraid of cars because I don't AB and with tanks and such a perfect finish isn't required but yours looks beautiful

[Guest]

Great work! was always afraid of cars because I don't AB and with tanks and such a perfect finish isn't required but yours looks beautiful

I would not have guessed you didn't AB with the quality of your finishes. If you want to try a car, rattle cans are the way to go without an AB, you would manage fine, I'm sure if that.


Cheers for all comments

[Marc Stock]

Sparmax tc-63. Got a good deal on the 2. I didn't want a new compressor but the gun needs more flow than my old one provides.

This is what I'm worried about with my desktop compressor. It's okay for my small airbrush but it's not going to cut the mustard with the iwata mini gun

[Guest]

This is what I'm worried about with my desktop compressor. It's okay for my small airbrush but it's not going to cut the mustard with the iwata mini gun

You can always give it a try as you may not be using it full chat but odds are probably not in your favour o_O I hated the outlay but loved the upgrades over all

[Guest]

Quick update, I had a fair fight and did a poor job with these carbon decals, I hid the wrinkles underneath on the front splitter and hope that a thick coat of clear, sanded and polished will minimise what can be seen. There is one line visible on the rear vent where I had to patch but over all I can live with these flaws. Templates next time, maybe out of Crete paper.


Car has been resanded and 2 coats of clear on the carbon decals. Another coat on those and then 1 last full body clear, sand and polish and the body will be done


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[Guest]

That's the last clear on. Didn't go on perfectly as I was rushing a bit. It will be left for a week and then lightly sanded and polished.


Unfortunately Lucy scratched the bonnet and left a mark in the door when she was bad today. Hopefully I have enough paint to sand it out.


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[Guest]

That's the last clear on. Didn't go on perfectly as I was rushing a bit. It will be left for a week and then lightly sanded and polished.
Unfortunately Lucy scratched the bonnet and left a mark in the door when she was bad today. Hopefully I have enough paint to sand it out.


[GALLERY=media, 8394]IMAG0830 by dougie posted Aug 1, 2015 at 7:27 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 8395]IMAG0831 by dougie posted Aug 1, 2015 at 7:27 PM[/GALLERY]

Looks Awesome!


John.

[Guest]

Looks Awesome!
John.

I'm just glad that's it done. It's not as perfect as I wanted but it's time to get shot of this build soon. I'll be working in Norway for a week so it will be perfect for it to dry out ready for me to finish the rest

[Guest]

Superb work.

[Marc Stock]

Good stuff. The carbon effect with the wrinkles in it may go in your favor. I don't know if you have ever really seen functional carbon parts but they are far from perfect and wrinkles appear even in the real thing.

[Guest]

Good stuff. The carbon effect with the wrinkles in it may go in your favor. I don't know if you have ever really seen functional carbon parts but they are far from perfect and wrinkles appear even in the real thing.

Not seen any on cars mate, my bike carbon bits are like perfection! I won't get away with it fully, the light catches it differently even through the clear, didn't happen with paint imperfections which all but disappeared

[Guest]

Looking good man

[Guest]

Looks good to me!

[Marc Stock]

Not seen any on cars mate, my bike carbon bits are like perfection! I won't get away with it fully, the light catches it differently even through the clear, didn't happen with paint imperfections which all but disappeared

I wouldn't worry about it too much. In motorsport, less attention is paid to the finish and more to the function. For example a custom made carbon fiber part used in racing needs to be made just about thick enough to do its job. This does lead to wrinkling in the finish and a less than perfect surface. Whilst carbon fiber parts that are made for sale to the general public need to adhere to specific quality control standards they have to be made thicker and look nice not only to sell well, but be robust enough for market. My brother has a propper racing car and the carbon parts are very thin and to the naked eye quite rough in finish.

[Guest]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. In motorsport, less attention is paid to the finish and more to the function. For example a custom made carbon fiber part used in racing needs to be made just about thick enough to do its job. This does lead to wrinkling in the finish and a less than perfect surface. Whilst carbon fiber parts that are made for sale to the general public need to adhere to specific quality control standards they have to be made thicker and look nice not only to sell well, but be robust enough for market. My brother has a propper racing car and the carbon parts are very thin and to the naked eye quite rough in finish.

Awesome info mate, cheers. Also what finish? Gloss or matt or semi