captin Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 so this isn't my next project but I wanted to share this. This is a experiment that I tried I work next to a body shop and I was talking to one of the techs about the clear they use. I told him about this model im starting pretty soon and told him I wanted it to look like a mirror on the outside. So he told me to prep a scrap piece of plastic model and bring it in and he would clear it for me and this is what happened. No sand just sprayed and polished the clear. I wish a would of taken more time preping it but I was in a hurry plus I wasn't sure if the body shop clear would melt the paint or not so I kinda did a sloppy job preping it. Wad excited on how it turned out and just wanted to share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Yup, that's shinny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsxse240 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 If you have a contact in the real car world, I would suggest getting your kits prepped for paint then when you see a car come in that is going to get a color you like, hit them up for an ounce or two, they don't typically waste a LOT but there usually is a little left over. Have your airbrush on hand as a lot of body shops use reactive epoxy type paints and clear that will be solid and workable in about an hour, hard cured in about 8 hours. If you are set up and not in their way, I'm sure they'd let you borrow their booth while they're shooting or just after. I did this a lot when I was working for a body shop as a helper. NEVER do I want to work as a helper in a body shop again!!!! EVER!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 yeah; bodyshop work is almost as much fun as welding & grinding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 51 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Yep that's *shiny*...but glossy would be the word I'd use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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