MODEL CAR PAINTING TIPS - 2k Clear Coat Mix for Diecast Cars & My Paint Oven Build

[@DiecastResurrection]

Oh no! My secret recipe is now out! 😭😭 Hope everyone had a good week so far. 🍺🍺🍺👍

[@jacobknapp2710]

We used to chat back in forth on insta but i no longer have it. You loved an AMX i had that i wanted to give you. How can i get in touch with you buddy? Ps need a new VW beetle build lol jk .

[@nucollector5597]

Thanks you so much for answering my question. This helps a lot cause I bought an automotive clear and want really coming out good🤙🏽

[@IllusionSector]

@@nucollector5597 What gauge are you guys spraying this out of, if I may ask?

[@nucollector5597]

@@IllusionSector yah found out me airbrush tip was way to small. Using a .5 tip now. Clear is coming out good now🤙🏽

[@IllusionSector]

@@nucollector5597 Thankies!

[@SummerRoseRacing]

Thanks for taking the time to share that with us! :)

[@davidcolson6622]

Spray Booth Cam. Love it. Need more of the cams man.

[@martinbalmforth2665]

You sell your skills short Austin, you are superb man!

[@terryxperry]

I am glad i found a Canadian diecast channel

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

Thursday is much much better now that Diecast Resurrection has a new video out! Clearcoat MasterClass on deck!

[@cudathehawgjetfixer7520]

You have the right idea! I myself has been commissioned by a local military installation museum to build their 1/72 scale aircraft exhibits, and I've used used Testors Model Master FS and Military paints but I cut their paint 1:1 mixture of paint to lacquer thinner, because the lacquer thinner makes the paint have a better bite to the primer coats, but my lacquer thinner is the Wally World brand! It's cheaper than brand names and the Testors paint doesn't have all the flaws that the Testors thinner cause when painting with an airbrush, but now since Testors went Woke and screwed over every modeler that used their brands by stopping the production of their MM brand of paints, now I had to move to Humbrol, Mr. Color and Tamiya brand paints.

[@djvycious]

This was helpful of course, but I really hit the like button for the shoutout to Saskatchewan! Seriously though, great video, very informative, hit the like button guys.

[@tonysouthern3049]

I have been using NASON 2k 4:1 nut add a little Mr. Leveling thinner and works out great.

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Thanks can now move on had too cry my first car back too striper thanks brother Lee

[@rsvp-realscalevehiclesproj6965]

I have good luck using a cheap food dehydrator I got at a thrift store. I like the bathroom fan timer box! 👍👍

[@rickyh6238]

I've always been a fan of the Magnum, can't wait to see a full build for that bad boy!

[@jackmiller8763]

Awesome tips and tricks of the trade. Watching from NW Arkansas.

[@PaperworkNinja]

I wouldn't have thought to use auto body clear coat. I built a de-greasing oven similar to your model oven out of a 35-gallon metal garbage can and four 100-watt light fixtures. I use it to get heavy grease and oil out of wood furniture parts, old rifle stocks, basically anything wooden that has soaked up too much grease and won't take a finish. That you re-purposed an old oil drill bit case is even cooler. Fantastic work!

[@jonce6750]

Thanks for all the great ideers that will help out a lot

[@Eric-M.93]

Thank you so much for this video I've been looking for airbrush spray paint that uses 2K clear gloss. Without having to waste money on cans never thought of using it this way. I'm using for a different project for cosplaying but the effect is still the same. thank you

[@bobshotrodgtx3835]

Hey my brother, Thanks for the cool vid, I like when you take time to share with all us diecast junkies. You are my hero . Ive been restoring cars for about 30 plus years, but Never to the level that you do. I have now replaced all my old and decrypted paints , brushes, ect,ect ,still had a few of the old and hardened body shop kits they used to sell with body filler 2 tubes of the testers good old glue. That used to make my dog stager around when i was done. Never thought about the dog hanging out. He prob had a headache like i did. Didn't even Have bar codes on it.lol. think it came from two guys. ( the walmart of the day) even came with sand paper. Any way, think im having a flash back, i got in the paint section and got lost in all the pretty colors, hobbie store came a long way since i way last there. Spent about $200.00.. You sir have inspired me to really get into it again, and for that i thank you! Till the next time.. 🤘 🏴‍☠️ 🎃 🏍

[@TalkingGIJoe]

you cant argue with those results! I just tried your mix ratio and it worked for me. Instead of redline shop paint I used a set of 12 resin ink dyes I got from Amazon for $10!

