My STi interior
hiro
02-10-2002, 10:54 PM
I have no idea why I started doing my STi, but I got the interior done. I messed up a little, scratched masking tape too hard, got a different blue on the door panels... and the stickers messed up the seats!! How to put stickers on flat color? There're water smudge around the stickers :(
http://www.farplane.net/~wongyin/misc/3.jpg
http://www.farplane.net/~wongyin/misc/4.jpg
http://www.farplane.net/~wongyin/misc/3.jpg
http://www.farplane.net/~wongyin/misc/4.jpg
Jay!
02-10-2002, 11:00 PM
It looks pretty good! :D There may be some water still trapped under the decals. What kind of paint did you use on the seats? How long did you let it dry?
hiro
02-10-2002, 11:11 PM
It's Tamiya XF-8, I left the seats at least a day (before the decal) so they should be all dry..if you mean after the decal, the smudge is still there after I guess 5 hours now. :confused:
pkw1
02-11-2002, 02:38 AM
hey, pretty nice man.. looks a bit like my STI interior :)
tazdev
02-11-2002, 02:42 AM
where R the seat belts?
primera man
02-11-2002, 02:54 AM
The interior is looking really nice.
Most likely you left water under the decal.
When putting any decal on a matt surface try and cut as close to the decal you can
Most likely you left water under the decal.
When putting any decal on a matt surface try and cut as close to the decal you can
flyonthewall
02-11-2002, 06:44 AM
How to put stickers on flat color?
one technique u might want to try is one employed by many military modelers. Seeing as there aren't many shiny gloss camouflaged tanks around this poses a problem when applying decals in the model world so what they do is gloss coat the entire surface, apply decals, then apply matt coat.
one technique u might want to try is one employed by many military modelers. Seeing as there aren't many shiny gloss camouflaged tanks around this poses a problem when applying decals in the model world so what they do is gloss coat the entire surface, apply decals, then apply matt coat.
hiro
02-11-2002, 11:40 AM
No seat belts cos I'm keeping this one stock.. for now :)
Where do I find matt coat spray? I've only seen gloss and semi gloss coat.. I should try that.
Where do I find matt coat spray? I've only seen gloss and semi gloss coat.. I should try that.
efi-street
02-20-2002, 09:31 AM
You could also try a setting solution like solvaset or something similar.
daggerlee
02-22-2002, 07:55 PM
Yes, coating the entire seat in flat clear will probably do the trick.
Did you apply the decals over the XF-8 directly, or did you first apply a gloss clear coat first? If you didn't apply a gloss clear coat, the decals may silver because of the flat paint.
I use a mix of Tamiya X-21 flat base and clear acrylic (I use Future Floor Polish but X-22 will work too), at a ratio of around 70 clear/30 flat base.
Did you apply the decals over the XF-8 directly, or did you first apply a gloss clear coat first? If you didn't apply a gloss clear coat, the decals may silver because of the flat paint.
I use a mix of Tamiya X-21 flat base and clear acrylic (I use Future Floor Polish but X-22 will work too), at a ratio of around 70 clear/30 flat base.
hiro
02-22-2002, 09:27 PM
ahh ic now :D Thanks for the pointers I'll try that!
Does that mean I can use flat clear on any gloss paint to make it flat too?
Does that mean I can use flat clear on any gloss paint to make it flat too?
Jay!
02-22-2002, 09:48 PM
Originally posted by hiro
ahh ic now :D Thanks for the pointers I'll try that!
Does that mean I can use flat clear on any gloss paint to make it flat too? Pretty much. It's only the top layer that counts.
Flat clear over gloss paint = flat finish
Gloss clear over flat paint = gloss finish
ahh ic now :D Thanks for the pointers I'll try that!
Does that mean I can use flat clear on any gloss paint to make it flat too? Pretty much. It's only the top layer that counts.
Flat clear over gloss paint = flat finish
Gloss clear over flat paint = gloss finish
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