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Old 07-07-2025, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BurgundyJudge View Post
Looks great. What did you use as primer for the interior of the shell and underneath the body? I haven't found anything close to the original rosette colored primer.
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Things are looking great! One thing though, the engine color looks a little off. Maybe it's the lighting? It looks a little like the Bill Hirsch color that I used except yours looks more glossy. Then I repainted it with Duplicolor and I thought it looked much better.
It's a custom mix based off the Duplicolor 1616 can. The engine was shot in a primer, painted and cleared. It definitely has a shine to it right now, but I've found them to dull down after a few heat cycles and they look good.

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