[@vibrolax]

Easy Bake Oven toy used a light bulb. Great idea for your application.

[@byrontaylor9235]

Awesome 🎥as always its nice of you to put out a 🎥 for us to watch though you weren't ready. Love your channel and have for a very longtime

[@ericbrooks1562]

Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@brianbrians3157]

I've tried several different scale model clearcoats and none worked that well, probably at least partly from user error, but from my limited experience what worked best for me was plain old rustoleum gloss clear sprayed into a plastic cup then poured into an airbrush. Although it did take like a week to harden.

[@cjcooper4370]

Very innovative!

[@joeholloway1386]

Thanks for the great tutorial

[@teee4532]

Cool video! Thanks for the info

[@Guitarrockstar5683]

This was so helpful thanks bro!

[@danrussell3439]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us….this video was very helpful

[@CoreyMorales]

That's pretty cool, thanks for the tip 👍🏼

[@mitchellambrose2293]

Good info! Thanks 😊

[@SlickDiecast]

Thank you very much for sharing your secret recipe. Appreciate it much!

[@fernandogalindo8512]

Thanks for the info, now I need to buy air brush, paint, sandpaper etc. etc, to start doing my own paint work. 🤣🤣🤣 but seriously I'm gonna start buying stuff so I can start this hobby.

[@CrucesNomad1]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@mikepulsomagnetico8573]

Thanks a Lot. Thanks a 1000. That si my real problem. Salute from México. All My respects. Keep on . That makes us to keep on too.

[@oldmantech5399]

Amazing finish recovery and I like your Paint Oven timer idea.

[@tonybecker8491]

Awesome video. Thank you for taking the time explain the process.

[@customelectricquarterscale2701]

Thank you

[@shanghunter7697]

Great, helpful video ! For my heat lamp i use a small "heat lamp bulb" in my collapsible desk lamp. Works perfect, no $$ spent, no work involved. Hope this can be helpful to others.

[@fordfandiecast]

Awesome knowledge.great video. Thanks!!

[@oldmantech5399]

Amazing finish recovery and I like your timer switch for paint oven idea.

[@ramonmejias2178]

Nice job 👏

[@tonyneises5195]

Very cool, thank you for sharing your gifts and talents. Love stains ... lmao 🤣 Cheers 🍺

[@deepjunkgarage]

Good info ! The 2k clear looks fantastic and the ratios make sense since you're spraying small areas or parts versus bigger panels where the material sprayed will be thicker in milage. Cheers 🍻

[@0dennis0]

Man that's awesome 👌 thank you

[@combatvet2964]

Great video!

[@garagedweller7159]

Cool insight behind the scenes.

[@neilcummings9939]

awesome vid my minions keep me pretty busy so projects sit for couple days at a time on the desk I do have a toaster oven but haven't used yet. #ask me anything is the only ?. wife got me a say beginners airbrush and paint but need thin it down. what product on a budget could thin it that I could find in bc thx again in advance

[@daniellodato1284]

I just bought an airbrush so I would like to know if there is a tutorial video i can watch? Thank you Jimmy

[@kirchnerfarm]

Instead of reducer I use lacquer thinner. Nice job bro...

[@myinnovativeodyssey1998]

Back at it again with another masterpiece! Great work my friend:)

[@NitrousDiecast]

That was very informative, thank you for the video.

[@DiecastResurrection]

I thought a it was a good video, only half the people as usual clicked on it though. 😭

[@darrenfalconer3267]

@@DiecastResurrection just means half your viewers are interested only in the car restoration and not the tricks and skill you have to do it. I actually enjoyed the video and I do none of this kind of stuff. Just means I appreciate more of what you do.

[@Restorology]

@@DiecastResurrection I feel your pain. I posted a short how-to video on my channel thinking it would help folks but it hasn't viewed as well as regular content. If it helps at least one person then all is good. Cheers!

[@BulletNoseBetty]

Excellent video! And add me to the list of people who want to see that Magnum turned into a cop car (RCMP?). I lived in Saskatchewan for eight years and our local RCMP detachment had the most amazing unmarked vehicle for undercover work/catching speeders. It was a pickup truck, complete with a snowmobile in the back! First time I saw it, I was like, "Yeah, so?" Then I noticed the red and blue lights.

[@stephaniewright4336]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@jaydsdiecastgarage]

Thank you so much for sharing. I use a dehydrator to speed up drying.

