68 GT convertible project
Playing around with different looks for the hood inserts. The inserts I got with the car were badly repainted and pitted. I blasted them to remove the paint and chrome. I hand sanded the top lip and was able to get all the pits out. Surprisingly the pot metal actually polished up really nice. I sprayed a texture on the sides followed by some silver and clear. I painted inside the scoop opening the same color as the engine.
The insert base is chromed with the center painted black. The chrome has miniscule pits all over it so something needs to be done to make it presentable. I bought some cheap generic carbon fiber vinyl to do a test with. It looks cool from a distance but the vinyl doesn't conform to all the tight bends and lifts in the corners. Maybe a quality 3M vinyl would work better but I think now I'm just leaning towards painting them with wrinkle paint. I could conceivably still add some of the carbon fiber vinyl to the bottom but not wrap it around the corners. Then you'd see the vinyl through the insert openings.
If it doesn't end up looking cool, I'll just buy the reproductions and be done with it. You never know what might look cool until you try it.
Playing around with different looks for the hood inserts. The inserts I got with the car were badly repainted and pitted. I blasted them to remove the paint and chrome. I hand sanded the top lip and was able to get all the pits out. Surprisingly the pot metal actually polished up really nice. I sprayed a texture on the sides followed by some silver and clear. I painted inside the scoop opening the same color as the engine.
The insert base is chromed with the center painted black. The chrome has miniscule pits all over it so something needs to be done to make it presentable. I bought some cheap generic carbon fiber vinyl to do a test with. It looks cool from a distance but the vinyl doesn't conform to all the tight bends and lifts in the corners. Maybe a quality 3M vinyl would work better but I think now I'm just leaning towards painting them with wrinkle paint. I could conceivably still add some of the carbon fiber vinyl to the bottom but not wrap it around the corners. Then you'd see the vinyl through the insert openings.
If it doesn't end up looking cool, I'll just buy the reproductions and be done with it. You never know what might look cool until you try it.
