How To: 3-Stage Machine Polishing 2K clear

[@James-rg4kv]

Who's polishing pads are they ?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

links in the description

[@BoCarlson]

A how to airbrush tutorial would be very helpful. If you could include compressor setup and settings that would be awesome.

[@stevewatts3502]

Yer, AND how you clean your ab afterward. Always been tempted by that 2k clear you use, but fear the nightmare clean up, possibly 86ing my kit.

[@pierrededinard1957]

Thanks for this video Tom Can I suggest to show us how to create a gradiant of colors (2 or more ) ?

[@stevehoulihan726]

Two good things for us viewers here: 1, Even experts like you can get orange peel! 2, You show us how to get rid of it. And I'd be happy with the first of the Gravity polishing compounds!

[@KantstandlamGarage]

Love all the videos. Watch every one regardless how repetitive it is. Maybe make a step by step real time video of masking off the window trims? Also cleaning process of your airbrush?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I have done one on the airbrush. And do show the masking every once in a while

[@erwincoplo6305]

Can you use only the tamiya compounds without sanding and using polishing machine? I used course first and then fine. But with fine i got some sticky stuff on it after i wipe it off. I used microfibre cleaning things, the cleaning things we use for glasses, cotton t shirt.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

the compounds alone won't do much.

[@guilhermecole]

Hey man, what's up? Show us some way to make the clear parts more bright and shine than when we unbox the kit.... Do you have some special technique? Thanks and nice work! Congrats!

[@matthausrex5973]

Great video, Can I ask, Do you just machine polish the large flat areas?

[@llittlegreyhound]

Have you tried the Tamiya polishing compounds and wax? Do you know if they are capable of giving a good polish? BTW, maybe a video on how to fit small parts like mirrors for example?

[@scalegarageru]

Napoleon M. Tamiya compounds are too soft for 2k clear

[@flexmarchetti]

Love your work, I have learned from your videos,..question, how many coats of clear do you apply to a model? Do you wait 5 minutes between clear coat spraying? My concern is the 2k clear hardening in my spray gun between coats? What do think??

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

2 or 3 coats, 5 minutes between coats.

[@federicomec1]

Hi, where I can get those foam pads?? Amazing Job

[@IntoTheVoyd]

Great content once again, T. I always come to your channel for ideas, inspiration, and help with my projects. Keep up the killer work. Thanks.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very interesting video. I have never seen this done on a plastic model car.

[@pkasra]

Great tutorials! But how to deal with paint scratches in models? I have few ones with minor but noticeable scratches on the body paint and I would like to remove them. My models are a mixture of composites, diecast, and resin.

[@charliegodwind3936]

The videos are amazing. I think maybe go more in depth with the how to's? Like how you prep a body for painting, or how you mix/reduce airbrush paint and how you set up to airbrush, and maybe even a how to airbrush or how you airbrush video. Thank you for the amazing videos and great content.

[@chrisjuestel7005]

Thanks for your video. Do you recall how long you let the 2K cure before you sanded it? I found a spec sheet that says it cures in 24 hours, I'm just wary because I'm used to clears without accelerators and it's usually a one week wait.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

2 or 3 days depending on how warm it is in the room

[@ItsBlasFamous]

Tom, do you find much of a difference between using a fabric fibrous buffing wheel (like you used to use) and these soft buffing sponges? Do you get less chance of 'burn spots' with the sponges? TIA 😎

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I do indeed. Much more control, and less heat

[@dannypino3130]

Is it better to sand before or after clear coat? I’ve seen a lot of people do both. And also, is it better to use a 3 step of cutting compound fine polish paste and wax from real car equipment, or just the one from gravity colors?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I only sand after clear The gravity set is “real” compound. Just in a smaller package

[@dannypino3130]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel ok perfect thank you so much. You polish after you sand the clear coat correct?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Yes

[@dannypino3130]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel thank you so much.

[@MrWilkusmc]

I’d like to see rust weathering and suspension lowering, maybe some semi truck builds.