[@lucydunford590]

Any advice for using a dehydrator? I’ve just bought one but haven’t been able to find much info online. Wondering what temp to use for clear lacquer and how long it needs to be in there? How long does the car need to be in the dehydrator after each layer of lacquer, and how long after the final wet coat of lacquer for it to fully cure? It’s very cold and rainy where I live at the moment and I’m tired of waiting forever for it to cure so I can sand/polish

[@jaydsdiecastgarage]

really depend on the dehydrator mine is a glass bowl and I find the point where the heat bulb turns on and back it off just a bit and run it for 90 minutes some longer trial and era mostly to hot it boilsthe paint or burns it. hope this helps. Jay@@lucydunford590

[@scooterdoughmas3012]

question ? five 0 needle or tthree thanks have to sometimes tumb through all my notes scooter out😅

[@Boerharms_Manta]

Yup, I use the same type of clear for my customs! a good quality clear makes heaps of difference in my opinion! makes a car shine, and the colors just pop! its awesome!

[@jimcabezola3051]

Mahalo for the painting lesson!

[@c.c.1070]

The Redline Shop paints are awesome, as well as their black “vinyl top” paint. I actually have all their colors from the Spectraflame to their 70’s and 80”s muscle car colors! Their clear coat is the best I’ve used. I’m glad that I found this video to just make my own, it’s definitely way cheaper! On my 1:24 scale models I actually use Minwax floor shine, lol! That makes a great wet look for larger scale!! I bought a cheaper airbrush gun just for it!! You could brush it on, as many people do but it looks better and it’s faster!

[@idiotluggage]

Really cool ideas. Thank you for sharing this.

[@pioneeradx]

This encouraged me to try some customizing of my own. Thank you !

[@vanthdreadstar8039]

Great video! I bought auto clear to do some old die-cast figures. Brutal trying to find 2 part clear. I ended up getting from Caswell, which are great. But, I used the regular 4:1 with a lot of varsol and ended up getting the exact issues you covered. Had to strip 4 figures and start from scratch. Sucked even worse as I had got a decent chrome finish that was ruined. Thanks for sharing, as this is going to really help my next attempt. You the man, Sea Bass!

[@mayhemgarage80]

I live in sk, havent seen a magnum cop car, must only be in the big cities, lots of charger cop cars where im at though

[@Matt-wo2wt]

A cool challenge I think you should do is a 2nd gen Cummins trex 6x6

[@pudgeyjoe1623]

Got a few questions. How do you clean your AB after using the 2k clear? Is this safe to spray indoors with an AB booth vented outside?

[@mikepulsomagnetico8573]

Thank you. Really. Thanks. My respects. Salute from México.

[@dhedydiecaster8514]

Cara anda mengecat sangat profesional... Saya suka video anda...

[@douglasnguyen8369]

What would you use as a needle size? 0.3? My application would be to use this for wheel repair, and sometimes the damage is very small that rattlecan clear coats cause to much of overspray. Thank you for sharing your results

[@nobodyreallyknows]

I don't have a paint oven...but I use an embossing heat gun...works fast! Just gotta be very careful not to over heat the paint...It's like an extra hot Hair Blow-Dryer

[@Drkstefano]

Hello friend, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing your knowledge. I have a question and I hope you don't mind answering it: What size needle do you use in the airbrush for urethane? Greetings from Mexico

[@fredg7337]

Thanks for the tip! I use a 4 to 1 clearcoat and was having that white looking spray happen all the time making me slow down and put a heavy coat on. Thanks to you, I now have a solution. Keep up the awesome work!

[@The124ScaleModels]

You saved me a lot of suffer. I tried it and it worked so darn fine. I always thought that i cannot mess up with 4:1 ratio because it is chemical reaction otherwise it will not work . Stupid me :) i also tried your ratio with 2K primer and/or filler and worked also. You saved my ass. Thank you

[@DiecastResurrection]

Excellent news!! You are the first real solid feedback from that video, I appreciate you trying out my mixes!

[@ryanbrimhall7939]

Cool tips. Thanks 👍

[@TheIcemanModdeler]

Thanks for sharing, do u clean the airbrush with acetone?

[@jameslohr4943]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@simong.2890]

Thank you bro

[@catlady8324]

The 1/24 model car community uses “Mr. Color Leveling Thinner” @ 4:1:1 (One part). “Leveling” indicates retarder and the ingredients are; 2-Pentanone, 4-methyl-2-Pentanone, and 4-hydroxy-4-mehyl. I’m going to try it because I had the exact same results as your first spray. Do you have an opinion on this, please, Sir? Thank you.

