not necessary to buy all colors, only those that used a lot like semi-gloss black & interior color, all visible colours that used on the body, under chassis no need lah

Salute to all , these models require a lot of patience and experience to complete...

Ok. Acrylic paint or enamel easier to paint those parts?

Arcylic. but most pple prefer enamel as its tougher.

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Added on January 11, 2011, 11:58 pmbtw i'm trying to touch up a scratch on my car any tips?

i bought those color coded paint from car shop and after sanding used brush to touch up but filling the scratch up is hell as the paint just won't sip into the scratch to make the surface flat. The area where i sand also become different color not sure i need to spray those areas or just apply topcoat?

After that need to sand to flat then airbrush, but the car paint are quite thick, not sure hobby airgun can handle or not if not i need to thin it.

Hope the rm6 clear coat works also.

This post has been edited by advocado: Jan 11 2011, 11:58 PM

If acrylic then it doesn't last long? I'm planning to paint the interior using acrylic followed by a layer of transparent coat.

And does the interior and engine part have to be sand before painting?

what u mean by "last long"? make sure the transparent coat/clear coat is also acrylic or enamel paint, don't use industrial spray can because they will melt the acrylic that u are using

just sand away those mold line and nip mark with 800grit sand paper

if u r going to hand paint the interior, make sure u add some acrylic thinner and do some practice first

Friday going rss hobby see some paint...Today did 1st layer of spray...Result is very bad...Can see thick paint at certain area

you use industrial type spray can? maybe u can try tamiya spray can, quite nice & easy to use

Or you spray too close? Those cans in industrial really burst when you spray. Pressure too high too much volume coming out no way to reduce the pressure just keep a further distance... The angle is pretty wide also.

I used tamiya pearl white...now have to sand back and spray again

What if my tamiya can finish then I use industrial can to spray now can mix ah?

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This post has been edited by apanama0202: Jan 13 2011, 07:59 AM

Went to those hardware shops and they said must spray black first then only spray pearl white to have the effect. Is it true?

I also curious, why some paints require gloss black undercoat?

hard to explain...but it's true, some paint need black as basecoat, because only black can give the 'best' reflection, you can't really see reflection clearly on a white surface..just try it on both black base & white base and you u'll know the different

So does it mean your final coat cannot be too thick? If too thick black or white makes no difference right?

actually it really depends on situations u need to give me an example what u want to achieve

for example mirror like chrome.

oh...actually i'm still trying that

so far i manage to achieve chrome effect but with one downside, the chrome effect kinda dark, plus it is achieve by rubbing those black chrome powder into a mirror black finish, in other words, if the surface aint smooth, so does the chrome's reflection, and it can't be topcoat, can't be handle with wet hand, i can't get the same chrome effect on white or silver, the powder turn yellowish, it only works on black or gun metal which is very dark metallic gray, see below


alclad chrome and other chrome paint had the disadvantage of can't be 'touch' regardless of polish, topcoat or what ever, means the FINAL finish is spray finish, as smooth as it is, paint still shrink when dried, so it will texturise a bit, means no perfect reflection although the shine & brightness is correct

sorry for being too technical

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Added on January 18, 2011, 12:01 amlooks like i showed the chrome spoon before , as for those complicated shape & tight corners like headlight lamp, using alcad chrome is sufficient enough, just that the reflection is not sharp, and yes, you need to lay the alclad chrome as light & thin as possible. alclad chrome can't give you the same chrome effect on white or flat black, only gloss black, because it depends on the surface beneath

This post has been edited by Entau: Jan 18 2011, 12:04 AM

Decided to paint full black on the body. Save those pearl white for something more useful parts.

Does red interior matches the black exterior?

any hobby shop selling kit model for cars which a lot of choices around pj area? thanks..