How to Prep Hot Wheels for Paint : Great for Redline Spectraflame

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How to Prep Hot Wheels for Paint : Great for Redline Spectraflame

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Today we show you how to polish up the casting to prep for Spectraflame Paint. Actually any paint
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@bigbuckoramma 6 жыл бұрын

LOL! That outtake.

@outbackdiecast6730 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice tutorial. Some people don't realize what goes into our customs sometimes. I can work a whole week on one sometimes

@dvdrake5426 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best, well explained video’s on youtube. Clear, concise and informative. Not too much fluff, in fact very little fluff. Subbing 💯

@DiecastResurrection 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job brother!

@KevinCofDE 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the good advice

@eduardorojas6428 6 жыл бұрын

I always watch your vids, grettings from México! 👋

@pbrady187 5 жыл бұрын

Man am I glad I stayed until the end for that blooper line...🤣

@aidenCBR94 6 жыл бұрын

great video, have collected m2's for a while, and though i have dabbled in some customization with wheel swaps and body part swaps, but i love the whole custom painting and modding of the cars here on yt, loved the polished mirror finish on the van, and i cant wait for the video when it is done!

@prepperpov5852 6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU for this! VERY helpful and I’m actually painting a car for the first time today! Found a cheap ol’ Torino Stocker!

@acen2000 6 жыл бұрын

That last bit cracked me up lol Nice your going through the step by step process in a series of videos, really great idea. Really shows how long each car takes to get that perfect finish, great stuff. Looking at your patreon rewards it looks to me like the $3 is the only give away tier? 🤔

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Actually I'm changing it to all tiers since giveaways are technically against Patreon rules.

@matusmx-customs2419 6 жыл бұрын

nice job men thanks 4 the tip also grettings from mexico

@nevarism 6 жыл бұрын

Again thanx for the tips I will try the extra sanding paper from Amazon specially the cleaning process at the end keep the tips coming

@ArnasHW 6 жыл бұрын

Great tips

@DBs58 5 жыл бұрын

A great beginner How-to video...great info!

@Frankyfourwheels 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video 👍🏻🙋🏻‍♂️

@geoffersongeofferies477 2 жыл бұрын

Four hours?! Thanks for your honesty...

@devm1691 4 жыл бұрын

been looking for a way to do this, thank you so much for the video!!

@bdanyluk 6 жыл бұрын

I just started customizing a few weeks ago, I am NOT a perfectionist at all, but to prep my cars for either a shiny finish and clearcoat or to paint it, I do the following: 1. Sand with 600 grit. 2. Sand with 2000 grit. 3. Dremel polish. The result is a somewhat decent mirror finish, but it still has a lot of pits, etc. but that's what gives these things character. I don't need it to be 100% flat and smooth, just shiny. Just wanted to add this for anyone starting out so they don't think they need 20 different grades of sandpaper or need to sand their car for a month before painting. I spend an hour or two max prepping a car.

@Detoxingforlife 11 ай бұрын

I just barely started also. Question after you polish the car do you paint right afterwards or do you clean the car with mineral spirits after polishing then paint? Also do you spray clear after a spectra flame paint job on a redline restore? Ty!

@bdanyluk 11 ай бұрын

@@Detoxingforlife I never did any special cleaning at all, just wiped off with microfiber rag, but my polish does not leave any residue...if yours leaves any kind of oily film, then yes, you should clean it off. I dont do spectraflame restores, but from what i have seen, all customizers use clearcoat on everything. Just make sure its compatible with your paint and doesnt ruin it...trial and error

@Detoxingforlife 11 ай бұрын

@@bdanyluk thank you you're the man!

@nucollector5597 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the tutorial! This really helped great video. Just subscribed 🤙🏽

@wayneo7307 6 жыл бұрын

I Use Mothers Myself . Had Mine A Long Time. If it Dries out add A Little Water. Add A little at A Time and it Will come Back. I Use A Dremel Too. or By Hand with A Cloth .

@bennyaus32 5 жыл бұрын

Huge help thank you.

@greyestfox 6 жыл бұрын

Nice finish so far on the metal. I hope the naysayers and picky comments don't get you down, you do good work!

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

Oh not at all. If they did, I would stop posting :)

@r.rodriguez9350 6 жыл бұрын

Great video kool info thanks for sharing 👍✌

@drstrangefart 6 жыл бұрын

I turn pens as well and the micromesh is wonderful. I magic marker the numbers 1-9 in the order they're supposed to be used. Also with hand sanding I use a spray bottle to wet the material.

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

Magic marker is a great idea! My issue is that I'm a little color blind with blues/greens so I'm not even sure what they are when new unless I can really feel the grit. Again, great idea so I'll be marking them now!

@drstrangefart 5 жыл бұрын

@@WheelsNThangs I have a set of pads that polished the CA finish on around 200 pens and the numbers are still as clear as when they were written. I had to do that because I ALWAYS lose the chart.

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

So just regular magic marker? Any particular color that shows best?

@drstrangefart 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, man. I prefer a black Sharpie myself. I'm pretty sure any color will work just fine.

