ummm,,,,,,ahhhhh,,,how do i paint a clear hood

ok i got my tamiya 300zx today and i painted the body pacific blue(it looks sweet) but the hood is clear, i dont use primer so can i just paint on the clear or will it run or not stick.. so far the only mod iv done to the car is i ditched the twin turbo v6 and dropped in a v8 out of the revell mustang superstallion and its got 18 inch 5 spoke rims i dont remember what there called but there made by ashomia.

oh and p.s. how do you guys pronouce tamiya is it tam-i-ya or tam-ya?

Tah-mee-yah.

werid my local hobby shop guy pronouced it as tam-eye-ya and i pronouced it as tam-ya i just wanted to know how to pronouce it so i dont sound stupid.

your local hobby shop guy is stupid, enuf said :D

your guyses avatars are messing with my head. any have any ansewers on the hood.

The paint might not run if you mist the first couple of coats in order to give the later coats something to stick to.:)

You might find that if you paint the hood from underneath, you will get a really nice shine. Although the colour will be slightly different from the rest of the car. I don't know why they don't make all model car bodies clear, like R/C bodies, because they have a really nice shine.


The paint should be alright, just do what antonio said.

I heard one of my local hobby shop workers say tam-eye-uh too, but hes wrong.

You don't use primer? Well, then you'll have to live with consequences :rolleyes: And what you'll get is a semi-transparent hood. And it wil probably be a tad different colour because it doesn't have any red plastic under paint AND because you didn't spray the hood and the body together, and you get a bit different results each time you spray. Lesson? Use primer. :o

Ales is right on on this one. Without priming the entire car and hood you will never get a constistent looking color. This is especially true with Tamiya's sprays which do not have a really solid pigment which makes them very much effected by the the color underneath.

Originally posted by chevyeuro93
werid my local hobby shop guy pronouced it as tam-eye-ya and i pronouced it as tam-ya i just wanted to know how to pronouce it so i dont sound stupid.

I know an American dude who pronounces it that way also.

But I pronounce it Tam - mee- ya

I use "tam - mee -ya" too

m ylocal hobby shop guy calls it tay-mee-ah

i call it tam-ee-ya

leave the hood clear! it looks better

i think you just leave the hood clear cuz that would look sick wit dat engine in it or give it a tinted hood like what ever color the is.

tah-me-ya sounds close to Japanese pronounciation. ;)

Originally posted by kunta
tah-me-ya sounds close to Japanese pronounciation. ;)


I've heard a couple fellow canadians pronounce it like this (ahem: stoggy).......


"Tahh-Miy-Ahhh"
and
"Tee-mee-AHHHHHH" EH

i dont no how to say it either so i sound like an idiot cuz i just say it like

tom i ya

i dont use primer cuz last time i used it,it really messed up the paint. and i dont use tamiya paint for two resons 1:i cant buy it here 2: iv used testors all my life and have perfected it last time i used tamiya it was like painting for the first time but i will try it agin someday.

Seen you wont use primer (i'll say nothing :finger: ..j/k)...your best bet is to lightly sand the hood with 1500 grit then paint a very light coat on both sides first. Allow to dry then do the same untill its finished

someone suggested that i should tint the hood a color so thats what i did i took testors transparent purple and put two mist coats on it and it perfect.thanx everybody.

In Hong Kong, we pronounce it Tah-Mee-Yah, but after I came to the US all my friends go Tam- Mee-Yah...

same shit though, if you don't wanna sound stupid just put a Japanese accent into it to make it sound cool :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

someone suggested that i should tint the hood a color so thats what i did i took testors transparent purple and put two mist coats on it and it perfect.thanx everybody.

io new it would look good i did it to a modifier