Another......"HOW TO" prepare a body for primming and painting

[Jimster]

Thats really how most primed bodies are- it should smooth out after the paint coat- Primer is a drier substance than a tamiya spray

[primera man]

Just updated the first page about painting and added a few extra things to try and cut down on alot of the threads and PM's i get about stuff i left out. Not to much added but hopefully it maybe abit better.

Have another read and see if its improved now and helps out

[MR-2RaCeR]

hey choppinporkchop, wut he means is you need to sand out all the mold lines where it wuz stamped. They are mostly around the front and rear bumper.

[jomz]

hmmm, just wondering if sanding is supposed to be done after primer-ing, meaning: sanding the primer-surface to a baby-smooth smoothness...

[DJ RaYgU]

Originally posted by jomz
hmmm, just wondering if sanding is supposed to be done after primer-ing, meaning: sanding the primer-surface to a baby-smooth smoothness...

he means sand it before priming. But u can sand after u prime if u have any flaws on the surface of the primer.

[Headlight]

I am really dumb as I am very new to this and I don't understand with text explanations. Sorry... Please bare with me.

When you say that we must sand the Molding lines away, Could you maybe give a picture to show what these look like. I am not sure what you mean by this. Also, I am concerned about the Grit of the sandpapers you mentioned. The sandpapers here in South Africa are a little rough @ 600Grit. Im not sure whether your grit is the same as our grit??!? Please help

Regards
Headlight

[hin2barry]

Can you explain to me how to exactly clearcoat a car since im a newcomer!!

email me at mya9tweety@aol.com


Thanks for your help!!

[andreasgtr]

I have a little tecnique to avoid finger prints:
Use rubber gloves/ doctors gloves...very thin like a 2nd skin and no prints at all

[Profoxcg]

Hi guys, / and girls if any...

I am new to building models; I am actually an rc guy (Mini-z). I want to paint autoscale bodies and build some models like you do.

I want to make sure I understand the proccess of painting a body, and please correct me if I am wrong.

1- sand body to eliminate error and fill in little gaps with putty and sans and make is nice an smooth. Work up to a 1200 grit SP. Q: do I sand it wet?

2- apply primer, (tamiya fine white) I apply coats to create a smooth surface for paint to grip on to. if there are inperfections in between coats I sand with 1200 grit SP? and repaint. wait a few hours between coats if I need to sand, otherwise apply coat evey 20 mins just to be save... apply enough coats to cover the body but not hide details.

3. let dry for a day or two.

4. begin color coat light a light mist, let it dry for a few minutes (20mins) then apply second coat. Once I start to build some color I let it sit for a day or two then I sand the paint with 1200 grit? to get rid of imperfections (orange peel if any) - Q: do I sand it wet? then wash? then paint final coats.

5. let dry for a week at least.

6. sand very lightly once gain to get rid of errors (as per another thread i read here) and ..

7. Use rubbing comppound to "cut" back the paint/clear coat... (is tamiya rubbing compound ok?)

8. apply clear coat.. let it dry <-- not always needed unless decals are applied... let it dry for a day or so.... (go back to seven and then to 9.)

9. Wax it with modeling wax.

10. enjoy your model


thanks for you help. I look forward to comments. My main concern in the sanding, wet or dry on paint and primer. and why does the finish coat needs to be slightly sanded?

thanks

Link to my refences:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...threadid=89313

[DJ RaYgU]

Yo wut up guys. This is a kinda newbieish question given that im still kinda newbie: before you prime, do you sand the whole car or just the mold lines only? Thanks.

[Profoxcg]

you sand the whole car

[carlisimo]

After some searching, I've realized I'm not going to find rubbing/polishing compound, nor sandpaper above 600 grit (best I find is those Testor's sanding films) around here. Do these have other names?

[drunken monkey]

this is going to sound like a really dumb question
but
what is a mist coat?
what is a wet coat?

[sugarfree]

also has one 'sounds-silly' question. i've got this tamiya rubbing compound, and been using it pretty recently. the question is, do i press hard or just lightly scrub the body??? how do i get into those tiny or tight crevice (spelling??). so yea... anyone can help?

as for drunken monkey, this is my intepretation:
* mist coat -> a light coat, u spray it with quite a far distances like covered earlier in the topic.
* wet coat -> a more thicker coat that u applied on ur model. add a little bit more on this one, u'll get that runny paint job.

well, those are mine. corect me if im wrong.

[drunken monkey]

ok, another quick question.

if i'm going to be applying a clear coat finish, do i need to sand down any orange peel (major or minor) in the colour coat first?