Quote History Originally Posted By downrivertrash:
Haven't built a model in a looong time. I could never master the gloss finish on a large area.
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Here’s a trick that works for me…..be a paint and bodyman for 11 years.
I actually had to repaint the tops of the wings because they just would not gloss out. And this goofy paint would not buff out. I had one spot I fought with for two weeks. I’d polish it, it would look great and an hour later it looked like I never touched it.
I decanted Tamiya TS-15 spray bomb into a bottle and then airbrushed it. I learned to lay it on thick and heavy to the point of it almost running. I actually had to “roll” the model as the fresh paint started flashing off. To make it look really great, wet sand with 1200 grit and respray.
FWIW, my Iwata airbrush could not pass enough paint with a 0.3 tip. I had to use my Grex airbrush with a fan attachment.