ayoi84

HEHEHEHE TQ2

     

eeheng

Brother, you got what model else?

     

ayoi84

wut do you mean????

     

TitanRev

Ayoi, yesterday i went to a Tamiya hobby shop and was looking around some polishing compound. I saw ther are a few...whch i'm confused of.
They have..
Tamiya polishing compound in a toothpaste form RM9.90
Tamiya polishing compound (coarse)
Tamiya polishing compound (fine)
Tamiya polishing compound (finish) RM24.90

I'm confused here...why so many type of polishing compound?....which 1 should i just get...i dont want to get all of it...can you give me the spec which is needed ? Can i just get the Tamiya polishing compound (finish) to get a good shine ? Can you tell me what you use for polishing. So that i can buy those stuff only. Thanks...

     

ayoi84

hurmm.. im not master in shine technique.. :(
for me i'm using Tamiya polishing compound (fine & finish) after laying 3 layers of clear coat on body surface.. then put some Tamiya polishing WAX
u can see my z-tune as a example.. :)

     

ben_gsr2s

ayoi..

nice built there.. very detailed WIP.. sure will be much of help & refrence..
can't wait to start mine (vspec II, not z-tune)

     

TitanRev

Hehehe...Ayoi thanks for the tips so I just get the (Fine & Finish) is cukup lah...??Bro before laying down the clear coat, do you wet sand the paint surface ? How does the Tamiya polishing WAX look like..? can show a pic ?

I bought my Z-tune already. Actually bought 2 sets of the same car...Hahaha..wanted to paint different colour so can have 2 different versions....Hehehe Oh, i got my Detail up parts too. Ayoi, want to ask you, what you used to cut the photo etched parts ? cause at the back it says have to use Tamiya cutter and file..really nessesary ?

Now i still need TS-13, clear red,orange, polishing compound,Tamiya masking tape and some TS spray paints.

     

ayoi84

V-spec II?? woah sure cun punyelaaa :) wut color u want to use??? mica blue???

sorry i never try wet sanding b4.. i'm oso a bit kompius how to do wet sanding hehe so anyone have tried b4.. pls gve us lessons!! :)

for PE set i'm using my modelling knife haha buat slow2 sure will be ok :)

wut color do you want to lay on ur z-tune???

here Tamiya modelling wax

     

zenlim

For wet sandind a car wad u need is 1500 grift n 2000 grift sand paper , firstly use 1500 grift paper to sand on the car body using some water , after a few round of sanding when you using tissue paper to wipe the car body u will c it look like disaster when it is dry when but relax, its ok so now time to check is there any place that havent sand through if there is sand it again using 1500 grift paper until u sand it down nicely ... u can check more easily if that car body is sand completely or not by wipe the car till dry ..after its ok den sand it again with 2000 grift paper using some water till nice nice...u can feel the smoothness if u wipe it dry , n feel it with ur finger ...but at the same time the car will look no shine at all but relax bro...if u were satisfy with the smoothness take some car wax (whatever brand 4 me i using normal wax oso shine shine 1 ) den wax it using clean n smooth cloth if u wan better effect u can rub the wax a bit by a bit using ur finger on certain area till the wax dry like eraser dust this is the time u wipe those wax dust using clean n smooth cloth or another of ur clean finger, so now u can compare the area with unwax area n u can c the different but 1time is not enough,after 1st time wax thot i will look abit shine but still look not so smooth instead of rough but keep it on with 2nd , 3rd, 4th times ,to get shiner u must wax at least 3 time the more times u wax the shiner u get ...after wax u can c how shine is the car compare to before wax...

PS* 1. Do not give up if the car still look not shine after few times of wax ,keep it on wax as many time untill u satisfy with the car shine....remember the more times u wax the shiner u get...4 mine model i wax it at least 10 times to get it shine...

2. about the pressure of wet sanding there is no certain pressure as long as u didnt sand untill those paint gone ..lol

Good luck modelling bro.. Cheers~~~

     

zenlim

I didnt even use compound 4 my model , even those wax are also cheap cheap wax but also very shine ler...hehe

     

ayoi84

TQ zenlim for ur wet sanding technique :)
Bro zenlim, how many layer clear/base coat on ur model???
where to get 1500 grift n 2000 grift sand paper??

     

TitanRev

Ayoi, u can get 1500 grit and 2000 grit wet sanding papre from hardware store. I bought mine already. cost you Rm1.50/piece. I haven't started to assemble my Z-tune yet. I want to get all the things completely 1st then only I start.

     

ayoi84

haha tats the best way.. but for me i'm still dono how to get flat red for my interior.. ive already bought tamiya XF-7 flat red (bottle), using handpaint the result really bad.. i dont have airbrush.. till now i cant finish my z-tune :(