Hi clarify on clear coat

[eruff007]

Well steadly making progress on the Tamiya R33 and have sprayed pretty much everything I can spray and needed some clarification on painting the window rubbers/frames....do you guys clearcoat before you do them or after? My paint is TS-17 Tamiya Would appreciate any help thanks!

[jmwallac]

Personally, I clear and polish then paint the rubbers then decal. If you do the rubbers then clear, they become clear as well. Plus if you get some overage while painting them, you can polish it off the clear pretty easily.

[white97ex]

Originally Posted by jmwallac

Personally, I clear and polish then paint the rubbers then decal. If you do the rubbers then clear, they become clear as well. Plus if you get some overage while painting them, you can polish it off the clear pretty easily.

what he said.

[ModelerSite]

Originally Posted by eruff007

Well steadly making progress on the Tamiya R33 and have sprayed pretty much everything I can spray and needed some clarification on painting the window rubbers/frames....do you guys clearcoat before you do them or after? My paint is TS-17 Tamiya Would appreciate any help thanks!

You should do after clearcoating. The frames of the windows are usually semigloss, and in the real cars they aren't under the varnish. You can mask with barefoil, works very well