[@olo398]

thank you, been looking for this answer. I saw a car YT try this and other 2k videos by YTers showed how they only used reducer. I build gundams MG and wanted to do a chrome candy with 2k clear. I use a linear compressor (L10) so doesn't hit high psi but i have an AB that comes with .5/.7 needle/nozzle combinations. I had the problem in the 4:1 ratio, need to spray thin coats for black base>2kclear>chrome>lacquer color clear>decals>2k so I'm glad you can thin with Mr Lvling thinner since I have a lot of that. I have seen Korean Yters do this with great succes that I want to emulate. Thanks again.

[@KCRambles]

Super useful info sir! Thanks for the behind the scenes tips/tricks and of course for your wicked builds. Keep On Keepin' On! :)

[@vamosaltemacongabrielmende3965]

I think can prepare one of those ovens.

[@carlkwasnjuk4596]

You could use a thermostat for the bulbs to control the temp. What temp do you like to have the box at for the 2 hours?

[@blownmouse]

You are the man ! Thank you so much for this video. Would you recommend your type of paint oven for plastic models as well if lower wattage bulbs were used? And i checked out the link in your last video for the holder you use. Will be purchasing one of those so thank you for that too. Do you do dioramas with your cars? I watch other you tubers for their dioramas but if you did them I would watch you exclusively. Thank you again for your content.

[@Johnsdiecast]

I’ve got a question about the safety and what PPE you use for this 2K. I bought a spray can of 2K but don’t want to use it because of how toxic the isocyanate is. I appreciate any tips and info.

[@jamdeltav1]

Hi, this video is amazing! Question- what do you use to clean your airbrush? I use paint thinner but after 2 uses im getting clogged airbrushed or just stop working. What us your cleaning process? And how long do you take before cleaning your airbrush after using urethane coat?

[@georgehewitt3516]

Use a dimmer switch to controll your light bulbs for heat

[@vinnie379l4]

You running the clear coat though the same brush you paint with 2or3 mm needle

[@SpiritTracks95]

Hey! What mm nozzle do you use?

[@RiverasHotWheels]

I have a couple questions and would like to point out one thing. -What size tip is that airbrush? -Do you use the same airbrush to paint and clear coat? And a very important part to point out is this 2 part urethane is very toxic and harmful to you lungs. Must wear a good respirator. And long sleeves. The overspray likes to set on the hairs of your arms (and gets on eyelashes too lol)

[@DiecastFantasyland]

Awesome brother!! Thanks for the info!!

[@Die-CastMetal]

Awesome information! Thank you! I need to start using my air brush. Paint is so expensive though.

[@moparnut6286]

Cool been doing good with the 4 to 1 ratio...but definetly going to give the 2:1:1 a try Thanks for sharing.

[@DiecastResurrection]

Let me know how it goes

[@moparnut6286]

@@DiecastResurrection I will as soon as my new batch of 2k gets here.

[@cliffsedlak]

What wattage bulbs did you end up going with?

[@jameshunt9130]

Awesome

[@oldskoolfool141]

Hey Austin I saw another resto guy adding a drop of color to his clear coat rather than laying color down and clearcoating over as usual, not sure if I'd seen you do that yet, clever little steez

[@luisparra4467]

What size tip is on your gun?

[@OZCARPER]

Never used hardener before, guessing you need to clean out airbrush quick or will never clean out?

[@nevarism]

Quick question so for your airbrush do you use the .5 needle for thr clear?

[@DiecastResurrection]

In mine I use a. 35

[@nevarism]

@@DiecastResurrection thank you for the reply like always I enjoy watching your KZbin channel

[@jansonsynder]

Got any tips for painting with Createx in general and specifically Wicked Colors?

[@DiecastResurrection]

Wicked colors are more for doing art with an airbrush. That's why you never see me use them for paint jobs. I recommend have a look at the Createx KZbin Channel.

[@jackhammer44]

I would throw a dimmer switch in line with the timer to adjust the heat

[@CJ3B1]

Sweet gear there. Would you at any point in time explore POWDER COATING for your projects? It would be great to see POWDER COATING videos on your channel.. Cheers

[@dwightatnorthernstar1820]

beutiful. but the warnings on the can scare me. Barbatos Rex has a video about using Deco Art Duraclear that works well it seems

[@BlueGillage]

I was wondering if urethane clear can be used with all paints i.e. acrylic, enamel and lacquer. Or is it only compatible with just one? Thats a lesson I dont want learn from trial-and-error. Ty for the super secret mix ratio. 😊

[@christianqueiroz6058]

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