[Hello from Kentucky!]

Welcome aboard, Jason. GO VOLS!!! 😂

[Fmeep the Cat has left us]

I'm a cat person. Loved the 3 German Shepherd dogs we had but the two cats we had were just great. I still miss them so much. Our neighbor just made a trip with her two children to the Galapagos Islands for a week and we cared for her cat Rooney. I've grown really attached to him. He's an older cat but still very agile and can leap up into a tall chair easily. I just love him. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Big Hello from western PA]

Welcome EAK! Like you, my area for race cars became my area for model cars. Built my own spray booth too. What kind of racing were you doing? I ran sports cars in SCCA and finally vintage racing with Vintage Drivers Club of America.

[Someone Explain This Sign to Me, Please.]

Glad you're out and back with us Snake.

[Hello from Colorado]

Welcome to the forum. It's a great resource.

[airbrush]

4 hours ago, Miatatom said:

It depends on what air brush you're using. I typically use something around 0.5 mm.

I meant 1.05 mm but not on bodies. The #1 is 0.45 mm and the #3 is 0.75 mm. These are Paasche H sizes. I also use a Creos PS-290 with a fan spray tip and a 0.5 mm nozzle. Have I confused everyone enough? 😂

[airbrush]

It depends on what air brush you're using. I typically use something around 0.5 mm.

[Ray Liotta died at the age of 67]

2 hours ago, NYLIBUD said:

Yea i saw that movie with Jennifer Love Hewitt.Funny flick.

And Sigourney Weaver as her mom. JLH, wow, nature has been very, very good to her.

[Ray Liotta died at the age of 67]

Great career. If you've never seen Heartbreakers,  check it out. Usually a bad guy but he did comedy pretty god.

[Help me start with Cobra builds - finding the right kit]

I built the Essex Wire replica. Easy to build.

[Paint crazing]

21 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I'm just going by what I have heard from some other people in various conversations, including Mr. Shirley in this thread.

Steve

Lordy, Steve, you sure make me feel older than 78. 🤣

[Paint crazing]

One thing I'd like to add to this discussion is Tamiya primer is really hard to remove, if you need to. IPA will remove most paints but Tamiya primers are like granite. I haven't found anything that will completely remove it easily.

[Paint crazing]

26 minutes ago, Plowboy said:

 I used to do it and it's like banging your head against the wall. It feels so much better when you stop doing it! I now only use Tamiya primer and paint.    

😂 Been there, done that. I still experiment though. Rustoleum acrylic enamel clear works over stuff like Createx and some craft paints.

[How to hold small parts for airbrushing?]

I use thick double sided tape attached to bamboo skewers.

[Paint crazing]

1 minute ago, Lurch209 said:

 I don’t think the paint/primer could of been to hot(80 degree day, paint stores in a room temp garage)either way I don’t think I’ll reuse the previously used stuff.

I don't believe they're talking about the actual temperature of the paint, they're talking about the chemical properties being too strong for the plastic and etching or "melting" the plastic.

[Buying My First Airbrush (or Compressor) Questions.]

10 hours ago, peteski said:

What happens to the pressure reading once you stop pressing the trigger? Does it show few psi higher than while you are spraying? Or is the pressure reading steady regardless of whether the air is flowing through the regulator or not?

Yes, it goes back up a couple of psi. That's to be expected.

[Buying My First Airbrush (or Compressor) Questions.]

Or you could go to Harbor Freight and get one a lot cheaper. I've got one with a digital display that I've been using for about 10 years. Is it accurate, I don't know. But I can replicate my results consistently. I'll mash the button to turn on the display, open the trigger on my air brush and adjust it to whatever pressure I need. I don't remember what it cost, but I think it was around $10-$15.

[Tamiya extra thin cement]

22 minutes ago, 4mula1fan said:

I've used touch n flow applicators before. They work great. 

Me too.

[Entex JPS Lotus 72 D]

Great build.

[Tip for tiny parts]

15 minutes ago, bluestringer said:

I use a small ball of Loctite Fun-Tak  (from Wal-Mart)  on the end of a toothpick. Works well. 

Looks just like the museum putty sold at Hobby Lobby.

[Favorite Obscure or Discovered Music Album]

Some may have heard of her but I really love Samantha Fish. Blues rock blend. Her guitars are something else. One is an old gas can. Another is made from an old cigar box. Easy on the eyes too. Check her out.

Playing the gas can. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=K1grjzBHgmY&list=PLz-RnAhpjogH5Vx7hjvayrciQPVsP6Gt5

Playing the cigar box. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx7FDGpZQsQ&list=PLz-RnAhpjogH5Vx7hjvayrciQPVsP6Gt5

 

[Newbieish]

Welcome back to the hobby. Nice shop.

[Hi all....just getting back into it]

Welcome, TJ! A lot of us took the same path as you.

[Polish and/or Clear Coat]

If it's not metallic,  you can sand it, but don't polish it. Then shoot your clear and sand and polish it.

[What's the Best Car You Ever Had?]

23 hours ago, jaymcminn said:

'00 Special Edition, right? 

Yeah. I bought a 99 Miata Sport to autocross in October 99. The 2000 special edition came out in March 2000. Had to have one so my oldest son bought the 99 and I bought the 2000 SE.