The paint work is completed for Project 14 and it's time for decals along with mounting the tail light, headlight and front turn signals.
I had to do some searching for the gold reproduction decal kit. I finally found a supplier in the UK, but their trim scheme differs from the U.S., with the tail light fairing reading "750F" as opposed to our "Interceptor" script. I took a shot, emailed the supplier and they were happy to print me out a batch of three sets with the "Interceptor" script added.
Applying decals can be tricky, especially with the red/white/blue sets, as they're pretty large — air bubbles are more of problem with the larger size. But these gold sets are smaller, so a little easier. I use the wet method, spraying the body part and the back of the decal with a water/soap solution which allows repositioning the decal before a final wipe with the squeegee.
In the photo above I'm deciding where to place the mid-fairing decal while using the computer photo in the background as a guide. After a thorough squeegeeing the face paper can be carefully peeled away. The decals are left for a few days for the liquid to evaporate from under the decal and can then be clear coated, if desired.
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I had to do some searching for the gold reproduction decal kit. I finally found a supplier in the UK, but their trim scheme differs from the U.S., with the tail light fairing reading "750F" as opposed to our "Interceptor" script. I took a shot, emailed the supplier and they were happy to print me out a batch of three sets with the "Interceptor" script added.
Applying decals can be tricky, especially with the red/white/blue sets, as they're pretty large — air bubbles are more of problem with the larger size. But these gold sets are smaller, so a little easier. I use the wet method, spraying the body part and the back of the decal with a water/soap solution which allows repositioning the decal before a final wipe with the squeegee.
In the photo above I'm deciding where to place the mid-fairing decal while using the computer photo in the background as a guide. After a thorough squeegeeing the face paper can be carefully peeled away. The decals are left for a few days for the liquid to evaporate from under the decal and can then be clear coated, if desired.
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Next I'll need to mount the tail light assembly into the tail section, but first I want to erase years of dirt, scuffs and sun damage. I begin with a sanding using 3000- or 5000-grit wet/dry sandpaper followed by machine polishing with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound or something similar. I was fortunate to have a set of new-old-stock front turn signals in my parts stash, though they suffered from many years of "shelf use," but the same treatment had them looking new again. Let's get this bodywork mounted up!
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