Topic: First Project: Custom Painted Tank

[Nidhoggr]

I purchased a tank off of ebay with the sole intent of custom painting it myself.  The paintjob looked like a giant tangerine.



At first I attempted to sand the paint off by hand.  This proved to be a stupid idea so I used an orbital sander.

By the end of the first day the tank looked something like this.

[fletcha221]

Try a paint stripper, or a steal brush extension for a drill, both have worked well for me. You will be there all day if you are trying to remove all of the paint.

[Nidhoggr]

I already have. Posted this before I went to work. I'm already to bondoing the gaps and dents.

[Nidhoggr]

Day two:



I did some more sanding and what not.  I got fairly far (over 3/5 of the tank done) before getting annoyed and buying stripper.



Took about 4 coats to get it naked.

Here is the tank post-stripper:


I then proceeded to sand off any remainder.  I then put bondo onto the dents and over the emblem mount.

More soon....

[Nidhoggr]

I skipped a couple postings of steps... BUUUUT: here is the tank pre-buffing




I know the bondo didn't turn out as well as i would have liked. BUT, for my first time: Using bondo, airbrushing, using a power sander, paint stripper.... I'd say it turn out fantastic :-D