[@dirttrackracingforlife7107]

I wish the paint you use was more available in the states. I found only one supplier and last I checked almost everything was backordered.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Zero paints is not the end all be all. There is also gravity colors, splash, scale finishes.. etc etc..

[@dirttrackracingforlife7107]

Thanks!

[@JHartModelworks]

@@dirttrackracingforlife7107 The way Hobbyworld-usa works is they list pretty much everything that isn't a standard easily sold color as "back ordered". Then at the end of the month he places a large bulk order of all the back ordered products as well as some standard stuff and has it shipped all at once. This is because the prices for shipping flammable paints from Europe to the U.S. is insane as there is a flat fee of like $60 or $70 to ship flammables on top of the standard weighted shipping costs. If you were to buy single bottles of paint from Zero direct that $10 bottle of paint would cost like $80 on every order. If he places a bulk order he pays that added fee once, then the weighted fee for the whole bulk order. It sucks but unless Zero decides to open a US production facility (not likely), any new US distributor is likely to do the same thing. (I have heard another company is looking to become a U.S. distributor soon. My results with Splash weren't great. I've heard nightmare stories about poor shipping / not shipping / customer service / not getting orders for 3 to 6 months from Gravity U.S. so I haven't tried them, nor have I tried scale finishes. I've gone back to Zero for my current build and got my order in about 2 to 3 weeks. I placed my order shortly before Matt placed his bulk order to zero.

[@zachmarkham84]

@@JHartModelworks shit.....hopefully i don't experience this. I just ordered paint from Gravity USA.

[@JHartModelworks]

@@zachmarkham84 Best of luck. Looking at the BBB's web page he has not turned his act around. He has a very very long history of not shipping, not responding to emails, if he does respond he sends a tracking number that doesn't go past "USPS is awaiting the package from the sender" because you can get a tracking number from USPS for free and not pay for anything until you actually ship. It looks like people are getting responses in a couple of months, which is better than before. I've read on forums of people not getting product for over a year. If you used paypal, and he doesn't ship you can file a dispute with paypal. I really like Gravity paints from Spain. I order from them and get my orders here in texas often in as little as 4 or 5 days.

[@ryanc519]

thanks for the tips sir

[@uberquellen]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[@kumaresonchandrarajan8563]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@vavo4902]

Beautiful work! Are the polishing pads single use, or is paint contamination a non-issue?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

You can clean them out

[@shanacorcoran2370]

I recently bought some zero paints but everywhere is sold out of cleaner , is there any other cleaner you can recommend I use for my airbrush

[@tomereitan]

I would really like to see some restoration "how to" video for some really broken body. Also tips on how to restore little details that was sanded out by mistake.

[@ActionModeler]

Question, what is the RPM range for this rotary tool? I have Dremel an they are 5k minimum an I'm afraid that is to high for polishing. The tool your recommending doesn't seem to mention anything about RPM. Thanks for this video, ordered the polishing pads an sandpaper.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

The lowest on mine is 5000

[@VirtualR]

I was told yellow was basically a no cutting ability pad while the black was a very slight cut, and orange the heaviest cutting ability. If this is the same as your knowledge, is there a reason you used the black pad last for final cutting and yellow in the fine cutting stage?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Black is the softest. And therefor cuts the least and is used for the finest/final stage. Not sure if the color coding system is brand specific. But seams like it.

[@VirtualR]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel Thanks, must be different depending on brand :)

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Beautiful outcome!

[@JHartModelworks]

Hi Tom, I purchased these pad from you a while back. But my rotary tool uses the 1/8" collet dremel style tools. Do you know if there is an adapter for this screw in type to work in a collet driven rotary tool?

[@JHartModelworks]

never mind i found the link in the description.

[@jfsn06]

Where can I purchase those pads? The link doesn’t seem to work. Thanks!

