Painting + clear coat

After i spray couple coats of paint, should i spray clear coat right after? or wait untill it dries?

after u paint. Wait 7 days until u clear coat.. tahts what i do..

Im a newbie... Are primers and clearcoats easy to find at a hobby store??? What should I look for when buying them???

Originally posted by Integra14
after u paint. Wait 7 days until u clear coat.. tahts what i do..
hope the dust wont get on the body after 7 days :)
thanks

wait at leats 7 days so as to avoid bubbles in the paint

hope the dust wont get on the body after 7 days

Which is the reason why you cover the model while it is drying, once the paint is completely dry you can wash any possible dust off like you would wash the model before you start painting.

Are primers and clearcoats easy to find at a hobby store??? What should I look for when buying them???

Usually you can find them in the same section as all the paints, often on the same rack as the paints.
Welcome to AF BTW:)

I'd say it depends on the paint you'll be using.

Originally posted by Vyacheslav

hope the dust wont get on the body after 7 days :)


You just wash it.

Originally posted by SuPeRcAr_MaN
Im a newbie... Are primers and clearcoats easy to find at a hobby store??? What should I look for when buying them???

You look for rimer and clear laquer! ;) If the hobby store carries Tamiya spraycans, they should be able to have primer and clear as well. I suggest you use Tamiya paints when you start modelling as they are reasonably fool-prof (look at P-man's models! :D:right: ).

Alex

edit: Ray - :p

so i should wash my model with primer before paint right? and dry it and paint it, couple coats. then wash it again. thanks :D

Once you've waited 7 days for the paint to dry, do you have to give it a light sand before the clear coat or can you just wash it and then spray the clear on.

cheers guys

Originally posted by MEKANIK
Once you've waited 7 days for the paint to dry, do you have to give it a light sand before the clear coat or can you just wash it and then spray the clear on.

cheers guys

Depends on how good the paint turned out. That is, if you're not using metallic colours. If you are - leae tha paint alon.e It's in the FAQ.