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Originally posted by MercCougarXR7
I've searched, but never found a straight answer.
I've got a model that's got about 4 coats of clear on it, and it's ready to be finished.
Rather than screw it up - I'm asking for help before I get at it.
1: The model was clearcoated at 6:00pm last night, and it's 12:00 noon right now. Is it ready to be worked on?
2: If ready to be worked on - do I sand, or polish it? If sand, what grit should I start with? And work up to before polishing?
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a1: Wait until 6:00pm of Feb.6, meaning wait for one week, not half a day.
It might sound extreme, but just in case. And you have time to work on the interior and chassis.
a2: You have two options. If clear coat is not suffering from the orange peel, you can just polish and finish it. If it has some orange peel that you want to smooth, use 2000 grit and above sand paper to smooth it. I recommend Detail Master's finishing abrasives, starting from 4000, and all the way up to 12000 grit. After that, use polishing compound and polish the entire surface twice, and finally protect the paint with modeling wax.
If you don't have modeling compound or modeling wax, you can use automobile ones, but some of them react with hobby paint, so experiment first.
Looking forward to the finished model.