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18degrees · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:38 am Post subject: 2+2 headlight covers

with the new Salvinos Pontiac 2+2 out and several builds being posted, how is everyone filling in the headlight recesses?

paint? sharpie? black decal film of some sort?

looking for advice before i tackle mine.
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Orangeastre · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 212

I am nearing the end of a Rusty Kodiak build. I flowed a little black of paint into the edges of the headlight pocket. Then laid a piece of black decal in one side, a piece of grille decal in the other. Looks respectable from viewing distance.

AdamtheWayne · Joined: 09 Jul 2018 Posts: 1182

I have yet to start on mine but, I planned a Petty car which had black light sockets most of the time. These will be a booger to paint due to the surrounding bodywork and the very shape of them.

Aside from a decal or Bare Metal Foil cut to size and placed, if you want paint, here's what I'd do. If you wish to paint the body color then the sockets, set the nose on your workbench so it's level and hit it with a wash until the desired effect is achieved. This is easiest and can be done before or after painting the body. Or, spray the sockets (insert color here) and mask them for the body paint. It will be much easier to cut a masking tape to fit the socket plate, than it would to mask the body around them due to the undercuts of the socket.
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james220 · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 162 Location: Roanoke VA

try a craft paint and take any excess off with a damp q-tip

joe b · Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 209 Location: New Jersey

18, from what i see looking at the actual car compared to the monte carlo head light buckets is that they were not painted the same. the pontiacs were not totaly blacked out, just the back plate was. the sides and bottom were body color. all you need to do is paint the rectangular insert black and glue it into the bucket.

joe.
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18degrees · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:05 pm Post subject:

DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1577

Yet to try....but plan to spray paint some decal paper, cut to size and then apply.

mprmprmpr · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 296 Location: New Jersey

joe b · Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 209 Location: New Jersey

18degrees · Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 2:12 am Post subject:

Since I don’t have any Monte Carlo headlight inserts sitting around, may just cut some styrene strip and paint it and use that.
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john843 · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry

18degrees · Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 7:41 am Post subject:

The answer has been under my nose all along...

Along the same lines, i sent a message to Mike about then possibility of a 1980/90s goodie sheet. He said that this has been on his radar for a while now and will reach out to modelers (on here?) to see what we want included. I told him 1987/88 Tbird grilles and headlight covers (in black and steel), 2+2 headlight covers, 1989-93 Tbird grilles, etc. Hope that gets done sometime soon.
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Orangeastre · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 212

I discussed that possibility with him as well a few years back. I would love to see some Lumina grilles.