[@bigben8057]

Hello! Do you still use the Proxxon polishing machine as shown in your video? I bought the same one, but because of the high turnover, which is less than 5,000 thousand per minute, it cannot be done and the varnish burns (

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Yes i still use the same proxxon

[@billysayers7941]

What paints do you recommend I'm using acrylics and enamel paints at the moment. I'm find when I'm wet polishing the acrylic paint comes of. And also what grit sandpaper do I use.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

That all depends on what you have as far as tools etc. And where you are located for availability of brands

[@billysayers7941]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel thank you.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

@@billysayers7941 so if you could share that info. Maybe i can point you in the right direction

[@billysayers7941]

How do I share the information it's new to me I've never shared anything on this before. Thanks

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

@@billysayers7941 just reply with your country and the tools you have for painting/airbrushing

[@kurk1701a]

Great tutorial vid. Can you please do a how to vid on paint repair , ie: you have a model , you just finnished painting the primer- main colour, and now you mask ready to paint secondary colours, and after you do and you start to remove the madking tape a chunk of paint comes off taking it back to bare plastic , other than stripping the whole model back to bare plastic and starting the paint job all over again , how can we repair that spot where the paint has come off taking it back to bare plastic .and making it like as if it didn't happen.

[@dtmodelart9533]

James Kurk good luck!!! Possible with solid colors but with Metallics it’s better to start over

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I’m with dave here. Pretty much impossible

[@WRXTW]

Do u only sand clear coat before polish? Or do I still sand without clear coat?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Only the clearcoat

[@MarkMeadows90]

I just use regular car wax after I color sand my models. With pure carnauba wax of course.

[@chevun1]

How much do you charge if I would like you to do a model for me?

[@wayedk1040]

An updated version of the flocking. I can't find the paint that suits this the best. Paints I've used dry too fast making it possible to see the paint through the flocking

[@JHartModelworks]

Most of his recent videos where he's been flocking, he's laid down a thick coat of tamiya x-22 clear with a brush and then folcked onto that.

[@PerisModels]

Where can I get these pads to put on my rotary machine?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

links are in the description

[@bigeddie1231]

cool video sir

[@moluscovideos3812]

😍😍😍👏👏👏👏

[@racefan32]

What R.P.M. is your dremil set at?

[@michelecuoghicostantini7653]

Hi, how can you use the proton at low speed? I've the 60\E but at low speed its too fast ... Thank you

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I use an extra adjustable power supply turned all the way down

[@michelecuoghicostantini7653]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel thank you... which power supply do you use?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

@@michelecuoghicostantini7653 one from proxxon. Don’t know which one. Bought it many years ago

[@michelecuoghicostantini7653]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel thank you very much...

[@egamez1]

What is the brand of your rotary tool and the sponge attachment?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Links are in the description

[@malm4640]

How to do ignition wires

[@Rob-1970]

Hi a video showing how you fix ignition wires to the distributor cap thanks

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Drill holes and glue them in

[@NeonsStyleHD]

What causes orange peel, and how can you prevent it from happening?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

a lot of different things, it simply cant always be prevented.

[@NeonsStyleHD]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel In other words, like me; you don't know. :)

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

in other words, it is dependant on so many variables, that i could impossible pinpoint it in your situation, or mine. It depens on the exact mixture, how old the paint is. how perfect or imperfect the paint layers underneath are. the room temperature. the airbrush, the airpressure, the moisture content in the air, and i could go on for a bit....

[@NeonsStyleHD]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel Thanks. Looked it up. Nice vid btw

[@sweenep86]

NeonsStyle two main reasons, paint viscosity and poor atomisation. Paint quality is also a factor, cheap low quality paints that don’t flow out well.

[@sylabys9055]

How to use pearl and candy colors..

[@od1452]

how about a low semi flat or satin sheen.. any color.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I just did 3 of those in a row

[@rtkba8694]

People keep asking what pads you’re using and your reply is “Links in the description”, either I’m blind, or just don’t see anything relating to who, what, and where to get the tool.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

2nd and 3rd links

[@rtkba8694]

The Scalemodeling Channel you’re incorrect, I didn’t see it because I couldn’t find it😂

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I'm not, i looked, i saw them, and they are there.

