[rallymaster]

Originally Posted by ales

It's rather simple - if you sand/polish metallics that aren't clearcoated, you're disturbing the metal or pearl flakes. A clearcoat protects the particles and accentuates the metallic effect of the base coat and makes helps achieve the deep shine, but you don't sand the metallic, you sand and polish the clear. This is just the procedure for these paints, there isn't a metallic or pearl car on the road (or rally stage) that isn't clearcoated. Of course if your way works for you, go with that, but the general consensus is that metallics and pearls need clear.

Very strange what you say here... Your explanation seems sounding right to my ears, and I've seen it myself when sanding (very fine paper) and polishing, but that's precisely because of that fact that I can get the shiny effect on my car, the last step of polishing giving a lighter ton to the color sometimes a little bit too dark with the several coats of paint...
I've never seen metallic effect really been disturbed...

Same procedure on 2004 Japan rally's car:



Do you find it not shiny or metallic enough ? (even if it may be difficult to judge with a pic)

Ok but if you're right it works like that for me, I am here to learn, too !
I may try to clear coat the body, without convictions but i'll try.

Thanks for the advice and explanations.

Originally Posted by freakray

Don't forget to lower the suspension, the Safari car sits higher than the Argentina car.

Thanks for advice.
i thought to that too, but according to the pics I have and to Subaru's sets up which make suspensions seeming sitting not so higher than other cars (even if it was) and looking at Argentina's car I think I can keep the suspensions like they are...

suspensions fully slackened



and even suspensions working under a corner charge



I think I can keep the original height of the suspensions... Don't you ?

I really hope I don't go too quickly on this build as I usually take hours looking for the uncoming picture of the car...

Originally Posted by stevenoble

Nice start Phil.Juha Kankkunen is my favourite rally driver of all time.I'll follow your build closely.Keep the updates coming.

thanks Steve, I have a special feeling too about KKK and his performances !

Thanks all for your advices and comments (I swear I care about even if I don't let it be seen ! )


Phil