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12-22-2002, 08:30 PM
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If the gloss is kinda dull, can I fix it with compound?
Please answer if u can!!
Thnx Henry
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12-22-2002, 10:15 PM
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Depends if you used gloss paint to begin with. I assume you could be referring to orange peel, in which case you can either sand down with high grit sandpaper, and then polish, or just polish. Finish off with wax.
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12-22-2002, 11:32 PM
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Thnx for replying.
The problem is, I dun hve any sandpaper thaz over 1000 grids so I cant do anything with that I just want to knw if compound would give that glossy and smooth surface back Thnx again
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12-23-2002, 12:16 AM
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If the paint is smooth, and the paint has hardened for a while, compound should do the trick.
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12-23-2002, 03:13 AM
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Do you kno what do do with metallic paints? I don't get anything wrong with the paint besides that it has no gloss, but I dont wax/polish any of them. Is that why this happens? Could you use wood polish or car polish for a model with Tamiya spray paints?
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12-23-2002, 10:50 AM
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I hve a mercedes GTR that is painted with Tamiya metallic blue and I didn't compound/wax it.
It turns out fine, but as u said, it is not shiny, but still it looks good because it is smooth IMO, U might need clear coat for Tamiya metallic paints.
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12-23-2002, 11:18 AM
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What I've discovered is that due to tamiya's metallic paints being lacquer, they have less of a shine. On the other hand, testors enamels require a silver basecoat, and then the topcoat of metallic specs, which has a better outcome.
I'd just clearcoat metallic paints.
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