[@Blade4127]

What rotary tool is that? The link doesn’t work anymore.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Proxxon micromot 50e

[@kapys1722]

How to custom parts? Body, exhaust, interior parts?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Honda integra build series ;)

[@kapys1722]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel :o

[@PhillysHobbyHouse]

Do a how to video on window tinting, but it needs to be tinted and clear, there are a lot of tinting videos but the tint always comes out frosted!!

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

I have. Its on the channel😉

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

How To: Tint Your Clear Parts kzbin.info/www/bejne/onnCm39_gNKqrqM

[@PhillysHobbyHouse]

Ohh you do whoops my bad🤦‍♂️

[@Aaron_A80]

hi, would this work with the MR hobby airbrush clear paint?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

probably, yes

[@Aaron_A80]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel i also noticed your site isn't working for me, is it down by any chance?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Moving to a new one. Www.toms.nl/thescalemodeler

[@Aaron_A80]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel sweet, made my order

[@dg2005]

bonjour...où peut-on trouver les pads que vous utilisez pour polir svp ? merci

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

in the video description

[@dg2005]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel ?????? Les pads en mousse circulaires pour la machine ...quelle est la marque...où acheter ??? Ce n"est pas indiqué...merci

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

@@dg2005 the first 3 links in the description

[@dg2005]

@@TheScalemodelingChannel Ah...ok.;-) les liens n'étaient pas affichés !! merci beaucoup et félicitations pour la qualité de votre travail !!!!

[@mabals]

How to clear coat without getting stuff/junk in the clear

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

Impossible

[@michaelbroek1]

Dust and particles can be a pain, I do everything I can to help eliminate them. Here’s my best practice for Gloss clears/paint. • Run your spray booth for a good 10-15 minutes prior to painting, close the door to your room if there is One. • Blow your model down prior to spraying, or/and use a tac cloth. • Use a dedicated Airbrush for clear coats, before spraying make sure it is clean, traces of metallic particles and dried paint WILL find there way into your clear or final paint layer! • Filter your paint/clear prior to pouring in the AB. • I use a fine mist spray water bottle to dampen down the inside hood of my spray booth and work surface. • Have bare arms and latex gloves when spraying. • Once you have mixed your paint, pour it straight into your AB, filtering as you do and cap the colour bowl off with your AB’s lid, any left over paint cover over with something non porous, never leave paint out in the open. • Prerpare a container to cover your model in between layers. I use Tupperware boxes, empty water/coke bottles etc.. cut in half. Have them next to your spraying area so you can cover them in seconds. • If you still get the odd bit in your paint, leave it to fully cure and then flat it back and go again. - When you are clearing, if you get bits in your initial layers you can use fine tweezers to pull them out, the following layers will cover over, never clear over them as they will be trapped and you’ll never sand them out as they’ll be too deep. If you get bits in the final layers, let it cure and then sand. This will definitely help 🤓

[@wayedk1040]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKnTamSkiM-Ai5o I use some stuff they use in this video. It's quite overkill but even just the mildest ones help reduce the amount of dust a load. Also, the clear is self leveling so pull off dust you find in-between layers and after another coat it will be invisible

[@cargod01mustang79]

Can you please tell me/us what and where to the pads are

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

In the video description

[@radityaindera3442]

Make custom bodykits or add- ons using putty.

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

honda integra build series.

[@michaelbroek1]

Rpm on proxxon?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

lowest possible

[@albertoromero5614]

Good morning, at what revolutions do you put the polishing machine?

[@TheScalemodelingChannel]

lowest possible

[@paulgriffiths6344]

You just can't turn away.

[@Kingston1942]

Make fotos of before and after

[@pedropinheiro5900]

Rally and Formula 1 cars