With a bit more practice under my belt I would suggest that either airbrushing or spraying the primary color on you car is the best way to go.
Panda is right on the money with not mixing acrylic and enamel paints :blush: When you spray enamel ontop of acrylic it tends to bubble or strip the acrylic layer (I found that you can hand paint acrylic ontop of enamel with good results-but it is best to keep it simple and not mix). I also agree that primer should be used when painting light colors as you will have to spray on more layers of paint on without using a primer. And last… ph2t and others are right on the money when they tell you to warm the paint (and shake it) as it will give you MUCH better results. Just don’t shake the airbrush propellant:)
As for sanding prior to painting I feel that for me it only helped on previously painted cars (helped take off a layer or two of paint so the final job doesn’t look so thick). On clear bodies I just make sure the body is clean. But I am open to other ideas on this one.
sorry for the long post and thanks Panda, should have listened to you earlier:smiley2:
