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Old 10-08-2002, 11:55 PM   #5
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I like to know what is the distance you spray tamiya white primer between the body? 20cm? or less or more? I am not having a smooth surface with it.......
I just "measured" the distance I spray from (both airbrush and paint can), and it's in the range of 8-15cm. 20cm is too far away, spray it closer to the body, and learn how to move the can or airbrush very quickly back and forth across the model, perpendicular to the surface. This gives a glossy surface w/o letting it build up too fast and run. Takes a bit of practice, but once you get it down it's easy to remember the touch. If you spray really close, you need to move the can VERY quickly. I'll mist-spray "pebble grained" stuff from 20cm, things like a dashboard top for instance, and I'll do that after a smooth coat. It looks very convincing.
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