Jaguar E-Type Revell 1/25

[Tamm85]

Got this for cristmas
Its revells reissued kit, first it was made 1963 and again 2011, molds are from 63 so its not very good quality,needs alot sanding etc, but quite detailed,126 parts













And progress so far
painted today, motip swartch black





Interior painted with tamiya paints

[Tamm85]

Thanks

Cleared it with 2K, mixed the clear littel bit diifferent then i use to and result was no orange peel effect











But..... i accidentally left it too near to halogen lamp, moment after it was allready twisted










Trying to get it back straight with heating so i dont have to repaint it but its too hard

[euro_z]

that paint is fantastic! whata shame about that warp though!hope you can get it straight again

[Tamm85]

Thanks ! Sent email to revell hope to get new hood

Some work done today

[Tamm85]

Some work with epo putty, sanded it down and yeaah it fitted nicely :-P

Some more work with putty and it will be like new 8)

[Moparbuilder]

What did you do different with your clear coat that you didn't get orange peel with 2K? I always have to polish mine because of waves in the clear. More reducer, more hardener?

[DominiqueBeerts]

Originally Posted by Moparbuilder

What did you do different with your clear coat that you didn't get orange peel with 2K? I always have to polish mine because of waves in the clear. More reducer, more hardener?

If your clear coat ends up with waves, then it looks like you may have three possible problems:
1. the lacquer is too thin. When spraying the lacquer it does not stick to the surface, it flows over it. Either the lacquer needs to be a little bit thicker, or you spray with too much pressure.
2. the clear coat is too thick. Build up your clear coats just like you build up your paint layers: in multiple thin layers until you have a solid base, then apply a slightly heavier coat as a last "wet" coat. Underlying layers allow the above coat to "glue" onto the surface.
3. as said in the first remark: too much air pressure. If above remarks are met, then try to lower the pressure a little bit, or spray from a larger distance.

It may well be that you do some things exactly the way they need to be done, but do something wrong on another. Therefore it is difficult to pin-point the real problem from distance. Try out different things so you can eliminate possible causes. In the end you will find the exact problem as you go.

Succes!

[Tamm85]

Hood painted and cleared



Undercarriage