Painting with Scratches on Body?

[Kaze]

Do Cuts and Scratches on the body affect the paint when you spray paint the body?

[civic_guy]

Depends on how deep the scratch is...alot of small ones will dissapear when you sand the body down before the painting process.

[DRFTKO]

yes, most scratches will be able to be sanded out!!!

[mxracer154]

you have to sand the body first then paint it and you should be fine...

[f250]

You could primer it and then sand it. That would help fill the scratches in.

[civic_guy]

It really depends on how deep and severe the scratches are...there's a good chance that sanding will do just fine.

[f250]

Originally Posted by civic_guy116

It really depends on how deep and severe the scratches are...there's a good chance that sanding will do just fine.

That Tamiya putty is good stuff too. You can fix all kinds of crap with it.

[Thriller]

woa there was the exact same thread started a while ago.....and if not too deep, just sand over the scratches and then paint. If really deep (like a crater of some sort ) then you can always use putty to fill the hole in.

[supra999]

Originally Posted by f250

That Tamiya putty is good stuff too. You can fix all kinds of crap with it.

Where do you find Tamiya putty?

[Archon_Ramie]

Also if you go to your local comic book/game store if they sell Games WOrkshop miniatures more than likely they will also have Games Workshop 2 part epoxy which is really awesome. Not only can you use it to fill holes/scratches but you can also sculpt stuff with it.

[f250]

Originally Posted by supra999

Where do you find Tamiya putty?

I found it at a local hobby shop.

[REDisFASTER]

Yeah, sand the body slowly using sandpaper with more and more grit (for a smoother finish) prime, then spray a few coats, leaving time for each coat to get tacky before applying the next coat. Let it dry completely, then clearcoat! woo

[supra999]

Originally Posted by f250

I found it at a local hobby shop.

thanks

[RedSXmodder]

Just sand, primer, paint and polish. If you polish, all the scratches not filled by primer or paint will be removed. It also adds a great finish to your paint job.

Later,
RedSXmodder