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Heya everyone, another question. I'm near the finish of my lowered dual exhaust black dodge hemi challegner with external motormojiggy on hood. FOr painting i use a 35 dollar Aztek Airbrush. I was wondering, for a clear finish do you think I would be able to use some clear varnish w/ the airbrush? I was thinkign the varnish might be too think, so you think it would work with some paint thinner in it? or would that just like react with the varnish and blow it up? Help?

ziprc wrote:Heya everyone, another question. I'm near the finish of my lowered dual exhaust black dodge hemi challegner with external motormojiggy on hood. FOr painting i use a 35 dollar Aztek Airbrush. I was wondering, for a clear finish do you think I would be able to use some clear varnish w/ the airbrush? I was thinkign the varnish might be too think, so you think it would work with some paint thinner in it? or would that just like react with the varnish and blow it up? Help?

It's not good mixing types of paints, some paints don't like to stick to each other, will eat the paint below, or just have a nasty chemical reaction, so I do not reccomend you use varnish. If you've been using enamels stick with enamel, if you've been using laquer, stick with laquer, and for best results try not to mix brands either.

yea I'd think varnish would be too thick.
and using paint thinner probably isn't a good idea, could eat your plastic and/or paint.

I'd just go to a hardware or hobby store and buy a small can of clear coat.

ya if you mix your paints you get little bubbles comin up and little pits or "orangepeel"

yea and don't push it and lay the clear coat on too thick like I did:
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... ght=#13950

CaboWabo wrote:yea and don't push it and lay the clear coat on too thick like I did:
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... ght=#13950

Is that what the wrinkles are on the front? I was wondering about that.

sure as shit - I don't know what I was thinking...
I know better...
oh well - another stunt car body lol

in one of these threads payaso said to use floorwax. leme look

http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... x&start=15

Yeah, Future brand floor polish works great. You don't need to thin it for airbrushing, and it removes easily with Windex or any other ammonia-based cleaner. If you do a search for "scale model clearcoat Future" you'll find tons of information and tips. All the really badass scale modellers use it.