no sanding

[batman3390]

is there a case where no sanding is necessary. For example, I have a car which appears to have no mold lines. If i lay down perfect coats of paint and avoid orange peel, is sanding necessary? I have Tamiya sppray paint by the way.

[pre98zetec]

you're going to want to sand the plastic so the paint has something to adhere to.

I always sand my final coat (clear coat) even if it looks smooth, i always sand and polish it out.

[drunken monkey]

i) please use the search feature
ii) please refer to the faq.
iii) IF you have a moldlineless model and IF you lay down perfect paint and IF you have no orange peel, then sure, you won't need to sand.....

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by batman3390

I have a car which appears to have no mold lines.

Who makes that kit? I've never seen such a beast.

[brettly]

..you sure you havnt looked at it under direct light?

[cyberkid]

Originally Posted by batman3390

is there a case where no sanding is necessary. For example, I have a car which appears to have no mold lines. If i lay down perfect coats of paint and avoid orange peel, is sanding necessary? I have Tamiya sppray paint by the way.

Yes there is. That scenerio is that the person making the model isn't paying enough attention or s/he doesn't care that much on the results. I've been modeling and wood crafting for over a decade. I can't remember one project that didn't need me to put some elbow grease into sanding.

Couple of things though, a lot of poeple sand the whole model down with 800 or 1000 grit sand paper to give the paint more grip. And like pre98zetec said: sanding your last coat before polishing makes it easier to get a nice shine and a smoother surface. Another most common use of sanding is when you cut off a piece of the model from the sprue and you need to clean off the excess sprue.

[LS1Aaron]

For sure,most kits require little to no prep work and almost always have a flawless finish.Ive even found that brush painting bodies works well,especially with lacquer paints.

[willimo]

Originally Posted by LS1Aaron

For sure,most kits require little to no prep work and almost always have a flawless finish.Ive even found that brush painting bodies works well,especially with lacquer paints.

That I want to see.

[LS1Aaron]

Im joking ,come on now.