Primer, Paint and Clear Coat Questions...

[C.A. Whitecloud]

You need to get rid of that texture - it will telegraph into the topcoat .

Does wet or dry make a difference?

 

[urumomo]

wet is more efficient .
better

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

And add panel lines BEFORE color?

 

[urumomo]

Huh ?

Elaborate please

 

[scalebuilderchad]

I scribe panel lines first, before primer.

If you are talking about using a panel line paint, you have to do that after you apply paint and clear. If you apply panel line paint when the finish is matte, the surrounding matte paint or primer will absorb the panel line paint.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

I'm sorry for being vague. I've rubbed out the primer to a smooth finish. Should I use the panel liner on the primer before the color coat? I ask because I've seen that done on the mighty YT.

 

[urumomo]

You're talking about pre-shading .
Doesn't work with rattlecan alkyd , too opaque .
Or .
you got an airbrush and you're spraying acrylic ?

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Yeah that.

I'm so ready to get an airbrush, just having trouble designating an area to set up.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

If you use panel liner before color, you will lose the panel line effect.

Besides, I never use panel liner on all of my auto body kits. Most folks don't anyway.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Is it best to wet sand ,or just polish?

 

[urumomo]

Sand ?
why ?
Didn't you get enough of that already ?

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Sand ?
why ?
Didn't you get enough of that already ?

Just not letting that go, huh? I learned from that, STICK TO ACRYLIC. I'll need to graduate up to enamels.

 

[urumomo]

Why do you want to sand the paint ?

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

It's written down, in the thing.
IDK. All mighty YT.

 

[urumomo]

clear coat it

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Why do you want to sand the paint ?

Besides, not nice to answer a question with a question.

 

[urumomo]

Is something wrong with the color coat ?
like orange peel or something ?

BTW , what is that green paint ? Type

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Is something wrong with the color coat ?
like orange peel or something ?

BTW , what is that green paint ? Type

Tamiya Metallic Candy Lime Green. It went down well IMO.

*Cheap lighting

 

[urumomo]

That's an acrylic .

Just clear coat it

 

[Jon Mopar]

I know I'm a newbie here, but if there's a heavy texture to it, clear coat won't hide it. Somethings it even amplifies it unless you do wet coats. Color wet sanding between base coats yields a good flat finish for your clear. Just don't polish! But be sure to hold a light to it after you've levelled out the paint, to insure you're happy with the metallic distribution etc, otherwise you may get lighter spots and dark spots, or tiger stripes (that's a term more for improper paint technique but if you sand things and they're uneven, it can also be an issue). I paint real cars so take that advice for what it's worth. I'm no pro when it comes to the scale stuff . I use automotive stuff

That aside, your base coat looks level enough to accept a couple of good coats of clear, and then wet sand/polish after that as needed