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bsshep01

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Posted: January 04, 2004 at 1:55 AM / IP Logged

Once you finish the layup and sanding, do you use an acrylic enamel, or basecoat/clearcoat finish for painting?

audiomechanic

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Posted: January 04, 2004 at 10:11 AM / IP Logged

most of the time you would use base and clear. the only applications that were different were when the piece was getting painted black. then you can get away with a single stage paint. the downside is you cant sand and buff it.

technodigifreak

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Posted: January 04, 2004 at 10:23 PM / IP Logged

if used on "indoor" applications (i.e. surfaces not under harsh weathering), testors model paint it the best, most variety of colors

it's incredibly simple to get an even coat, I would recommend several layers of base paint and then use a good clearcoat (at least 2 even layers)

if you're doing an outdoor application, you can still use testors for the base coat, but you need to use "wheel" quality clearcoat, duplicolor makes a highquality clearcoat which you can get at autozone for cheap

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audiomechanic

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Posted: January 05, 2004 at 11:31 AM / IP Logged

i have never used model paint so i cant say it doesnt work, but with the infinate choice of colors available thru DuPont, PPG, House of Kolors, and Speas, i dont really see the need for model paint. auto motive paint works great for all of the applications you encounter while working on a car. it is very protective and can have flex additive put in it to allow it to move a little for use on plastics. there are also plastic specific products available. you can also get a larger amount in one container and not have to worry about the paint batches being different.

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Posted: January 05, 2004 at 2:59 PM / IP Logged

I just finished my whole setup and used testors black. It looks amazing. I wouldnt done it any other way. So BSS i would go with testors

dream it, build it, fiberglass it

technodigifreak

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pureRF wrote:

I just finished my whole setup and used testors black. It looks amazing. I wouldnt done it any other way. So BSS i would go with testors

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MeGaLoXaNa

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Posted: January 08, 2004 at 1:55 PM / IP Logged

When you guys use the testors paint, what do you buy exactly? Do they have like fairly large sized amounts they sell and do you stick it in one of those HVLP spray guns? Or do you use like the spray paint they sell?

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Luke

pureRF

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Posted: January 08, 2004 at 4:56 PM / IP Logged

The can will read SPRAY ENAMEL right under the testors logo. The can is only about 3 inches high. When using it make sure not to make the coats to thin or it will have a rough feel but not to thin or it will run. I would DEF practice on something first but its not that hard. Let us know how it comes out

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MeGaLoXaNa

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Posted: January 08, 2004 at 10:44 PM / IP Logged

To make it really shiny, do you suggest puting a few coats of clear on top, sanding with 1500 or 2000 grit and buffing the clear?

Luke

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Posted: January 10, 2004 at 4:36 PM / IP Logged

If black no, but i havent done ne other color but i wouldnt sand any of it. It is EXTREAMLY shiny without any clear coat but you could clear coat for prtection but i would suggest not sanding at all.

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