AT THE BENCH WITH MINI!

[diymirage]

thanks darren, i never thought of doing ot that way

ill give it a try

[David@MinidreamsInc.]

That was just Crazy cool. Are you using HOK paint? or what brand is it? my whole problem with automotive paint is trying to find one that is easy to use.

I use all automotive colors like PPG , Duppont, Matrix, and American Finishes as well as the real Val Spar HOK. Plus all i use is real 3 part clears from Nason as it works great for scale models and is WAY CHEAPER then PPG .

I spary with a jamming gun or MINI cut in gun and air brushes so on my colors i mix 1:1 with thinner instead of reducer so it doesn't dry as thick and flashes faster ! By doing it this way it will not leave the build up on the car as some have spoke about having problems with. I also only use auto body 3m masking tape. Its a bit pricey fellas but it cuts great and as you can see that if its applied correctly it has no bleeding.

Now on the clear i use i use Nason

Its a 4:1 but i mix mine 4:2:1

4 parts clear

2 parts med temp active

1 parts urathane reducer fast

If you use Thinner in place of the reducer if will dull the clear down and you'll have to spend a ton of time cutting it and polishing to relive the luster of the clear !

Plus by doing it this way i can wet sand and polish if it needs it or start building my kit with in 6-8 after appling clear !

And like stated above if you still feel that you edges are being felt you can wet sand it with 1500 and then reapply clear as needed but when using a mixed clear you get great build up and they also sell a style called HI SOILDS but its a tad costly but 2 coats vs 4 and your done !

I hope any of this post helps any one and thanks for your comments ! I leave you with another build !

[Mooneyzs]

Very Cool Tutorial!! thanks for sharing with all of us. Your cars look great.

[Speedster]

Great tips thanks!

[made007]

ive never built a lowrider, but with this tutorials, i think im gonna give it a try, its just awesome how this turns out at the end

[Jon Cole]

That is a fine tuitorial! As for me, it looks time-consuming, but "do-able". I wasn't a lowrider fan, but I do have a profound respect for their style of paint design. I want to try one now.

[Modlbldr]

David-

Thanks for the tutorial on this. As you may know, I've been asking a few questions about how to do a paint job like this. I'm glad that you have answered a lot of my questions and it doesn't look as hard as I thought. We'll see how it turns out when I give it a try. Thanks again.

Later-

[ewaskew]

Great How to.

Thanks for showing us.