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Old 01-19-2014, 01:12 PM
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Re: painter needed for 1/25 model

Just wanted to comment on your thread. But it does take some time to be able to learn how to polish without burning through. Im a very heavy handed polisher so I have to be very careful.

You had mentioned that you go up to 2000 grit sand paper in body prep but I would suggest you get some polishing cloths or papers that have 3200-6000 grit. This will definitely make polishing easier for you.

When polishing I would use q-tips for sharp edges. Also sometimes it's not always necessary to polish an area when waxing could produce a high gloss and not cut the paint too much. I use meguiars scratch x and gold glass liquid wax. If you are concerned that you may burn through a certain portion of the paint. Wax it first to see if you get a satisfactory result.

Also knowing when to quit the polishing process is also very important. Finding the balance between all of it is simply a matter of experience. I would gladly paint this for you but I don't have a reliable way to eliminate dust. But I thought I would try to give you some advice. Hope this helps.
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