Baxter1074 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Thanks for having me, everyone. I'm 45 and just now getting back into my childhood hobby, but with more patience lol. I am starting out by locating most of the cars that I have owned or the wife has owned. I have a quick question though. I have started really paying attention to the bodies. I sand, prime, sand, prime, paint, sand, paint and then wet sand before I attempt a clear coat......is this common practice? Also.....do I apply decals before or after the clear coat? Thank you again, I look forward to being here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Welcome to the forum Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 You can post your prime,paint,sand,polish questions to the questions section for comments from the members. You're on the best ever forum to find inspiration and advice. Welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo78 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Welcome Brian and have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Welcome Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Welcome Brian! On 7/23/2020 at 8:29 PM, Baxter1074 said: I sand, prime, sand, prime, paint, sand, paint and then wet sand before I attempt a clear coat......is this common practice? If it works for you, it doesn't matter at all what is common practice. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky1943 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Hey Brian, It's all in the preference. I don't like clear coats myself, but....I think it would be best to put the decal (unless they are really old) under the clear coat. Keeps everything level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Decals.. it depends on what the finish of the decal would be in real life. For instance, racing sponsor stickers are vinyl and have a distinctly different shine than the body. Some racing stripes have a matte finish. I wouldn’t clear over those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Welcome to our plastic playground Brian. All of the above suggestions/comments are great regarding decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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