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    Where to post ?

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    Again Casey, flawed logic that works in a library, but not in real life. Now you are suggesting that I ADD a post to an already buried thread down in the hinterland of non-read posts? That would have even seen less readership than IF I had started the thread down below.

    Which brings me to another topic. It frustrates me (and probably others) that when someone starts a thread about a topic, that you drag up some five year old 10 page thread on the same topic and add it to it. The five year old thread is obsolete and a good number of the photos are missing because they're no longer at that web address. So now the new post author and those who started to follow that one can't find the thread, AND people are intimidated to read through 10 pages of old muck and dead jokes to get to the recent information.

    The one thing that the board moderators don't understand at all is that this board is here for one reason. To sell magazines and serve the hobby. And we are the customers. There is no profit in belittling and ticking off the customers.

    I know I'm new here, but I frequent a lot of other forums on a lot of other subjects. Posting in any thread, or starting a new one, will bring it to the top, depending on how you have your preferences set. Start a new thread? it's at the top. Post in a 10 year old thread? It's at the top. Even if the photos are gone, the thread goes up. People will see that there is a new response and generally click on it.

    Yes, you will get more views and more responses in a thread at the top of the general section than the top of a specific show-oriented section. How many of those people do you think actually NEEDED that info? Probably less than 1% if any at all. Someone that NEEDS the info will go to the appropriate place. More attention to your post doesn't mean anyone benefited from it, it just means you got more attention.

    Your comment about being for profit and whining that you are the customer is ludicrous. I don't subscribe, I don't plan to. I came here to learn how to build better models and hopefully someday help people build better models. I want to learn more about nostalgic racing etc. People that constantly whine and even mention "being the customer" and complain about not getting their way is just childish. It's not your forum. Go start your own forum with your own money and have nothing BUT a general forum and post everything in there if that's what you really want.

    Clear coating

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

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    50+mph winds blowing walls of sand is preventing me from painting tonight. I'll follow your suggestions when I get a chance. Supposedly this wind is expected for 1-2 more days.



    Here's a Dirty Donnie van that I've been working on. It's cleared with the Duplicolor prethinned clear, shot at 12 psi. It has been sanded with a polishing kit, then buffed with rubbing compound and waxed. The base primer was Duplicolor and the paints used were Dupliclor Perfect Match and Tamiya spray laquer.

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    What did you have to start sanding with? I don't mind the sanding, it's just when I have to start low and really put some elbow grease into is when I'm over it.

    Boston marathon bombed

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    JFK library was confirmed as a detonated device, not a mechanical fire. So far 3 bombs went off. They have found 2 others and pre-detonated them. They also found a suspicious duffel bag outside the hospital where many of the injured were taken. They found video at the mall of someone leaving a back[ac and running out. They sent in an EOD dog at the California Pizza Kitchen after chasing a suspect with a backpack

    This is serious, it is most definitely a deliberate attack.

    So far 2 confirmed dead by Boston PD and 60+ injured including lost limbs.

    The mall is being cleared out

    Here is a link to the live FD scanner

    http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/497/web

    Clear coating

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

    Posted

    I have a Grex, I just switched to .5mm nozzle. I have Duplicolor clear (pre-thinned) and Zero (1 part). I have thinned both and sprayed un-thinned. Same problem. I did a few mist coats. Then a wet coat.

    The texture did start to go away, but it was getting thick, I was worried it would be too thick.

    So basically just keep doing coats until it smooths out?

    I will try it on a lower setting today.

    I don't have any reducer, I have been using lacquer thinner to thin the clear coats and the paint. It seems to be working fine, but not quite that smooth buttery finish. Would this make that much of a difference?

    Clear coating

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

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    I am having trouble clear coating. I get too much texture. I can sand and polish, but I'm having to start with 3200 and go all the way through the grits. If I can avoid this, it would be great.

    When you guys clear coat, how much paint do you let through your airbrush? Meaning, if you have an adjustable stop, where do you set your stop, or how far back do you pull the trigger?

    I have a habit of shooting close to the model, maybe 6" away at the most, but I'm afraid if I go farther away I will get even more texture. I am shooting at 18-20 PSI, any more and it seems to dry faster before it hits the model.

    I'm just looking for suggestions, I know it will vary with each setup.

    I have found that 18 PSI and low to medium paint opening is good for basecoat paint, but not for the clear. Do you typically go higher on pressure with clear coat vs paint?

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