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Ok, you model gurus out there, I need help. It has been back in the 70's since I was into building car models. My kid is really into the Dukes of Hazzard for some reason, and we have found a cool Revell 69 Dodge Charger R/T he wants to put togethor. The Paint Guide calls for around 16 different colors (if we follow the instructions. ![](/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif) Anyway, we will be substituting the Blue Metallic for the Orange to make a Dukes car. My question, is how do you paint these things? I would think to get the best results you would use aerosal spray cans? Not sure if using a brush would provide a nice end results without streaks? Some of the smaller parts I would think you could use a brush, but the exterior body panels I think would not look as nice if brushed? Thanks, in advance....
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I would use spray for the exterior--much smoother application. For other things use a brush, but not one of the cheap plastic bristle ones. If you can, invest in a couple of nice brushes. Don't have any recommendations--been about 20 years or so since I did a model. If I remember correctly, brushes can get outrageously expensive. I don't know what kind of brush goes best with model paint.
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For the body, I used an airbrush. I painted a few layers (2 or 3, I think) and then used the spray gloss coating. Brushed body color just looks horrible. You could try spray paint; I never tried it for the body, since someone gave me an airbrush pretty quickly after I started building models. The Testors airbrush I had was pretty crummy, though.
If you do go the airbrush route, be sure to put the propellant in a bucket of water while you're using it. It'll last longer.
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Oh yeah, the same birthday I got the airbrush, I also got a respirator. Not a terrible idea. ![](/boards/images/graemlins/wink.gif)
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If you really wanted to get a smooth finish on the model with spray paint you could wet sand it by hand with some fine grit sandpaper inbetween fully-dried coats.
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See, I never had that kind of patience. ![](/boards/images/graemlins/tongue.gif)
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For upholstery, and a lot of engine/chassis parts make sure you use a flat paint, it can be easily made by mixing a bit of talcum powder with gloss paint, in fact that gives you a very wide range of colours. Also flat black for fan belts and things like that. details, details ![](/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif)
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Long after I was a child and I wanted to do a few Mopar muscle cars, I got a friend to mix the body colour in acrylic enamel... and painted the other parts in water-based acrylics, then gloss or dullcoated them. The acrylics work very well, dry a LOT faster (for recoats and fine detail) and look a little less "model paint" unrealistic in the end. Loved going back and doing models as an adult... had all the patience to do the things I didn't as a kid, like painting "Fram" on the oil filter, adding scuffs to the tires for realism, painting the dashboard gauges, etc. Still want to someday get a model, and build it as a beater, use the soldering iron and styrofoam cutter to add rust holes, etc... Bren R.
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