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

I got some new ones and marked them all. You have no idea how happy I am over this simple tip. I always tried to keep them stacked in order and it was a pain. It's the little things..

@Brian-Burke 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial. I love it. Btw, if you're keeping track, I much prefer the sound of the boom mic. The voiceover mic sounded like it was placed a little to close to you, but that's just my opinion. Great work.

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, I think I need a new VO mic. This one isn't that old but it sounds super low but close no matter what I do if that makes any sense.

@MG-im5kq 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, DO YOU DO COSTOM WATERSIDE ? LIKE BLACK SOLID NUMBERS AND CLEAR BACKINGS AND NO BLACK ROUND CIRCLES FOR A 55 GASSER FOR DOORS AND TRUNK AND TOP OF THE GASSER ? PLEASE LET ME KNOW

@dmelzinga 6 жыл бұрын

Great details, don't mess up the ____ job

@revzillo 5 жыл бұрын

Now that's what I call a 'mirror finish'

@joashvillalon8126 7 ай бұрын

I know this is an old video, so i really hope youll see this comment and reply. I used 6000 grit sandpaper to finish my wetsanding. But it never looks like yours with the mirror finish. Could i be doing something wrong?

@jackscott587 3 жыл бұрын

Polishing before paint doesn’t cause issues with adhesion?

@johnnilsson1311 6 жыл бұрын

Great, great tips! I especially liked use gloves after buffing. I do have a question though. I f you have part of the project that don't have pits or scratches would you recommend skipping sanding steps? And if you have issued near body lines can you get the same results not using higher grit paper without sanding the lines?

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

If there is no pitting you really don't need to sand. Near the body line you just have to be careful :)

@fadatecMiami 6 жыл бұрын

awesome video big thumbs up!!.....✨🔥 🎆 🎆

@deNenNproductions 6 жыл бұрын

I’m about to start restoring some vintage redlines. Whats your view on zinc plating? Deep corrosion? And things like that

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

I've tried the zinc plating and it great for corrosion but does nothing for pitting.

@quincyq-radio6300 6 жыл бұрын

Cool 👏😉

@drstrangefart 6 жыл бұрын

Also, is that a Dodge A100 van? I need one of those in a displayable form. A 69 Dodge A110 was my first car.

@Tavernforlife76 6 жыл бұрын

Hey I watch your videos everyday when I get bored but I have a question could you redo a car and make it look like a car from Fallout 4 thanks and have a good day

@prodee1990 6 жыл бұрын

I look for a 65 Ford Mustang Window. Or how to make one. Can somebody help me?

@TaxedtoXXX 5 жыл бұрын

Dennis check Hot wheels or Matchbox parts on ebay or Amazon. you will find it. 👍🏻

@prodee1990 5 жыл бұрын

toRturedSoul thankss😁

@gumbysmodelcargarage4144 4 жыл бұрын

Do you wash again after mineral spirits wash? Or go to painting after mineral spirits?

@07Silv 4 жыл бұрын

do you need primer for spectra flame paint?

@duffduff4948 6 жыл бұрын

that's experience talking right there :)

@moe-xk6zv 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Dodge A100 van or the body to the mystery machine. But why do you have to wet sand? Why can't you just sand it dry?

@wayneo7307 6 жыл бұрын

Wet Sanding Gives You Less Scratches . Plus the Grits go A Lot Finer . Wet Sanding is What Real Car Body Shops Use. It leaves A Nice Finish .

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

Dry sanding leaves scratches.

@ronnieblack1970 4 жыл бұрын

All great advice. But a bench grinder investment and 2 buffer wheels will chrome a car out in 5 minutes with jewelers. I just got tired of hand polishing.

@WheelsNThangs 4 жыл бұрын

I have a bench grinder with buffing wheels, just don't use them for Hot Wheels.

@Oneklickmedia 2 жыл бұрын

Any details what grinder to use? I been wanting to do that since hand polish and sand way to much as my time is limited 2hrs once kids go to bed lol

@TaxedtoXXX 5 жыл бұрын

thats what she said

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@20JK10 6 жыл бұрын

October 21, Northeast Ohio Diecast show in Cleveland

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

I'll be in Hawaii. I have to get to one of these things again soon. How was the last one?

@20JK10 5 жыл бұрын

The spring show was average size. I've gone to all of them in the past four years.

@JVASB1 5 жыл бұрын

Do wash off mineral spirits with soap and water

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

Yes and then just water.

@MiamiMillionaire 6 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@charleswillsonpeale5739 6 жыл бұрын

"Your fingerprints can certainly ruin a hand-job". It depends on the lubricant tho'. I guess it can if you use "greasy kid's stuff". LOL.

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@youtubeuser4201 2 жыл бұрын

I think that is too much sanding and time wasted, Red line shop has a primer paint available for that.

@WayneSpider 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know how many times I have heard how fingerprints ruin handjobs !!! hahahahahahahaha !!! Looks awesome ! wonder what color you are making this? hmmmmm I hope the jerk likes it !

@WheelsNThangs 5 жыл бұрын

It's going to be red. Blood red..