Clear-Before or after ?

[dartman]

I have a question about clear.Do I decal and foil before or after applying clear.The clear will be testors one shot,Lacquer in a can or

clear acrylic.The paint is testors one shot also.Whatta ya think?

[High octane]

That subject has been gone over many times Alan. I myself prime, paint, and clear the body and then let it "gas out" for a week or so before using polishing cloths of different grits to level out and polish the clear to a brilliant shine. I then apply my BMF and decals. Since I store my finished models inside the house in a curio cabinet, I don't have to worry about protecting them. No rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc. to worry about.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

I know a couple people here on the forum that chrome the script before they even paint, then use very fine q-tips,l like those from tamyia, with thinner to remove the paint from the scripts, looks very realistic. But even they wait to do the main foil until after the paint has gased out and been buffed out. Take a look at some of Steven Guthmiller's work, and you will see what I mean. Just look for some of his posts.

Edited July 23, 2014 by Modelbuilder Mark

[Force]

It depends...if I do a race car I never clear before decals as they are vinyl stickers anyway...on modern race cars the whole car is foiled with vinyl.

But if the decals are flames or stripes that would be painted on the real car I would consider clearing after.
I have never cleared over BMF.

[crazyjim]

I've cleared over BMF on a few builds. No big deal.

[dartman]

I know it's been gone over and I should have done a search. Looks like I will clear and then decal and

foil.Thanks for the help guys.