Ferrari 360 Modena Spider

[Vyacheslav]

Ahh just started another project. Gotta love working on 2 Ferraris at once. Just painted the car. I must say that I hate not having a proper place for spraying, too much crap lands onto the body. Ill polish it off later.

[Ferrari TR]

Revell kit?
Is that Tamiya camel yellow?
Great progress!

[Vyacheslav]

Originally Posted by Ferrari TR

Revell kit?
Is that Tamiya camel yellow?
Great progress!

yeah it's a revell, but testors yellow.

[5ynergyx]

Originally Posted by Vyacheslav

yeah it's a revell, but testors yellow.

I love this colour...very nice!

[Shinichi]

really nice color! i noticed though when i built this kit that i had to cut the top part of the engine bay cause the body wouldn't fit on. keep us updated!

[Some_Kid]

very cool is that testors yellow from their lacquer paints?

[Vyacheslav]

Originally Posted by Some_Kid

very cool is that testors yellow from their lacquer paints?

Just an enamel from a spray can.

Yeah the top part really makes me mad, such a simple thing to notice and yet they released a kit this way.

[Gamerxz]

Cool stuff... It seems like the paint is very thick.. then again another side of me is telling me it isnt , as its suppose to look like this...

[Vyacheslav]

Originally Posted by Gamerxz

Cool stuff... It seems like the paint is very thick.. then again another side of me is telling me it isnt , as its suppose to look like this...

Not it actually isn't. I rubed the body with compound, and for some reason always on the edges I get the least amount of paint, so it sort of rubbed through to the primer. The only way my tamiya compound works is if I use clear coat right after, otherwise the whole car looks like crap - dull and scratched up. Maybe my compound is too old? I've had it for 3 years

[andrew landon]

if you notice, the instructions say to cut the top part off in the first place. very nice model.

[Gamerxz]

Originally Posted by Vyacheslav

Not it actually isn't. I rubed the body with compound, and for some reason always on the edges I get the least amount of paint, so it sort of rubbed through to the primer. The only way my tamiya compound works is if I use clear coat right after, otherwise the whole car looks like crap - dull and scratched up. Maybe my compound is too old? I've had it for 3 years

Hmm if ur planning on using compound on paint before clearcoating i suggest rubbing close to but not on edges and lines of the body... usually the paint on lines and edges are the thinnest .. and try doing a wet sand with a high grit sand paper maybe around 2000 to 2500 apply light pressure then go over with a finishing compound to give it a mild shine... let the body dry for maybe 4 to 7 days then wash with water. Then you can start with the clearcoat... This should improve your final shine alot

[Vyacheslav]

Thanks. I will try that on my Enzo paintjob. Pretty much the idea would be to get rid of orange peel on paint, then work with clearcoat, thats where most of the shine comes from, correct?

[Gamerxz]

Originally Posted by Vyacheslav

Thanks. I will try that on my Enzo paintjob. Pretty much the idea would be to get rid of orange peel on paint, then work with clearcoat, thats where most of the shine comes from, correct?

Its part of it... most of the shine comes from actually how u spray the paint.. which sadly cant be explained

[Vyacheslav]

Here is a little update. Yellow paint is a real pain to work with. Also pictures hide a lot of imperfections. I think I am getting a hang of proper paint jobs, we will see how my enzo will turn out.