How To Get A Glass Smooth Finish When Airbrushing Plastic Models

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@SamMillett Жыл бұрын

I often just google questions and tap links on videos that address my exact issues. The hitrate for these turning out to be Barbatos Rex videos, without me even knowing, is insane.

@chrisdonnelly7319 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations to the winner and best of luck next time

@hayj8741 9 ай бұрын

Your videos continue to either prevent or help fix issues for guys like me getting back into modeling. Was getting terrible orange peel with Tamiya laquers mixed right but your technique fixed it right away on redo. I just subscribed to your Patreon forum for this very reason! Thank you again for all you do for this community sir!

@barbatosrex9473 9 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend

@BiggerBrotherGames Жыл бұрын

I don't come back to a video to comment very often, but this technique made a big improvement to my finishes. Thank you for all the helpful videos!

@rickgregory9616 Жыл бұрын

This was a great help! Thanks for the painting tip - and the airbrush back-flow cleaning tip! I was blocking the end with my finger. I just tried your tip of loosening the nut - works great! Thanks!

@karl53133 10 ай бұрын

I'm now getting these finishes largely down to you and your videos have helped me more than all the others put together that I have watched ...

@meticulous_al Жыл бұрын

Favorite airbrush channel.

@timcarson8146 Жыл бұрын

Congrats Lori! Great video Robert...as always.

@robbroy Жыл бұрын

Excellent video sir. ! To add to one of your points I have found over many years to apply even matt paints as if they were gloss ie light initial coats then finishing wet coats. They will of course dry back and go matt but by applying them as if they are gloss leaves the smoothest finish possible. Love your work man. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

@PewPewMonkey1994 7 ай бұрын

Your guides are the only ones that I actively search for when I need help on any techniques. Thank you truely for all your hard workin in the videos.

@barbatosrex9473 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words

@MultiLEGODOG Жыл бұрын

Using your techniques, Work like a charm! Thanks

@SRCE2070 Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say thanks! I went back and watched your acrylics video and it really helped me a lot, I only use water based paints because my wife hates paint fumes. I'm getting great results and able to enjoy my hobby all year long. I paint car models and RC hardbodies. I know you do a lot of reviews on many different products, I think you should do a video on your favorite budget must have products for airbrushing, Basically everything that would be needed that are your favorites and are budget friendly.

@dustincollier6145 Жыл бұрын

Great video picked up that airbrush over a year ago when I seen it on your show liked it so much I know picked up the .5 airbrush with the trigger to do my bodies. Keep up the great work.

@doublenickelbob Жыл бұрын

Congrate Lori. Great video Robert ,keep them coming I'll keep watching.

@aChubbyHedgehog Жыл бұрын

Love the videos so far! Found the channel today and it's been really helpful to someone trying to learn more about model kits

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard my friend

@animalyze7120 Жыл бұрын

Pro tip, the air should never stop while in use, the only movement you have is the spray amount dictated by forward and backward movement of the trigger, the AIR always stays on, this aids with drytip prevention and is the #1 bad habit stickler air brush professionals train their students out of doing. Never stop the air once you begin.

@lesgl Жыл бұрын

I recently sprayed some of the new formula Aqueous Gloss Off White with just the regular 110 thinner and it dried rock hard with a great glossy finish... no Levelling Thinner..great paints

@Sarutobe12 Жыл бұрын

Amazing paint work big guy

@DansModelBench Жыл бұрын

Picked one up shortly before you did and yeah, its a great quality airbrush.

@rubensandoval8528 Жыл бұрын

Congrats, Lori!!!

@dwhitford6656 Жыл бұрын

Ordered the .3mm GSI Airbrush. Should get here Friday or Monday. Thanks for the videos

@greegtraut460 Жыл бұрын

Once again great video. I bought the no name compressor. I have bought both proton airbrushes with number 3-5 needle.These videos have taught me so much. I’m so thankful

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Glad to help out fellow hobbyist. Thanks for watching

@prauwnsauce Жыл бұрын

got my tooty recently and just finished my kit, found your channel when looking for tips on how to paint the little guy and can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, much appreciated

@greegtraut460 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Lori. Another great video I’m so going to try

@kudukilla Жыл бұрын

One other thing to remember, and often forgotten when working on models as opposed to the spoons is surface prep!

