So this is the first model car project / painting I've done in 10 years and after months of off and on work I don't want to screw up! The base kit for my project is the AMT '32 Ford Roadster and I am going to paint the body, wheels and some other components with Testors Colors by Boyd "Kandy Purple Pearl." Just today I have primed everything in Testors flat white on my newly constructed "overkill" paint stand and after sufficient drying time I will wetsand and reaply primer if necessary to fill in any flaws that show up. Now, before applying the purple I am thinking that a silver basecoat should be applied as pearls and metallics are usually fairly transparant and coverage should be better over silver, rather than white especially on panel lines and sharp corners where paint tends to run away from. I'm also thinking that with the silver underneath the final color and shade will show and look better.
Is my "thinking" on the right track? Need some opinions please!
BTW, these colors are all aerosol cans.
