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Thanks all. So looks like clear and then add chrome pieces like bumpers, etc. Got it.

I will be getting ready to clear coat my Corvette soon. Should I wait to get all of the chrome pieces on first, or do just the body first with no chrome pieces on it.

Looks great to me!

Hello all. I have a question. How many use an airbrush to just touch up places in the paint on a model, but not repaint an whole area? I have some areas where there was overspray and using a brush hasn't worked well for me. I was thinking of getting a small nozzles airbrush, and trying to just focus on the small area that has overspray or a place I have botched up. Any suggestions???

Thanks everyone for the answers so far. I will look at the Pink Primer. Wonder if Hobby Town has it??

I have used Tamiya fine gray primer before, and now I will be painting an old Corvette a bright red. Should I use a white primer instead of the gray, or does it make a difference. I do like the gray primer.

Old Buckaroo and espo. Good answer and what I think would be the best way.

So, I am getting my new model body ready to paint. I will be doing the interior in black. So, when do you guys paint the headliner and the inside widow pillars, and the windshield and back glass pillars, as they should be black to match the headliner. Watching YouTube videos, I always see everyone just painting the exterior of the body and nothing is done to the interior. And do you airbrush or brush paint it. And if airbrushing, how would one go about masking, as I would think I would not want black paint to come out and get on the exterior.

Thanks again. I ordered the 560 and will get it tomorrow.

Great information guys. Everything said makes sense and is stuff I was not thinking about. The Pontiac Bonneville is beautiful. Had a friend in 1969 that had one just like that, but if I remember it was more blue. I see Microscale Micro Krystal Klear and also Formula 560 Canopy glue mentioned. Either one??? Any plus or minus for either. Or should I get both?

So, after I get my car body painted and looking good - at least good to me - what glue and methods do you use to attach chrome pieces to the painted surface without messing it up. I was putting a chrome piece on the back part of the trunk of my 56 Ford, and my hand slipped and the glue got on the trunk lid. Now that doesn't look good. Is there a glue that it totally transparent and doesn't mess the paint up? I tried LockTite Super Glue Gel and I do like it, except if you slip up and get it on something it should not be on it is bad. Also, when do you paint the headliner of your model? I watch videos of guys painting the bodies and the overspray is going into the interior and covering the headliner and everything else. Do you paint the interior first then mask the interior off from the inside and then paint the outside???

Good point. Wonder where there is a big selection of Tamiya Lacquers?

Good point on not putting it into the dehydrator too soon.

I was looking at the Tamiya Lacquer Paints and maybe considering switching over to them instead of Tamiya Acrylics. I did build a car last year, and used Tamiya Acrylics and seemed to have the same problem as now, with the paint seeming to be soft and easily marred one way or the other. I read some good reviews on Tamiya Lacquer Paint and it seems like they do everything the acrylics do, but better?????????

I think it with the Tamiya thinner and I was at 50/50 with airbrush. It sprayed on really nice. So, if it might take months to fully cure, sounds like not a good paint to work with????????????????????