StevenGuthmiller

I think the time may have come where it’s just time to ignore the OP, let him go through all of his goof ball gyrations, and see if he actually produces anything. He told me a couple of days ago, and I quote, “I beg your pardon? I can post photos of what I’ve done if you wish to see them.” To which I replied, “By all means, let’s see them.” What have I seen so far? Yes, you guessed it.......a whole lot of nothing. Par for the course. ? Steve

You know, the strangest part is that the spacing and positioning issues appear to be magnified in the photos that I have taken. When I look at it in person, it looks pretty good. Steve

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Super Clean is better. Trust me. I've used them both. That's about 4 coats of color and 5 coats of clear, all automotive lacquers. As I said, with the right primer underneath, you can strip pretty much anything with Super Clean. Steve

I’ll bet it would work just fine on Tamiya lacquer if you used a different primer. Steve

I've had very good luck with Super Clean, but a lot depends on the primer that you use. I use Duplicolor primer, and as Daniel said, the primer will dissolve and the lacquer paint will come off in sheets. My understanding is that it doesn't work as well with Tamiya primer, but that has no affect on me. I don't use Tamiya primer. Steve

Stripes are finished. Probably a little further forward than I would have originally wanted, and spaced a little wider than I prefer, but I'm okay with it. Too late to change anything now anyway. Steve

That's the problem. Whether you asked for advice on this thread or not, you did on your other threads, and you've completely shrugged off any help that anyone has offered. You've burned all of your bridges of good intentions with your flippant attitude towards other members of this forum. We were all trying to help in the beginning, but you quickly lost the support of a lot of really great modelers with your glib attitude. I hope that you have it all figured out, because in the future, you're going to get the same reactions that you've been getting because you've squandered any good will that you might have been able to gain in the beginning. It's all on you dude. Steve

By all means, let's see them! Steve

Sorry. Double post.

That would have been too difficult. But I could have made the bird smaller with my 12 gauge............with reloaded shells of course. Steve

I agree. Nothing wrong with a rattle can. Too bad the OP has no interest in good advice. Both of these were shot entirely with Duplicolor rattle cans, primer, paint and clear, and then polished. Steve

I only sprayed a coat of clear prior to the stripes, just to help protect the paint from any damage while masking or unmasking. I'll do the same now by spraying another light clear coat to protect the stripes from any damage while I work on the next ones. I love the way that Duplicolor black primer sprays and looks, but it can get scuffed or scratched very easily, so if it's going to be a finished part of the model, I like to get some clear over it immediately. I've never used clear to protect from bleed under yet. I've been able to rely on Tamiya tape. Steve

I just plain hate decals anyway! Plus, with the paint I'm using, I don't think I'd want to spray any clear over a decal. I really like how the stripes turned out on my '68 Olds, so I had to do it on this one as well. A little tougher this time, but so far, so good. Steve

Laughing at us? Steve

It's a work in progress........or should I say, no progress! Steve

Thanks everyone! Tonight, I mustered the courage to begin laying out and spraying the bumblebee stripes. The first portion went pretty well. Thanks to my trusty Tamiya tape and Duplicolor black primer, they came out very cleanly. Next, I will shoot on another coat of clear to seal and protect what has been done so far, and then the pickier task of laying out and painting the thin outer pin stripe will begin. I think that my thought of doing these stripes in two separate sessions should make it easier to get them to look right, and will make them easier to do. Steve

I think that's become the general consensus. Steve

I think I might know where you could score some 55 gallon drums. Steve

Sorry, I don't have an "Associate of Science" degree, so you shouldn't expect me to be able to spell. I guess spell check doesn't catch everything. Steve

Yeah, but it's so much more fun than watching re-runs of "Cops". Steve

I missed this earlier! This is the funniest thing I've heard all year!!! ? Steve

Zoiks! ? Steve

And don’t forget that you need experience in reloading shells! Apparently there is a direct correlation between reloading ordinance for your AR-15 and painting your AMT 1968 Roadrunner body! ? Steve

I didn't think I was a farmer, but I'm fairly certain that I've got a pretty good crop growing in my shower at the moment. Steve