Question about ClearCoating

[ShOrtyOC714]

How long should i wait after i spray my car, to Clear coat it? Im thinking about 3 days so the paint can air out, i dont want to risk making the paint crack when i clear coat it. I just started painting my SkylineR33 NismO with LightGunMetal Spray. Thanx

[Suislide]

Originally posted by Shorty4859
How long should i wait after i spray my car, to Clear coat it? Im thinking about 3 days so the paint can air out, i dont want to risk making the paint crack when i clear coat it. I just started painting my SkylineR33 NismO with LightGunMetal Spray. Thanx

it's Nismo!!! NOT NismO!!! NO CAPITAL O!!!! Just like it's Spoon and not SpoOn!!!

anyways, i dunno about the clear-coating. doesn't it say in the FAQ?

[Jonno]

I would say to wait a week, just to be safe. Are you using the same brands of paint?

[ShOrtyOC714]

Yeah both the same, Tamiya LightGunMetal, and Tamiya Clear. Thanx for the help.

[ShOrtyOC714]

I got another question, Should i put on the decals and paint my headlight housing black before i clear coat ir or after? Thanx

[daggerlee]

The advice regarding Tamiya clears is, clearcoat it within half an hour to one hour after the final wet coat of color, or wait 30 days for it to air out and then apply.

[ShOrtyOC714]

Dang really 30 days???? And why is it a half an hour to 1 hour?

[daggerlee]

I have no idea. I'm just passing along what both Pat Covert from Scale Auto Cars Magazine and several reputable members of this board have said. I myself have sprayed within half an hour to an hour with no harm effects.

[Jonno]

Originally posted by Shorty4859
Dang really 30 days???? And why is it a half an hour to 1 hour?

I see the logic here. If they are both the same brand, they should take about the same time to air out, so if the body colour is given 30 minutes to harden a bit the clear coat wqould just be like another coat of the body colour.

Correct me if I am wrong though.

[ShOrtyOC714]

I sprayed it today, do u think it will be good to spray Clear tommorrow morning? Thanx

[bah humbug]

Originally posted by daggerlee
Pat Covert from Scale Auto Cars Magazine

I found out about him over the internet befor I found out about Af.

He is supposed to be a great modeller.

Shorty, I'm not picking on you because of your reputation, but come on JUST spray it.

[ShOrtyOC714]

Its just cuz i dont want to risk it. But thanx anyways.

[TheSyndicate]

The reason why you'd spray clear half an hour after a wet coat of the base coat is so the two paints have a chance to bond, and then they can "gas out" together.

30 days seems a bit extreme. A good way to tell is if the basecoat is hard enough that your fingernail can't scratch it, then you can clearcoat it with no problems.

[ShOrtyOC714]

oh ok, Thanx

[ShOrtyOC714]

Should i paint my headlight housing before i clear coat it or should i do it after? Thanx