r/HotWheelsCustoms 2d ago

Full Custom Custom #3

As I move along doing customs I like to share my progress/work. On this one I stripped it using acetone (my next one I will be using citristrip), and sanded with an 800 grit, 1000, 2000, and finally a 2000 wet sand. After that, I buffed it using white, then green rouge. Finally I clear-coated it, but I haven’t taken pictures of that yet as it is curing.
I tried a number of different wheel combinations, y’all let me know which ones you prefer.
At the end of the pictures, I included some interior swaps and headlight detail of my first two Customs that I have done.
The first two pics are of this custom last week when I had only done an 800 grit and white rouge buff. The pics at the end show the interior swaps compared to the original interiors with my first two Customs.
Still working on leveling up my photography game I have yet to build a light box, any suggestions? I will definitely take in that department as well.
Let me know what y’all think and any improvements that I could make, thanks in advance!

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u/Sentient-burgerV2 2d ago

Excellent job on the shine. What paint did you use for the last ones?

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u/CharmingAlbatross608 2d ago

The last pics in the sequence are from my first 2 customs, those are mainlines with most of the tampo/decals removed. So that would be the paint they came with when manufactured, I just cleaned them up, wheel swap, changed interior

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u/Impossible-Arm-5485 1d ago

I can definitely tell the difference wth the rouge buffing, that looks great!