Sanded down and will respray with a fresh coat of paint this weekend. The hood and tub had different sheens due to.my inability to follow Gillespie’s paint instructions! It should all match this weekend.
That leads to a question when painting the stars and other markings. Are most of you using a stencil and spray or a stencil brush?
Also I’m assuming white flat enamel will be the best paint. Last thing I need is for the stencil paint to react and craze the base coat! Suggestions are appreciated
1955 M38A1
Moderator: wesk
Re: Paint and stencils
Jim Nissen
1955 M38A1
Patent Plate MD74784
Engine Plate MD85578
Contrived Hood Number 20974784
1955 M38A1
Patent Plate MD74784
Engine Plate MD85578
Contrived Hood Number 20974784
Updated pics
Repainted so at least now all the panels have the same sheen. Added the stars and graphics. Drove it 25 miles to work today for a test and lots of thumbs up! It's not 100% original but it's a driver.
Jim Nissen
1955 M38A1
Patent Plate MD74784
Engine Plate MD85578
Contrived Hood Number 20974784
1955 M38A1
Patent Plate MD74784
Engine Plate MD85578
Contrived Hood Number 20974784
A real beauty! Good work.
The sheen with Gillespie can be puzzling at first. What I worked out is always reduce with a ratio cup, so it is always the same. Paint in the shade, never in direct sunlight. And finally try to paint on days with the same temp (roughly).
The sheen with Gillespie can be puzzling at first. What I worked out is always reduce with a ratio cup, so it is always the same. Paint in the shade, never in direct sunlight. And finally try to paint on days with the same temp (roughly).
'52 Dodge M37, '42 GPW, '48 FrankenJeep CJ2A/M38, '50 CJV-35(U), '51 M38, '42 WC-57 Command Car, '44 WC-51 Weapons , (2) M1941 Sperry 60" Anti-Aircraft Searchlights, John Deere M-gator, '44 White M3A1 Scout Car
The guy who sold me the paint recommended the 5:1 ratio. I was using a 2:1 ratio at one time and while it worked it also was fairly thin and I got more runs. Had one batch that was almost gloss like and stopped at that point to determine where I went wrong. Went the the 5:1 and I get a good semi gloss sheen and more important the spray through my 3M Accuspray (orange 1.4mm nozzle) was working well.
BTW - The PPS cup system that 3M has is hard to beat. I have small and large cups and this is so easy to clean up. I'll never go back to the old spray guns.
BTW - The PPS cup system that 3M has is hard to beat. I have small and large cups and this is so easy to clean up. I'll never go back to the old spray guns.
