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I would avoid the Testors primer. I swore off the stuff 25 years ago when I discovered Tamiya. It doesn't lay down as smooth and doesn't sand as nicely as Tamiya. It may also be enamel, which means you can't put lacquer over top of it. Tamiya and Mr Color are lacquer, and you can paint any type of paint over it. I highly recommend Tamiya or Mr Color (Gunze Sangyo) primers as a far superior product to Testors. Also, I noticed earlier that it was suggested you ditch the Tamiya masking tape in favour of cheaper regular household masking tape or painters tape. In my personal opinion, regular hardware-store masking tape is a bit bulky and difficult for paint work, and doesn't burnish into panel lines and deep contours as nicely as a hobby specific masking tape. It has its uses, but I find the expense of Hobby masking tapes to be well worth it for paint work. I keep Tamiya 6 mm and 18 mm tape on the bench and use it constantly for many purposes, less than 20% of which have anything to do with painting. Just don't leave it stuck to a painted model surface for more than a day, as it may mark the surface.

That a couple a smooth looking models, there. Very nice work.

Very cool El Camino, Bob. Nice and clean, and nicely sorted under the hood, too. It's a sweet looking machine. The 1:1 must have been a fun ride.

That a very fine looking Super Bee, Tom. Very nice.

Pat, you are always building the coolest, most unusual stuff. I'm digging this little critter.

Amazing project. Lovely car. Looking great so far.

Very cool Galaxie, Elliot. Your modifications have really brought this kit around. All round cool style, too. Very nicely done.

Good looking Studebaker.

Beautiful Esprit! Very clean, the paint work is top notch and I love the colour. One of the nicest builds of this kit, for sure.

Don't let him get up your skirt, Don. Just ignore him, that's what I do. Your question is perfectly valid, and I for one am keen to read the responses. Carry on as you were; it's a good question asked in the right place.

Maybe none. Maybe that's the problem. Maybe some of those young, hip engineers and designers in the sixties and seventies stepped outside for a smoke break and passed around a doobie or two, then, swimming in inspiration, went back inside and built us some cool cars. Though, one day one of them dropped a hit of acid and we ended up with the Pacer.

Holy carp! I thought I was looking at the 1:1 reference photos.

Oh goody! I watching this one. This is going to be cool. Lovely TR6 by the way.

Was the T-Bird photo taken in Blind River? My sister and I just did a cross-country road trip a couple weeks ago, and I swear I saw it just around the corner from the motel we stayed at there.

That looks great, Greg. I'm really digging your Dart; love the colours. I always finish off with a rub of Tamiya wax to add that little bit of luster, and to make finger prints easy to remove. Be aware, though, that the wax makes the body quite slippery to handle.

Very cool!

Nice work on the Daytona. It's good to see these Gunze kits built.

Beautiful race car, and fine finish work.

Good looking Ford from a great era in WRC. Nicely done.

Yes, I know exactly the thing you are experiencing. Curiously I find it more prevalent with the Finish grit, but I think it is quite normal. I've been using Tamiya polishes for years and find this to be quite common with aggressive rubbing. When it does, I keep right on going, bringing out that great finish, trying to keep the pasty stuff on new areas and working it around. When polishing, I give at least two polishes of the Finish stuff. If I'm not happy, I go back and do a rub with Fine, then the Finish again. Be careful with that Course stuff; it can really remove some paint, especially at edges and panel gaps. If you sand to 10, 000, don't use the Course, and you probably don't have to go too hard with the Fine, either.

I dig 'em, especially the Old pro Nova. It really projects the early-years vibe. cool stuff.

LOVE! IT! Very cool Escort. That's one sweet little Ford. Very nicely done. I need one of these. I recently bought the Belkits kit which I will build as a fast-road car, but I would really like to do one as a stock bodied car, too.

Nice tribute. I'm digging this build. Nice colours, and the Chevy looks great with a proper set of tires and wheels. They really transform the look.

Good looking puddle jumper, Jim. The textured finish on the cap is interesting. Nicely done.

Super cool short-tracker, Bob. What a wicked look, and a good period vibe, too. I love it!