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Well gave it another go today and found the same thing happening So I turned the air down a bit to around 20 psi and hey presto gone! So I am gonna wait until after the weekend and sand back the coat I laid today nice and smooth and then re shoot the colour again. Dave

Hi all, I drive an Audi TT coupe 225. It has had an ECU re-tune to around 270-80 horse power and also has a sports exhaust and a carbon induction kit. It will hit 60 mph in about 5.5 secs bst bit is the Audi Quattro system

The other coats had been done prior to the coats today with a few days between, I also wet sanded between coats. I am thinking that as you guys say its probably some kind of contamination. I will clean out my airbrush again and wait for the car to dry. I will then sand it back and get some pre-paint wipes from an autostore or something. Dave

I wiped it down with white spirit before painting, I wonder if that had anything to do with it? I also shook up the little pot that the paint came in could it be trapped air in the paint??? Its the first time this has happened and I have sprayed a few coats prior to this with no problem.

Hi All, Juts been spraying a model in my garage and for some reason the paint has gone onto the surface with lots of air bubbles. The paint is premixed Revell airbrush paint, the airbrush is a badger 200 nh and I am using a Revell compressor with a moisture trap. Does anyone have any ideas what has gone wrong? Dave

Thanks for your thoughts guys. I am going to sand down the finish a little tonight as it has brought out a few imperfections, bad prep I guess I suppose I should have had an old piece of plastic to practice on as getting a good finish as its different with the airbrush. Never mind though I am having fun which i the important part. Dave

Well finally got my airbrush running tonight and laid a good coat of paint of my F40 kit. I am totally amazed at the quality of the finish. So much smoother than using rattle cans and deeper colour. It will need rubbing down and another few coats but looking not too bad so far. So glad I went for a compressor as using a propellant can was just of no use to me. Dave

I had a drive through to Edinburgh City and picked up a compressor, a magnifier light, some Krystal Klear, an Airbrush cleaning station, cleaning fluid and and a little measuring syringe. This is all stuff I need as I am getting back into the hobby, trust me on this I won't be spending £160.00 ($320.00) every week Dave

Thanks for the replies guys. I was a bit ignorant prior to reading the forum. I always thought that if a paint came out of a can it was best to work in an open environment and with a respirator if possible but never thought the same was true if spraying indoors with an airbrush. I am going to have a look at a paint booth but in the meantime I will get a respirator and stick to painting in my open garage. Dave

Hi Guys, I have just been reading through the paint booth thread and it has go me thinking. I am just getting back into this hobby and never really thought about paint fumes etc. I will be airbrushing with a compressor and plan to use acrylics as often as possible. There will be times tough when I will need to use enamel and other types of paint in the Airbrush. My question is what precautions do I need to / should take? I was assuming that a lot of the problems with paint fumes were down to the fact that a lot of modelers use aerosol cans and not airbrushes, is this the case? Dave

Hi Robert, Its a 1/12th scale by Revell, pretty big at 30 cm I think. Its a shame the detail is not there with the kit though. Even basic obvious things like the F40 logo on the spoiler is not there and the engine detail leaves a lot to be desired in comparison to other models I have seen. It is fun though Dave

This is the kit I am working on just now. I haven't built a kit since I was a kid so I guess its kinda like my first all over again. The rear was a bit of a pain as it comes in three parts, clam shell, spoiler and rear light cluster/grill. This meant a bit of filling and sanding but its there Just waiting on the primer to harden and then I will sand it ready for the colour coats. Dave

Chris no worries, you helped me out Bob, Thanks for the info, much appreciated. I am quite amazed with this forum, there does not seem to be any badness around unlike some other types of forums I got to for help.......... So in that respect thanks guys Dave

Thanks Chris, maybe I should have looked around the forum a bit first There is an Art store in my local town that sell those so I have that covered I am still curious as to how you deepen the panel lines as the ones on the model I am working on are quite shallow. Dave

Hey all, Jut wondering about the best way to deepen panel lines and what technical pens to use on them once the body is painted? Dave

Thanks for the tips, I have some of the parts painted in primer now and will let them harden overnight. Going to make a start on the body now.

Well I have finally got around to getting the larger parts of my Revell Ferrari F40 kit into primer. Hopefully I will get my compressor soon which will allow me to spray the top coats with my Airbrush. I have a question though, Do you guys paint parts before building or after? Dave

Thanks, My local car garage sells automotive paints and primer so I will grab a can of that, in fact I think I may have a can in my garage already Dave

Hi all, I was wondering what primer you guys recommend? In the UK we have various automotive types available as well as some plasticote types. I plan to Airbrush the topcoats using Revell airbrush paints like this http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/produ...oducts_id=57404 Dave

Thanks for the welcome and the tips guys, I am actually in the UK so will have a look around my local home depot type stores. I am sure that I will find something similar this side of the Atlantic I am planning to stick with the Airbrush as I find that aerosols here in Scotland are quite expensive and can sometimes be hard to get the colours you would like. Not sure if we have stricter laws here in the UK on aerosols or not???? It seems that we in the UK can never find the same amount of choice with anything we look for in comparison to other countries. The Ferrari is sitting awaiting paint on the major parts which I cannot do until I get my compressor but I will post some pics as the build progresses, no doubt I will be askig for help along the way Dave

Hi, My name is Dave and I have recently decided to get back to building model cars. I started building models when I was about 10 years old until I was about 14, though my little bro' used to smash em up.......... I decided to start building again to give me a hobby to help relax and I love to perfect things..... I am currently building a Revell 1:12 scale Ferrari F40 which I have basically opened up and grouped some parts for painting. I have bought a Badger model 200 airbrush and I am looking for a compressor for this brush as well, suggestions most welcome I just realised how bad a finish you can get with enamels straight from the tin so I need to work on thinnng those I think and also getting some nice paint to run through the airbrush. Well thats all from me just now but I do hope I can ask you guys for some help and look forward to getting to know everyone Dave