When I paint the trim on my car models, I use a lacquer color base coat for the car and then use a Tamiya acrylic for the trim. If there is paint that gets onto the car body or places I have to clean up, what is the best way to do this? I don’t want to scrape the paint with e toothpick or modeling knife since it would put scratches on the car body. What should I do if I don’t want to brush paint touch up lacquer paint back on the body to cover up the acrylic mistakes?
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I’d suggest that you mask closely to the molding with fine line tape or Tamiya white tape. Burnish down tight with a toothpick. Then brush or spray the trim, and unmask.
Tamiya acrylics are solvent to Windex or anything containing ammonia. That should have little or no impact on a cured lacquer basecoat…but as the instructions always say, “…test first on a hidden or non-critical area.”
(In point of fact, I’ve even had success using Windex to clean ‘fresh’ Tamiya acrylic from older and fully-cured Tamiya acrylic…but it takes patience and a light touch. On lacquer it should be a breeze…but the ‘minimal’ amount required is always best.)