WIP Ferrari Enzo [First Build]

[Seamus McRae]

Originally Posted by theOmni

Update # 1

Updates are gonna be going slow for the next few weeks, as exams are closing in on me. After more than a week, this is all I've gotten done so far:

After priming, I waited for about 4 days before applying coats of paint. I inspected through it and lightly sanded some places with 1500 grit sandpaper where the primer seems to be a bit rough or uneven.

After applying some paint (in 3 steps) I noticed that in the 3rd step, the paint on the roof of the car was screwed up. It was uneven and had peeled off a bit because of my hand . I waited a day for the whole paint to dry up. Today, I wet sanded it with 1500 paper, washed it, and 4-5 hours later, I applied the final coats of paint. This is what it looks like so far:









Some parts may look shinier than others, but thats because it hasn't had enough time to dry up. I will take a look at it again in about 3-4 days (after my first exam) and inspect a bit closer. So far, I am happy with the paint job. Certainly better than my very first model (see first picture).

If everything seems okay, I will do the final steps of the body work (sanding and polishing). After that, I will post up my full Tutorial:
Full Priming, Painting, and Polish and everything in between!

Look forward to it and support me Also, in that tutorial, I will credit all those who's idea's I have taken in order to make this an awesome paintjob

Even allowing for the fact this is 2pack auto spray, you need to spray a little bit closer to the job than you otherwise would if you were using, say a Tamiya rattlecan, to achieve a smoother finish. Generally auto sprays are acrylic based to be user friendly, so they tend to dry even quicker when the atomised paint spots eject from the nozzle - & the spray pattern on those stupid nozzles aren't condusive to non-spatter.
Anyways a few quick blasts with light sanding in between should give you a nice surface to then clear coat.

[Seamus McRae]

Originally Posted by theOmni

Anyone else want to drop some knowledge?
I haven't looked at this for a long while.

To fix parts like lights etc, I generally use some thinned Tamiya Clear acrylic applied with a really fine pointed brush.
Good to see you achieved closer to the finish you wanted on the bodywork. That's the benefits of lacquer (which is what Tamiya sparays are)

[theOmni]

Originally Posted by Seamus McRae

To fix parts like lights etc, I generally use some thinned Tamiya Clear acrylic applied with a really fine pointed brush.
Good to see you achieved closer to the finish you wanted on the bodywork. That's the benefits of lacquer (which is what Tamiya sparays are)

Hey, thanks a lot I really appreciate the comments.