Thought about posting this under “painting” but there is a lot of airbrush specific talk over there.
What is the process most modelers use to do a simple semi-gloss interior coat on the underside (inside) of a car body? Do modelers paint the body first then tape off and do thier interior or do they do the interior first? Is taping off the way to go or is there something easier?
Well, I paint the body nice and pretty. Then I take a fairly large brush like a 1/4" or slightly larger and brush the paint on i n several thinned coats. And use a smaller brush on the windshield supports (or whatever they’re called) and other things like that. Looks good to me. This may be a little boring, but I’d prefer doing that that getting spray on my beautiful bod.
Personally, I paint the inside first, and then paint the outside, only because if I screw up, and have a little bit of bleed or touch-up, I’d much rather have that on the inside, where it may be hidden, than on the outside.
If its the same colour as the outer body then I spray the interior at the same time as the exterior (I use spray cans) but I won’t apply the final “wet” coats to the inside that I would with the exterior so the finsh remains a semi-matt rather than semi gloss. If its a different colour then depending upon how much could be seen through the windows I will either paint the interior first, mask off and paint the exterior or generally because I’m lazy, I’ll paint the interior by hand with a wide brush. Either works for me.
Yeah, I think I am going to try the brush method. Are you using acrylic? Is coats an issue? I primered in white for a light body color. Now I have this white interior I need to turn black. Should’ve thought about this first! Oh, well, any ideas?
No problem with a black interior. You may need to do 2 coats. I use acrylics 95% of the time and generally find 2 light coats is better than 1 heavy coat.
Acrylics all the way baby! Easier to clean if you accidentally screw up. And, in my opinion acrylics give a better color. nicholma said it - light coats. Lets us know how it turns out, dude!!
I’m going to give that brushing method a shot myself, 'cause I’m lazy too!!![:P][;)] Thanks for that little tidbit!!!
All the model cars I’ve built have had the body separate from the interior/chassis assembly so I’ve always painted the interior and body separately and then toward completion of the model slip the body over the interior.
Yea why not get it all measured up then paint and then put together??
I’ve got to agree with kik36…do the inside first. If you coat it with a little matte finish, and use light strength tape, it’ll work fine…and man oh man I would be peeved if any of the interior paint got on the body…[:(!]
I’ve used brushes too, because in reality, it is quite hard to notice the quality of a headliner in a model car…given the “not quite real” window glass.
anyways…just one of a ton of ways
-jonathan
For me it depends on the car. i will normally do the exterior first and allow the body to dry throughly. then mask the window areas (to prevent the color getting on the outside) and paint the interior color. then i will mask and aint the windo rubbers on the outside. then polish the paint on the exterior to make a great finish!!! works for me