Just my 2 cents worth gang....bear in mind that the color pigments for model
paints are ground much finer than those for a car or house therefore by using
automotive paint on your models you may not get good coverage. Also I NEVER mix
brands If I am using ScalecoatII then I use Scalecoat II thinner. I prefer
ScalecoatII but they do not have a few of the colors which i use so sometimes I
have to mix custom colors.
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From: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:32:53 +0000
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Mixing (and matching) paint
I get my colors from my auto body shop. Today we use a water base paint
and it works very well for me on my model trains. The paint shop has a color
book with every imaginable shade with a formula. Sprays, dries and covers just
like model water base. And is just as thin. Will not harm plastic and use a
shake can of etch primer on raw brass. The etch prime is so thin you can see
thru it.
If you are having a problem of matching the sheen and to help with good color
match. Try what we did way back in the lacquer days. Your first coat would be
on the whole panel and it would be a gloss clear. Let dry then lay down your
color and blend out. Let dry so you don't move your color and cover with your
dull or semi dull finish coat.
Mike S
