Randy Ayers Nascar Modeling Forums

[Tom Birky]

For those of you that have built a Coke car, red first, then gold?, or other way around? Any close match in Tamiya or should I just order from Scale finishes?

Thx! Tom

[spooker]

FWIW, I've always had trouble with my masking pulling off or dulling the gold, altho it has been some time since I've done a car with gold. With newer masking materials and modern paint, maybe not so much of a concern anymore.

[BW]

Hey Tom! I always paint my BA builds with the red first (Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red over Tamiya Fine White Primer.) After the red dries, I mask over the red and I paint the gold (Tamiya TS-21 over the same Tamiya Fine White Primer.) After the gold dries and while it is still masked, I airbrush two or three coats of clearcoat over the gold using Tamiya X-22 Gloss Clear, or Mr. Color GX 112 UV. After everything has dried, I decal and finish the body. I quit clear coating over my decals years ago after ruining a few expensive decals. Hope this helps! Happy modeling!

[Tom Birky]

That's the info I needed guys. Thanks Spooker and BW! I have some builds over 30 years old and they still look great with no clear coat. Also appreciate the paint numbers.

BW, my mom's side of the family is from Arley, Alabama. Doesn't look to be too far from you. I have great memories of summer vacations to see my grandma down there. I remember building Bobby Issacc's Daytona Charger on her front porch.

Tom

[Tom Birky]

So to be clear, after red, you mask then shoot white primer, then gold, then clear? No clear on the red? I assume you're airbrushing clear to get a good color separation.

Tom

[spooker]

Not sure what BW meant with his clear, but I ALWAYS shoot a coat of clear over the masking edges to seal it. Let it barley dry, shoot the second color and then de-mask as soon as possible. Really sharpens the color separation lines. Gold is a fairly fragile color, so clear over gold is not a bad idea, in general.

[BW]