odvelasc wrote on 07/01/09 at 06:37:08:Rocco wrote on 06/30/09 at 18:39:23:thank u sir! and i will! i went with a not too glossy clear coat so maybe that would help!
Will the clear coat stick to the bare metal?
I couldnt get the darn prime off those ridges under tank. There were some dimple with primer so I just left it lol. Have you considered primer then a paint that gives the gun metal grey/brushed metal look?
well last night we sprayed the tank with the "clear" lacquer and it came out kind of grey...no swirls or anything so i figured it just needed to dry. an hour later it looked the same, like i had painted it grey and didn't prep properly lol so we took that off and went and bought a different kind of clear.
it kind of filled in the scratches as well, i guess cuz they are so fine and they're not embedded in there. but a little wax made the swirls come through.
i def don't want to paint the tank flat black, that's just way too plain. so i was looking into gun metal, and even rust lol i'm going to leave it for now and just get back on because i'm twitching!
i have a feeling she is going to become a firelizard and be made better a couple of times!