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Old 02-04-2004, 10:42 PM
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Re: Tamiya Bright Red

I'm using the bright red for my F2003-GA now.
As long you follow the basic rules of using the light colors, you'll be alright.
Treat the bright red as if it's clear red, and don't depend on its opacity. Instead, the finish of the base color will be critical. Make sure you spray grey and then white, each uniformly. There should be no opaque or translucent white spots on the body. It must be uniformly white, before applying red. When applying red, make sure not to run the paint, because paint run will cause irregular thickness. In order to avoid the paint run, spray no longer than 1 second on each side of the body. I applied more than 20 mist coats, and still didn't lose any details, so you can guess how thin each coat was. After red is uniformly applied, add one wet coat at the end. After paint is completely dry, it's ready to clear coat or sand and polish without clear.
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