Polishing zero-paints 2k diamond clear

[Rich7284]

Really nervous about doing this? Will this ruin the beautiful shine on my model? Really appreciate the advice.

[Matt Bacon]

12 hours ago, Rich7284 said:

Really nervous about doing this? Will this ruin the beautiful shine on my model? Really appreciate the advice.

Polish as little of it as possible. Zero Diamond does NOT need to be polished overall, as you can see. If you have the odd little dust speck, then use a medium sanding stick or small bit of 320 wet and dry to get it smooth (cured 2K is much harder than hobby lacquer), then use Meguiars Scratch X followed by something like Novus or Microscale polish to restore the shine. It really is a case of just fixing blemishes, not polishing the whole thing. If you have orange peel, and you’ve let the 2K cure for more than 24 hours, you have a problem, because it will be very hard to polish out. To be frank, if you have bad orange peel in 2K, I’d put it down to experience, move on, and fine tune your airbrushing to avoid it next time (I’ve only seen it happen with Zero 2K once, when it was hot, and I was distracted and left it about 20 minutes before starting to spray the mixed up 2K, which was too long).

Full write-up here:

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234956647-matts-tips-for-painting-cars/

best,

M.

Edited July 27, 2019 by Matt Bacon