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02-27-2010, 01:21 AM | #1 | |
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Clearcoating after panel lines
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I'm in the process of clearcoating my Calsonic Impul Z, when its finished i'll put some pics. My question is, after painting the panel lines with tamiya x-18 acrylic, i will clear coat it with some TS13, so will the acrylic run from the panel lines and make a mess? |
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Re: Clearcoating after panel lines
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02-27-2010, 08:34 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Clearcoating after panel lines
Thanks Steve, i'll keep that in mind. I was thinking of thinning down the tS13 with some lacquer thinner from Tamiya, but I have the Gunze stuff. Im just worried if the clear fills in the panel lines.
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Re: Clearcoating after panel lines
....and also 77, real cars don't have jet black panel lines unless the body color is very dark. I've found that, for lighter colors, a more convincing shadow can be had if I darken some left over body color with black or brown, thin it down and use a fine brush to apply it to the trench lines using capillary action. As it dries I repeat this until I get the shade I like.
Silvers and grays like to be mixed with black while warmer colors like reds, yellows and golds like brown. One advantage of using acrylics over a lacquer clear (if the decals can handle it) is that the panel shading can be removed safely if I overdo it. (I use 2k clears now because it seals everything in an impermeable coat of liquid plastic.) Take a look at cars in parking lots under different lighting conditions and you'll notice the subtleties.
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Re: Clearcoating after panel lines
I wouldn't apply panel lines before clearcoat.
I also wouldn't use a gloss paint for panel lines. What I do use (after clear coat when it's neccessary) is something transparent like Tamiya Smoke or a Citidal (Games Workshop) Ink thinned down to it's more transparent and less viscous. I like it very transparent because it allows, or at least my head says it does, some of the base color to affect the colour of the shadow. As said before, I also never use black for shadows.
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Re: Clearcoating after panel lines
Thaks for the tip guys, much appreciated
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