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[E St. Kruiser50]

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Edited by Treehugger Dave, 08 August 2010 - 10:55 AM.

[RodneyBad]

Awesome Tips Dave...

I know I'm on the right track, now.

It is good to know that you can turn out Such Great paint jobs with
a cheap airbrush.
Now to find a cheap airbrush and a walk in spray booth.

[pharr7226]

Thanks for sharing your methods and insights. I love your work and your attitude. If we had Goodwill Ambassadors for our hobby, you would definitely get one of my votes. I have one question... Do you apply another coat of primer after shooting Zinser BIN or do you apply color on top of the Zinser.

[E St. Kruiser50]

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Edited by Treehugger Dave, 08 August 2010 - 10:56 AM.

[George]

WOW!!!Great tips there Dave.I have 3 of those Testors air brushes,1 Badger and 1 Pasche VL Dual-action air brush.But I mostly use spray paint with Tamiya being the most followed by the new Testors one-coat and Model Master rounding it out.I also use Dupli-color primers,(plasti-cote primers are hard to find around here)and after reading your post I must say there are things that I am going to start trying,like the final waxing.Thanks for the great tips,I'm sure I will always be useing them in the future.

[E St. Kruiser50]

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Glad it'll help <img src="http://www.modelcars...<#EMO_DIR#>/coo <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

Edited by Treehugger Dave, 08 August 2010 - 10:57 AM.

[rick6343]

Thank you very much, Dave! Looks like I have some supplies to get.

I think this kind of post is great-I'd love to see more users discuss their techniques.

[leereyn]

This sounds like great advice that I am going to try Dave. I just lost a painted and decaled body when I went to clear it because the paint was applied about two days before. DOH! It's in the "dip" as I speak. My question is I'm doing a replica of my 81 Corvette and I want my decals under the clear. They are small and not difficult to do but there are about 9 to apply. I want to take my time applying them so how long do I wait after I paint the color coat to apply them and how much time do I have after I'm done so the clear won't attack the color coat? I hope this isn't a confusing question.

[E St. Kruiser50]

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Edited by Treehugger Dave, 08 August 2010 - 10:59 AM.

[leereyn]

Hi Lee
A very clearly stated question, and good timing. I'm working on a pretty intense decal project right now, that's clear coated.

As I stated in my post, I have a 24 hour window of time to work in. The other thing I keep in mind is that I like my decals to dry overnight so there is no moisture present when I clear-coat.

Given those two parameters, I also like to start applying the decals about an hour or so after the last coat of color or clear.

For me I start applying the decals around 1 or 2 o'clock in the afternoon, after shooting my last coat of paint around noon. This gives the paint I use plenty of time to dry, before the decaling begins.
This also gives me plenty of time to lay down the decals, and allow them to dry over-night, and then start shooting the clear in the morning, or at least within that "24 HOUR WINDOW".
If for some reason you don't get all the decaling done all at once, the next day you can lay down a light and medium coat coat of clear, for a glossy finish, and then finish up your decaling later, followed by the normal three steps of clearing. For me, after the decaling is done, I do the three-step several times to get the build up I want, waiting about an hour between each 3-step for drying, and then sand where the edge of the decals may cause an un-even surface, spray a third three-step at least once, then let dry 12 hours, and polish. Remember, 15 minutes between each coat of clear.

Now remember I'm retired, so I can choose the time of day to start and finish a little easier than "working guys", so you may have to be a little more creative in your timing, but at least you get the general idea .

Everybody ends up using their own techniques, but at least this gives you something concrete to start with.

Hope all this was clear enough to help. Good luck on your project, and don't forget to do samples first when your un-sure - dave

Perfectly clear and thanks for the reply Dave. Actually, I'm on vacation next week so the timing is perfect to try your method. I hate that I messed up in the first place but when life deals you lemons as they say.........I'm looking forward to trying this. You gave me a schedule and everything. How did anyone learn anything before message boards? Thanks again.

[cruz]

Great tips Dave but you forgot something........ Pictures of your painted and finished models!!!! I am sure we all want to see them, it just makes this great tutorial more complete. Thanks!!!!

[E St. Kruiser50]

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Edited by Treehugger Dave, 08 August 2010 - 11:02 AM.

[cruz]

Now that's what I'm talking about!!!!Thanks...

[George]

Enough said!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great looking models Dave

[MikeMc]

WOW !!!!!!






I think that this is one of the simplest, most logical and well written paint tips I have ever seen here or elsewhere. I have done the same steps as you, and as I refined my techniques the results speak for themselves! I just like to "delay " the final polish till everything is rockhard. As I live in a tropical area ( I get cold at 65f) I'm used to shooting in warm temp...but love my dehydrator!!

THANKS DAVE!!!!

[Dave]

Dave-

What kind of cloth do you use for rubbing out etc? I can't wait to try this method by the way. I actually painted a body the other day almost in this way because I was in a hurry to get to work! It came out nice, now I need to try it on purpose! Thanks.

[E St. Kruiser50]

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Edited by Treehugger Dave, 08 August 2010 - 11:03 AM.

[Harry P.]

As they say, a picture is worth 1,000 words.

Dave, your models speak for themselves... your system obviously works!

[Towmaster Dave]

Thanks Dave for the helpfull tips. I have painted this A100 twice and had to dip it in the brake fluid twice. I painted this today your way and I think it turned out GREAT using Testors One Coat Laquer and Wet Look Clear.

Edited by Towmaster Dave, 27 June 2009 - 01:23 PM.

[E St. Kruiser50]

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Edited by Treehugger Dave, 08 August 2010 - 11:04 AM.