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I supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.victoria.austra...
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: engine rebuild questions and painting questions
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Tue, 01 June 2004 20:03
 
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sandman sounds like you're talking from experience... 
hi fill is typically yeah a thicker primer. i found that using a 2.4mm nozzle on my gun it wouldn't apply really well so i thinned it out - my gun pot holds 600ml of paint, so, typically i'd put 400ml of hi fill and 100ml of thinner just to help it move (thats 500ml in total i know) - leaving room for breathing
FWIW paint i typically mixed with 200ml paint to 300ml thinner
(1 - 1.5)
primer was 1:1 (250ml primer, 250ml thinner)
and clear was 200ml clear 400ml thinner - got awesome gloss this way - any thicker and the clear would end up furry FWIW.
so far my finish has been extremely shiny off the gun and 100% moreso after the clear. its a hard job but very much well worth it. and don't rush your prep work (believe me i've screwed some of mine up in areas)
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