Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[TorqueHappenS08]

Just a wheel swap, tampo remove, Exterior/interior detail: Porsche 993 GT2

 

[mustang fanatic]

http://scarykustoms.weebly.com

 

[Johnny1996]

http://scarykustoms.weebly.com

That's not really Hot Wheels, but those are so cool!

Just a wheel swap, tampo remove, Exterior/interior detail: Porsche 993 GT2

Simply amazing.

 

[mustang fanatic]

That's not really Hot Wheels, but those are so cool!

Have you looked through the other pages on the site. The guy's work is amazing.

 

[AOS-]

Took wheels off a Porsche for a Porsche?

 

[Johnny1996]

Oh it was worth it. Even though I'm not the one that customized the car.

Have you looked through the other pages on the site. The guy's work is amazing.

I am now.

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

Took wheels off a Porsche for a Porsche?

 

[AOS-]

It's just a shame the Maisto wheels are so large for the Hot Wheels casting.

 

[Johnny1996]

It's just a shame the Maisto wheels are so large for the Hot Wheels casting.

I've yet to work with Maisto wheels, but you might as well get as close as you can to what you want at all costs.

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

It's just a shame the Maisto wheels are so large for the Hot Wheels casting.

true, i noticed this after i put them on. yet it's so attractive..

 

[yabiggoose]

They're not that bad really, I just reckon the wheels need a more metal-like paint finish.

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

At the moment, painting them in tamiya metalic silver.


Edit: spokes light gold, Rim light , Nearly a Chrome　Finish.

 

[Cano]

Ah, I was gonna ask where those wheels came from, so thanks for telling. They're sure big for the HW car, but in something like a vintage Majorette or Superfast-era Matchbox, they should look right at home.

 

[AOS-]

Ah, I was gonna ask where those wheels came from, so thanks for telling. They're sure big for the HW car, but in something like a vintage Majorette or Superfast-era Matchbox, they should look right at home.

This Porsche specifically:

The black 911 has the same wheels in black.

 

[Johnny1996]

This Porsche specifically:

The black 911 has the same wheels in black.

Amazingly beautiful.

 

[Cano]

This Porsche specifically:

The black 911 has the same wheels in black.

Damn, that is freaking ugly. Great donor so you can use the wheels, interior and maybe wing and burn down the rest. Ew.

 

[Avalonbug]

So, I'm new to this thread, but I've been reading through it for a while. Here's my second attempt at customizing. Is it ok?

 

[mustang fanatic]

Looks pretty nice. I'd use different wheels though.

So I tried painting a car last night again. And I failed. AGAIN. . I even bought new primer, and washed the car better than I normally do in soapy water. WHAT. THE. HELL. AM. I. DOING. WRONG?

 

[Cano]

So, I'm new to this thread, but I've been reading through it for a while. Here's my second attempt at customizing. Is it ok?

Odd choice of wheels indeed but the paint and everything else looks pretty decent.

So I tried painting a car last night again. And I failed. AGAIN. . I even bought new primer, and washed the car better than I normally do in soapy water. WHAT. THE. HELL. AM. I. DOING. WRONG?

What happened?

 

[mustang fanatic]

What happened?

I picked it up today, ran my fingernail across it, and the paint (along with the primer) came off with no effort at all.

 

[Cano]

Not the right kind of primer? Dunno, sounds odd.

 

[mustang fanatic]

Tried krylon, didn't work. The one I just used was Tremclad oil based primer.

 

[Avalonbug]

Another attempt. I am probably going to make a few touch ups later, but here's basically what it'll be.

 

[AOS-]

Maybe you didn't wash all the soap off? Maybe there was finger grease on the car? Maybe its the conditions you're working in? Maybe you didn't let it sit long enough before handling? Maybe the primer doesn't go well with zamak (Hot wheels casting)?

 

[Zychotic1]

I would try spraying a VERY light coat of primer first, then before it dries more than 5 min or so put a full coat on then spray your paint before the primer fully dries...wet on wet painting works differently than wet on dry... either it'll work or it'll do the same thing

 

[mustang fanatic]

Maybe you didn't wash all the soap off? Maybe there was finger grease on the car? Maybe its the conditions you're working in? Maybe you didn't let it sit long enough before handling? Maybe the primer doesn't go well with zamak (Hot wheels casting)?

I rinsed the car off, and then dried it with a towel after I put it in the soapy water, and I didn't touch it at all (I had it held by the rivet post the whole time). The weather was really warm when I painted it, and I let it sit for about 24 hours in the sun. I used oil based rust paint (primer in this case), and I've used regular krylon primer before for other cars, which has had the same results.

I would try spraying a VERY light coat of primer first, then before it dries more than 5 min or so put a full coat on then spray your paint before the primer fully dries...wet on wet painting works differently than wet on dry... either it'll work or it'll do the same thing

I'll try it. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[AOS-]

"24 hours in the sun." Try taking it away from the sun. Could be the humidity that's making the primer not adhere properly. This isn't an issue with paint. It sounds like an error happening between paint stripping and laying down the primer. Based on that, I'd say there's plenty of possible things that went wrong here, given that everything you've said you've done has never been an issue for me. What it is though I do not know.

I've never had that issue on your level despite the variations of prep/painting I've done: primer on bare metal, primer on painted metal, paint on bare metal, paint on painted metal. Never had an issue with the paint coming off that easily. Or maybe I just handle them better than you do, who knows.

 

[mustang fanatic]

"24 hours in the sun." Try taking it away from the sun. Could be the humidity that's making the primer not adhere properly.

That's what my dad told me the problem could be, but I've painted cars without leaving them in the sun also, and it still doesn't work. But I've been told the weather I've been painting in is really humid, so maybe that's the problem?

 

[Sonygamer455]

I never leave mine in the sun.

 

[mustang fanatic]

I usually don't either. I did this time because I thought it would help.