hkisthebest

Yes, I have learnt that the hard way. I waited two days for the Tamiya lacquer paint to dry before sanding it, and it still left a bit of my finger print on it. I guess I'll just wait for a week for both the color coat and clear coat.

When you say "shinier", shinny, but not like a gloss finish, right? Cause I've sanded a spoon to see what is achievable through sanding, and it did not make it glossy. The gloss comes after the clear coat, correct? I'm using regular sanding paper only

Ahhh, good to know! The paint did stick onto the sand paper. Thanks!!

You mean start wet sanding with 3200 grit on color coat?

Yes, I am sanding the color paint, not clear coat. I think I need some more layers of color coat before wet sanding it, and be careful for the edges. Normally when sanding color coats, what grit should I start with? And is it normal for it to not be shiny after sanding with 15000 grit?

I am using 2 layers of primer, and 3 layers of coat with Tamiya lacquer. I think my color coat should be thicker, so I don't sand through it.

This is the first time I'm trying to build a model car, and I want the body to be as shiny as possible. So here's the step I planned on doing. Prime - sand with 600, 800 grit - 4 coats of paint - wet sand with 1500, 2000, 3000 grit - layers of clear coat - sand and polish. However, some of the color paint started to come off when I was sanding the paint with both 1500 and 3000 grit. Am I doing anything wrong here? FYI, the paint I'm using is Tamiya lacquer spray paint. Thanks in advance.