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Re-Painting Chassis

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  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 7:31 PM

Denatured alcohol and a soft brush will clean up Vallejo MC in very short order. It won't harm the plastic and/or any glued joints.

  • Member since
    June 2017
Posted by uga08 on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 3:40 PM
I use Vallejo Primer Surface, usually gray or white.
  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 12:49 PM

What are you using for primer? If it is a hot primer, you may not want to use it over the paint.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    June 2017
Re-Painting Chassis
Posted by uga08 on Monday, June 5, 2017 8:43 PM

Hello fellow modelers!

I have a question regarding re-painting:

I am building a Ford Coupe. I primed it, following with some coats of a medium blue color from Vallejo. This paint was a pain to airbrush since it's from the Model Color series, very thick, no matter how much I thinned it, it was really hard to apply.

After a couple of days I realized I didn't like the way it looked, so I wanted to change the color of the entire chassis for a glossy dark blue. My question is:

- Should I prime it again on top of the medium blue color and then apply the new color?

- Should I paint it directly with the new color?

- Should I scrape the old color with something to return to the original plastic color and then proceed as usual with prime then new paint? In case afirmative, what do you recommend I use for this considering it's acrylic paints?

Thank you very much for the help!

Sebastian

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