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lilbuddy

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  1. Ohhhhhhhhhhh...ok thanks for clearing that up for me. So being new i've read some where about having my spray cans around 72 degrees or so...so when you said HOT i was thinking...hummmm maybe my cans and the car were too close to the heater.. LOL FWIW I just ran out to Michaels and got more of the testors lacquer paint....the new kit should be here tomorrow so I'll try again. On a side note...I have another question....I painted some plastic stuff in the past and a guy at advance auto told me to buy this pre-spray stuff....its a clear spray that you put on plastic first before you spray paint it...the clear stuff helps hold the paint on. Maybe I dont need that with the testors paint... Also with the testors paint do you guys suggest using a primer first?
  2. Thanks for all the feedback.... Im considering the body a loss at this point. I actually found the same kit on amazon for 13 bucks shipped via prime so I ordered it last night. Im also not going to use the dulpi color any more....I did have good success on my previous car with the dulpi-color but the testor seems to be best for me. Its funny that you guys mention the heat issue. I actually have a little space heater in my garage where I do my painting...I did have it on after I sanded and washed off the car again...it was on when the car was drying..I then painted the car again and I bet the car was too warm. Live and learn...glad it was just a 13 dollar mistake
  3. Ok...so I hit it with the dulpi-color and then a clear coat and wow this looks like complete s**t... So the testors paint I had used the first time and I got air bubbles is below. Then after sanding that down hitting it with primer and then using the dulpi-color and then clear coat....here is the craptastic result.....I think this car is trash at this point.
  4. Thanks for all the help. I'm giving in another shot and I'll see what happens. The testor paint I have is the lacquer....I wonder if I was getting bubbles due to the can being almost empty...It may have started spraying air in the paint.. Newbie pains...live and learn.
  5. Thanks Rob....Do you know if I can pick up that other type of paint at Michaels or something similar? Also, as far as what Im dealing with now should I just sand it all down an start over? I almost feel like tossing the kit and buying a new one. Unless anyone knows where I can get a 66 cobra body from :-)
  6. Hi All, I'm new to the hobby in case you haven't seen my other posts. I'm now on my 3rd model and have yet to have this experience. The problem I'm having is the paint on the body. Here are the steps I took and the results I'm getting...please help. 1. Wash all parts in warm soapy water..... let dry 2. Prime , let dry 3. Testors black spray paint.....went over the body a couple of times....I spray from about 10" away and attempt to do light coats. My results have been terrible with this car. At first I had air bubbles in certain areas. I sanded those down and tried to spray them again.....same result in the same area. I then sanded down again but this time I sanded the majority of the car body. I then hit it all with primer again....I let that dry. I then tried a different brand of paint. This time I used dulpi-color from advance auto. Its the smaller can that they sell. This can is labeled as a car color match. My result this time was some of the paint dried with a gloss look and some of it dried looking very faded and flat. I dont know what to do at this point. Should I sand the whole car down again? Spray it with some killz, then primer and try to spray again? I feel like the body is taking some abuse and may just be permanently damaged with all the sanding I've done. TIA
  7. Hi All, Im new to the hobby and Im in the finishing stages for my first build. I'm about to complete a 1970 Challenger. Its a revell kit I picked up at Michaels. Another member is doing the same kit right now but his is turning out wayyyyyyyyyy better. At any rate I thought my next one would be a 66 mustang hard top. My mom had one of these and I thought I would try to make this my next build and give it to her for her Birthday in April. I did a google search and found a couple of different kits. Since I have very limited experience I thought I would ask the forum if they prefer one kit over another? TIA
  8. Im new to this hobby and I bought this kit a couple of weeks ago. I just started this kit and I was looking for some ideas on how to paint everything. You've done an outstanding job. Since Im new I need to ask a new guy question. Do you paint each part then glue it all together? Or put it together then glue? Im talking more about something like the engine. Also how did you get the black lines done on the door and trunk? How small of a brush was that? Again,Great detail on this car.
  9. I saw this airbrush at michaels but decided to pass...its very inexpensive and thought if I would get an airbrush I saw kits on amazon for about 50-100....this all being said Im very curious how this turned out for you.
  10. Hi Gergo....The primer "clear spray" I was talking about is this stuff...(see pic below)..I've used it when painting engine covers are cars.
  11. So I did wash the parts first as per the directions that came with the kit. I did not use a primer. In the past I've used a clear spray that goes on first that will help hold the paint to the material that you're spraying. Is that what you mean by the primer? Also bad shots I uploaded. The one I noticed the run was on a door panel...must have been on the other side.
  12. Hi everyone....Im new to model cars as an adult. I remember putting a couple together as a kid but the hobby died out. I just started this again a couple of weeks ago and painted my first body last night. I used a spray can and tried to go for the light coats but I got some runs on the body. Is the best way to fix this is to let it dry for a few days and then hit it with sandpaper and then respray? The other issue I ran into yesterday was when i painted the hood and rear spoiler both of these ended up with a lot of air bubbles in the paint. FWIW I used testors spray can from Michaels. I'll see if I can add a photo of the body.
  13. Thanks for all the quick feedback and answers.
  14. I actually thought about this. One other thing I think I'll need to do is build a little work station. I've been putting off building a work station in the garage for some time now. It would be a multi-use station. I'll probably start to build a station this weekend and maybe run back out and buy a kit that doesn't require painting. As you said just get use to putting the car together. That actually brings up another question. Can I use the clear super glue or is there glue made specifically for models?
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