help needing spray painting(car model)
Mr Interesting
I am trying to bring my model making to the next level and although i
realize the best results are obtained with an airbrush I only have spray
paint at the moment. (and I have never used an airbrush any way so that
would prompt a whole new set of questions)
What I have for th color I want is a can of "Painters Touch" gloss yellow.
The model is a VW bug.
If anyone can steer me in teh right direction as far as websites that could
tell me how to get the best results with this method I owudl appreciate it.
Many thanks in advance
RJ
--
"Time, heat and pressure.
The same things that make a diamond also make a waffle."
Dan Beavers
> Hi
> I am trying to bring my model making to the next level and although i
> realize the best results are obtained with an airbrush I only have spray
> paint at the moment. (and I have never used an airbrush any way so that
> would prompt a whole new set of questions)
> What I have for th color I want is a can of "Painters Touch" gloss yellow.
> The model is a VW bug.
> If anyone can steer me in teh right direction as far as websites that could
> tell me how to get the best results with this method I owudl appreciate it.
> Many thanks in advance
> RJ
RJ you will need to paint your model with a sandable primer.
Duplacolor has one in a small spray can. You will need to spray on a
LIGHT coat then let it dry about 2 hours. Then spray on another LIGHT
coat. Then you let that dry next day. Then you can put on a medium
coat. You let this dry to the next day. Then you can put on a light
wet coat to even everything out. Then taking 6000 or 8000 thousands
wet and dry sandpaper you color sand your model body until you can see
an even surface for the body. The color spray is the same procedure.
When you go up to 8000 and higher you will get a smooth shine to the
paint job. Use a body buck to experiment before you try and paint
that favorite model. Remember practice makes perfect.
Dan
C.R. Krieger
> I am trying to bring my model making to the next level and although i
> realize the best results are obtained with an airbrush I only have spray
> paint at the moment. (and I have never used an airbrush any way so that
> would prompt a whole new set of questions)
> What I have for th color I want is a can of "Painters Touch" gloss yellow.
You can do fine with a rattle can, but unless you KNOW what solvent it uses,
you'd better do some preparation. Get back to Wal Mart (or any of a number of
places) and pick up some 'Plasti Kote' automotive sandable primer. Some stores
have it under a different name, but it'll still be from Medina, Ohio (Look on
the label.) and cost you about $3 for a Big Damn Can© of it.
Primer the car. Wet sand it (600-1000 grit). Primer it again. Sand it again.
Paint it. Sand it again. Paint it some more. Sand it again. (Etc., ad nauseum
or until you're happy with it.) Finally, you might want to try a polishing kit
of increasingly fine sanding cloths - or you may be happy with your results
already. As with painting anything, surface preparation is the most important
part - and even more so for gloss finishes.
--
C.R. Krieger
"Don't argue with 'em, dear; they're beneath our dignity." - W.C. Fields
Mr Interesting
I have only been able to find 1500-2000 at Autozone
--
"Time, heat and pressure.
The same things that make a diamond also make a waffle."
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Mike Kucaba
be able to find it at a good hobby shop or someone that sells Detail Master
products.It's called Micro-Mesh polishing cloths ( & pads) too.
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Mike "KOOKABA " Kucaba
Willow Springs, IL U.S.A.
I thought I remembered that...then I remembered to forget that.
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