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Shawn,

Once again, two excellent paint jobs. They look far better in person than what the photos depict.

I forgot to ask you yesterday, do you prime the bodies first, and if so, with Tamiya primer? I was wondering if white bodies could be painted without the primer if they were first washed with Simple Green and plenty of warm water to remove any traces of mold release still on the body?

Thanks.

Jim J.

Thanks, Jim! Before I start, I wash the body with dishwashing liquid to remove any left over oil from the molding process. I use primer first to help smooth out some of the rough areas in the body. I use the Tamiya white fine primer for this. I have made a stand from a Slot.it body screw epoxied on the end of a chop stick. This allows for the body to be raised and still able to paint the bottom part of the body. I'll mist the first 2 coats of the base color them 1-3 coats of medium spray. I tend to wait a day before actually painting once the primer is on. I'll mask the car off for any other paint work like the interiors on the Porsches and the headlight buckets. I use the Tamiya making tape as it's easy to apply and remove. Once that's done, I'll leave overnight and follow the next day with the decals. Allow the decals to dry overnight and then spray the clear over the entire body like the base paint. Once that has been allowed to dry, assemble the rest of the body parts.

Shawn,
Excellent tips, thank you. I have several white body kits and rattle cans of Tamiya paint and primer. The only thing I'm missing is Tamiya clear. I was thinking of trying the Future floor "wax" for the clear coat. I've read you can spray it thru your airbrush straight out of the bottle without diluting it, and you have water/windex cleanup. It flows out real nice, and presents a pretty durable finish once dried.

Jim J.