Painting the headpiece

White radiator paint over grey primer

Sanded surface with green hammerite detail

To give the best possible shine to the headpiece, I had to prepare the car body swills surface. I have worked through various grades of sandpaper to reach a glass-like surface onto which I will apply a light grey primer coat. I applied and sanded back two coats of primer to fill any small imperfections. Onto this I then applied two thin coats of white radiator paint. The plastic tenancy in this paint really brought out a shine to the piece in areas such as the side vents. Finally, two coats of metallic white car paint were used to achieve the shiny white plastic finish I desire.