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• I'm building a 1967 Cyclone and I found many, many pics of a fully restored one. The floor pans are painted or undercoated in semi gloss black. It's pretty plain. Is there a way I can "liven it up" with a wash or some other way of detailing? ....... *PIC*.....
  • Not exactly sure what you want but if you want to dirty it just a tiny bit (for some contrast) Tamiya makes dry powder weathering kits...... *PIC*
    • I saw a couple of tutorials on the Tamiya Weatherine, and it was used on desert S.A.S. and LRDG vehicles in Nortfh Africa in WWII, and a little bit goes a long ways. My 2 cents ?, For model cars, find another source. *NM*
  • Note the couple of drain holes in each frame rail. There's also the drain plugs in the floor that usually have a sealant on them. Then there are several cables and lines fro emergency brankes, fuel. Also note the bit of red paint on the right side. There will be some body
  • Looks like undercoating to me. They did not come off the assembly line like that. Far as I know Ford unibodies were oxide red underneath, with semi-black bolt-on pieces and underhood areas. Undercoating was (usually) only in the wheelwells. There could be some body-color *PIC*
  • You could do a little dry-brushing with a slightly lighter shade of dark gray. Or... (PIC) and *LINK*
    • Here's a link for making your own dry pigments. *NM* *LINK*
  • This is a rattle can resto - not a 90+ point judged car