Subaru BRZ (ZD8) - Work in progress
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18 5 December 2023, 14:00
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Nice start. I think Alclad Copper needs a gloss black to work? In the pictures your body looks matte?
Edit: nope. Copper works on regular primer: alclad2.com/how-to/
14 December 2023, 05:40
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Copper should go fine on regular primer, chrome and polished alu requires a gloss base. Probably I'll anyway mess up something 😂
14 December 2023, 06:38
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Repainted the aft of the interior once more, there was still some mess left after the last sanding. Otherwise the interior and bottom is pretty much ready.
Will probably paint the body during the weekend, not yet sure what to do with the firewall… leave it copper or go to semi-gloss black 🤔
15 December 2023, 19:17
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Thanks Jv! Slowly getting better at masking properly w/o leaking edges. After all I only have a bit over a month of airbrush experience and over 30 years since the last builds 😂
Now I'm pondering if I would dare to tint the rear windows with Tamiya smoke, would look really good but I'm a bit scared I'd f*ck it up…
16 December 2023, 18:59
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Sure a butiful paint job I guess you can try tamiya smoke on something
else to practice first
How did you avoid leaking edges
Thanks for the like by the way
17 December 2023, 02:10
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Have to test smoke on a CD-cover or similar to see how it would work out 🤔 Actually clear blue could also look good…
Would say that patience is the key to less leaks 😂 Mask properly and be sure to "thighten" the critical seam, spray easy (less preasure and amount of paint) and avoid spraying towards the masking seam.
17 December 2023, 06:00
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Thanks for the information
Yes cd cover or anything like that I would sure test on first
17 December 2023, 06:22
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You can tint the windows with Smoke. And if you f*** up, clean right away with thinner and try again.
17 December 2023, 07:38
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@Martin: I will do a test on some scrap first, would not like to have thinner close to the painted windshields if possible 😂
17 December 2023, 08:11
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Mandatory f*ck-up… The top-coat started reacting with the primer and messed up the surface. This despite several days of drying in between and going with 3 really thin layers in the start before two medium layers…
I'll let it sit for a couple of days and see if it would be enough to smooth the surface and add an new layer of Alclad on top. Worst case includes breaking fluid to go back to square one 😵💫
17 December 2023, 10:20
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Wet-sanded the body, mirrors and bonnet with 3000-grit. The surface looks good enough for a new try on the top-coat.
18 December 2023, 10:54
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Should not be old bottles, both the primer and top-coat should be fresh. I guess Vallejos primer is not fully compatible with Alcalad 🤔
18 December 2023, 11:59
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Sad to hear about your problems Sam
But thanks for sharing all your experiences so we can all learn from it
And happy Xmas to all
18 December 2023, 12:51
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@Jv problems are a part of the journey 🙂 Happy to share all my mistakes and misshappenings, hope they can prevent someone from repeating them.
Merry X-max 🎄
18 December 2023, 14:19
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2nd try for the top-coat done, seems to be fine. Some dust on the surface, so a fine sanding/polish with 8000-grit might be needed before clear coating the body.
19 December 2023, 09:39
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OotB build of Tamiya Subaru BRZ