Don Nicholson '61 Impala OS/S.

Brutalform · March 27

I’m pretty new to clearing over decals also. I only did one car, a 68 Chevelle. I plan on clearing a next gen nascar when I’m done with the decals. Mr Hobby Gloss UV Cut is what I used over Tamiya lacquers. Perhaps a bit of water remained under the decal?

W-409 · March 27

Water under the decal came to my mind as well, even though I let the decals dry for a couple of days before clear coating. I have always cleared over decals, it gives them kind of a "painted on-look" compared to them looking just like, well, decals. With the spray paints, I've never had an issue with it.

The issue with me being here in Finland, is that buying supplies is a lot trickier and more expensive. That's one reason I wanted to use the Mipa clear coat that I have leftovers from my latest 1:1 scale painting project.

gtx6970 · March 27

I clear coat all 99% of the builds I do.

It helps to protect and keeps them in place down the road

Ive used Testors enamels, Tamiya lacquers , as well as Upohl, and Duplicolor Urethane clears all sprayed right out of the can with no issues to date ( knocks on wood )

GoatGuy · March 29

Looks great Niko! Love the colors.

W-409 · April 6

Thanks Guys!

I also clear coat all of my builds, doesn't matter if it's a solid paint or metallic, or if it does or doesn't have decals, I clear coat anyway. Because all paints and clear coats polish a little different, then I can polish all of my builds the same way, knowing that it'll work the way I want.

The body is now finally polished (minus the hood, which will still need to be polished, but there's still plenty of time for that). It was a lot of work, mainly because my polishing cloths are starting to be pretty worn out. I got this one done, but for the next one I'll need to shop new ones. The clear polished out ok. Not flawless, but I think I can live with it. Next task will be BMF for chrome trim.

Belugawrx · April 6

Looking good Niko!!

Just a little heads up..while doing Dan Gurney's '61, I found that the bottom line detail in front of the doors is actually a body line not the bottom of the chrome trim...

I had to go back in and trim out that little sliver....just FYI

TransAmMike · April 6

1 hour ago, Belugawrx said:

Looking good Niko!!

Just a little heads up..while doing Dan Gurney's '61, I found that the bottom line detail in front of the doors is actually a body line not the bottom of the chrome trim...

I had to go back in and trim out that little sliver....just FYI

Well that's certainly a little known detail. Who wudda thunk?😂

W-409 · Monday at 05:36 PM

Thank You!

Bruce, you're right, and that's what makes the side trim pretty tricky to foil nicely. Especially with a body that has an extra coat of clear, like this one. :wacko:

Well, today I got the chrome trim done with BMF. Window trim was easy, but the side trim wasn't. While the end result is not perfect, I'm pretty happy how it turned out. Tomorrow I'll need to paint the body from underside and start thinking about installing windows for it.