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03-09-2005, 01:03 AM | #1 | |
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can I polish this paint?
I cant remember what the number is, but the color is Tamiya Light Gunmetal. Is this considered a metallic paint? will it hurt anything if I use rubbing compound on it, or should I clearcoat first?
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03-09-2005, 01:45 AM | #2 | |
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Re: can I polish this paint?
Rubbing compound doesnt work very well on this color. Most use a clear coat on it
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Re: can I polish this paint?
With a coat of flat? Really? Maybe I will test that on something else and see what I think. The paint actually looks very nice just the way it laid down. I will see what I think of the flat. Clearcoat is the way to go it seems though, whether its flat or gloss.
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03-10-2005, 08:09 AM | #5 | |
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Re: can I polish this paint?
The reason I said to use 'flat' was a personal preference I suppose. Some things in a car are really shiny but I don't like all of my metals 'too shiny' as I feel it looks unnatural.
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03-10-2005, 09:49 AM | #6 | |
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Please though, if using TS-13 be VERY careful. Light coats, 15 mins apart for the first couple of coats, then a not as light, but not overly wet coat for the final two, or else it will burn the edges, or do all sorts of bad things to the coat underneath.. I know, I had to strip a car due to not being careful with clear..!! Well, TS-13 at least.
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03-11-2005, 02:22 PM | #7 | |
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I will probably wait at least a month to put on clear. My decals are on order anyways so I will wait for them. Allthough today I created some serious delays for myself. The paint job looked great. After a couple of days I inspected it closer and found two tiny pieces of dust. I sanded those down and resprayed today. Well, now I have a little orange peel, and a much bigger piece of dust right on the roof. I guess I will just sand the whole thing down and respray in a few more days.
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