jayhkr Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Hey guys, well I finally got the body of my '59 Vette stripped down and was going to redo it with Donn's techniques. Well I think I got a step mixed up and I sprayed the metalizer on there before I went through the 4000, 8000, and 12,000 grit sanding. I actually did this step AFTER I sprayed the metalizer on. When I did this I thought to myself that this is backwards and sure enough when I re-watched his DVD I was wrong. So my question is this, the plastic now has what looks like "smudges" or faint scratches in them. Should I hit it again with the metalizer or just continue on? First time through Donn's techniques and I knew I would mess up something.
LoneWolf15 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Ed , Relax ! No harm , no foul ! Wet sand the body , wash it off , dry it , reshoot the metallizer , let it flashout . Give it about 30 seconds and then apply your paint ! The metallizer is only used under the pearls and metallics , otherwise , shoot your standard colors right onto the prepped plastic .
jayhkr Posted March 2, 2012 Author Posted March 2, 2012 Ahh, ok I didn't know you only used it for pearls and metallics. I'm just shooting straight gloss so I'll probably stick with my standard primer then. Thanks Donn!
jayhkr Posted March 2, 2012 Author Posted March 2, 2012 Just for the heck of it (and since I already took them) here are those pictures of what I was talking about!
LoneWolf15 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) You can shoot the standards over top of it without a problem , it's just something I generally don't do ! As for what you are seeing , mark wise , the enamels will fill all of that in . Remember ! Multiple , mist coats ! Edited March 2, 2012 by LoneWolf15
jayhkr Posted March 4, 2012 Author Posted March 4, 2012 Then I'm good to go huh? Can't wait to see how this turns out!
Jdurg Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 To be honest, those "smudges" actually make it look more like real metal. Most metal sheets or objects I've seen have the discolorations in areas and your photos seem to replicate that. It's pretty amazing how metallic those look.
jayhkr Posted March 4, 2012 Author Posted March 4, 2012 Yeah.... I uhhh.....meant to do that..... Yeah!!!
Jdurg Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 Serendipity is a wonderful thing. That's how I came into existence!
TonyC75 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Ed , Relax ! No harm , no foul ! Wet sand the body , wash it off , dry it , reshoot the metallizer , let it flashout . Give it about 30 seconds and then apply your paint ! The metallizer is only used under the pearls and metallics , otherwise , shoot your standard colors right onto the prepped plastic .Hey Donn,When you shoot standard colors (not pearls or Metallics ) do you NOT use any primer at all???
peteski Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) I often shoot mild (not hot) paints over bare plastic. That minimizes the overall paint thickness (which makes for a better model). But that only works with paints made for plastic models (like Testors, Tamiya, etc.) Edited January 25, 2016 by peteski
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