View Single Post
  #8  
Old 05-09-2013, 10:08 PM
white97ex's Avatar
white97ex white97ex is offline
AF Enthusiast
Thread starter
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,513
Thanks: 1
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Send a message via AIM to white97ex Send a message via Yahoo to white97ex
Re: 1/12th GT500 road racer

No pictures tonight. This will be the most work I have put into a paint job. I found a polishing set at Hobby Lobby the other day (3000-12000 grit sanding pads) and decided to see what happens with this. Before I would paint, level it out with 1000 - 1500 -2000 grit paper and clear. I never got good at polishing the clear, relying on the self levelling property of the urethane clear and hoping I didn't get any trash in it. Most of the time there was still orange peel in the paint because I was afraid of burning through the edges and having to repaint. I started the same way on this one, using 1000 & 1500 grit paper. Aftr burning through the paint I decided to see how the progression of the polishing kit worked. So far, this should be my best paint job. 95% of the orange peel is gone. I will have to touch up the paint in a couple of places. Then I will hit it with the 4000 grit pad and clear it.
__________________
My name is Russell, feel free to use it.

I'd rather be hated for Who I Am than be loved for Who I Am Not
Reply With Quote