One question before i use...

One question before i use duplicolor paint with my tamiya primer. How thick the primer coat has to be before i spray duplicolor? Does tamiya compound work on duplicolor as well as it works on tamiya paint? (i know they are both lacquers?)

you'll probably have to sand with some fine grit paper before using compound, since it goes on with orange peel

as for thickness of primer coat I guess just make sure everything's covered, and spray in light coats. Duplicolor doesn't work well with wet coats

Originally posted by daggerlee
you'll probably have to sand with some fine grit paper before using compound, since it goes on with orange peel

as for thickness of primer coat I guess just make sure everything's covered, and spray in light coats. Duplicolor doesn't work well with wet coats

Yes, i know about peel from duplicolor, not a biggie.

How do wet coats get sprayed? How does it work?

Dan's right about compound. THe compound will not take away the orange peel made by automotive paint, Maybe if it's very little but mostlikely not.

I think wet coats is when you spray and the paint looks a little shiny and wet, but not running. ;)

My guess. This is how I spray paint, I put on a slightly heavy coat so it looks wet and glossy, which of course turns out eventually shrinking and causing a little orange peel. :D

Light coats have never worked for me, I don't know why. :confused:
I always came out dull.

wet coats is when you spray enough paint on the model to look 'wet'

works with Tamiya paints but doesn't with Duplicolor :(

Originally posted by daggerlee
wet coats is when you spray enough paint on the model to look 'wet'

works with Tamiya paints but doesn't with Duplicolor :(
what happens if you do so?

The paint starts pooling up liker water in the lowest parts of the model. So if you sprayed a wet coat onto your roof, the middle of the roof would have the least paint.