Hi lads would any of you be so kind to help me in my quest . I now have a number of cars built up into my stash and I have put of doing them as I need help in the paint tech to obtain that nice gleaming shine for the bodywork . I am of the understanding to sand between layers of paint using 1500 grit ??? But how many layers . Do I need polish or rubbing compound etc what lacquer do I need to use any help on this would be greatly appreciated as all of my cars are non starters with my lack of knowledge big thanks for any input
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im not much into the showroom finish on models but if i were to need such a finish i would use the same technique as when i renovate die cast... i.e. get a load of even paint on the thing, wait till fully cured, and then polish it with solvol autosol / tcut (or similar chrome cleaner and/or paint restorer) using soft cotton cloth.
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I have been spending some time on this because I will be building my Revell 1:16 Royal Royce Phantom 2, 1934 and am keen to get a glass-like finish, which is what all cars have. I got a lot of advice at two model shows and there seems to be two ways: use ordinary acrylic primer plus colour coat (I don't use enamel) and spray a clear coat on top (wet); or use a Halfords rattle can used for cars and spray that, which would make the colour coat unnecessary.
I find that any clear coat, which has to be sprayed wet to allow the droplets to coalesce and make the shiny surface, can be tricky because you get have to get close to producing runs. I use Tamiya TS-13 "clear" in their spray can. Hold it a foot away from the part. If any area has not had enough, go over it immediately to get it wet. I have also used an airbrush with the equivalent gloss clear that comes in those tiny Tamiya bottles, unthinned, about 20 PSI, 0.4 mm needle, holding the AB about 4 inches from the model and again spray to wetness. I feel more secure with the AB because the spray cans are very fierce, but they save the chore of cleaning the AB (and gloss seems to need more thorough cleaning than colour paint, I think). I practiced a lot on gash bits (I have used many 2 litre ASDA or Sainsbury lemonade bottles — they have a shiny surface. I spray a colour coat on first, avoiding a pale colour, no need for primer.)
In the Midland Model Exhibition in Birmingham yesterday Zero paints was mentioned:
Hiroboy.com - Specialising in Scale Car and Bike Model Kits, Accessories, Paints, etc.
They supply colour coat paint and recommend TS-13, or their 2-part gloss coat ("2-Pack Clearcoat") which I am going to experiment with. The gallery of cars in their site shows impressively glossy finishes.
I get the impression that, for a perfect gloss finish, the primer should be gone over with a micromesh or similar to smooth it (and Zero claim that their primer giver a smooth coat). For perfection, the (thoroughly hardened) gloss coat should have something like the micromesh treatment and possibly a polishing compound or series of compounds in increasing fineness.
It all sounds complex but I suspect that once you have it working it is reliable.
This from Zero's gallery,("2-Pack Clearcoat"):
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Re. my post above, a good entry point for Zero is:
Zero Paints DownloadsComment
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Cheers Steve very helpful :smile1:Comment
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