@robertmartel8373 Жыл бұрын

Another interesting video. I learn something new from all your videos. Thanks Rex

@dfsfdsfsdfsdfsadsdfsfdsdsf3587 Жыл бұрын

Nice, this is exactly how I air brush. I have an old airpro tank compressor with water and oil separator.

@robertlafontaine4238 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to do it!

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Robert 👍

@insidemyshop 11 ай бұрын

Great info. Your tips and techniques are invaluable to beginners like myself!

@ujona Жыл бұрын

I have been learning a lot on channel and glad that I found it. It is a blessing to see how generous you are with prizing your followers so we can enjoy this art like you do. I brought the Aztek Airbrush a while ago but never had a chance to do any hobbies since life has been that busy. With my special needs son, I want him to experience the joy of model building as well as airbrushing the correct way. Thank you Barbatos Rex!

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. It's a wonderful hobby to share with your children. I got my start from my dad in the 70s. It's lasted this long. God bless you

@Datadog-1 Жыл бұрын

The detail oriented work of modeling could be very good for your son. I hope he enjoys it. Just make sure to wear respirators and have good ventilation.

@briansrcadventures1316 Жыл бұрын

Good results!

@jeffallen3382 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Lori!

@giannipolini2544 Жыл бұрын

Thanks fir the video. I would add that with a glossy plastic spoon it’s super easy. In real life you don’t have that surface. If you want a glossy mirror finish, without orange peel, you have to prepare the base. 1) primer 2) primer sanding 3) primer (if you sanded fillings etc..) 4) primer sanding 5) primer fully cured 6) primer sanding 7) clean surface with alcohol or be super careful to avoid dust 8) first coat 8) sanding 9) second an third coat 10) 3 coats of gloss varnish 11) varnish fully cured 12) polishing compounds fine 13) polishing compounds finishing 14) buffing with a soft cloth I’m not critical here, great tips, but you should explain the difference between a superglossysmooth spoon and a real model

@tachi98lep Жыл бұрын

Great tips on airbrushing!

@paperwasteland Жыл бұрын

Another vid, another chance for me to learn new things. Thanks Rex!

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome buddy

@lastshadow9351 Жыл бұрын

Great! There's also something that you are doing, that because of how long you've been painting, it's just become second nature to you. When you're doing your final coat, you're creating a wet paint line and every pass you're overlapping and connecting that line until you've covered the whole surface. It may seem elementary, but if you get thin spots between pass lines, it will show as dull spots in the dried surface. In small scale it's not as noticeable, but if you're painting something like a table, you'll get dull stripes.

@davidrankin8427 Жыл бұрын

@lastshadow9351 good to know. How would you best address this? I see many folk keep rotating the model 90 degrees across layers to ensure more evenly applied paint across multiple layers

@lastshadow9351 Жыл бұрын

@@davidrankin8427 You have to have good side lighting to see that the wet line is fully connecting and start from the side closest to you and work towards the back or where the exhaust draw is. On a model you can get away with turning 90 degrees, but when you get larger, you'll end up with a checkerboard. On small stuff as long as the wet line is touching the finish will flow together and self-level.

@lastshadow9351 Жыл бұрын

@@davidrankin8427 Also I'd say that you need to paint consistently to build the skill to lay down a good paint job. Even when you get good, if you haven't been painting for a while, it takes a bit to get good results again.

@dwgeer13 Жыл бұрын

Robert you slow pass seems very fast to the rest of us. Love you videos and learn a lot from you.

@titithierry920 Жыл бұрын

Merci de nous avoir montré cette technique de peinture.

@stevelacina582 Жыл бұрын

I recently learned that to get a super glossy clear coat you need to put down a soft “tac” coat first. Light coats on top of that and you’ve got it. I believe that “tac” coat is the secret to any good finish.

@I-Saw-It-Online-Hobbies Жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this video out! One of the biggest issues I have is paint that doesn't lay completely flat and smooth. sometimes it looks grainy, etc. Next time i break out the airbrush i'm trying this!! Man I wish I could still find Model Master paints. Grew up using Testors. Now switched primarily to Mr. Hobby

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Check out my Mecha Empire paint line and MCW Finishes, they manufacture my paint line. It's designed after Model Master enamels. You will be happy with them for sure

@I-Saw-It-Online-Hobbies Жыл бұрын

@@barbatosrex9473 I definitely will!

@dwgeer13 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Lori

@peterwaghorn40 Жыл бұрын

Love this video and all your videos you do a great job

@ozstrider Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid. I struggle to get smooth, consistent paint layers down on my car models but I gave this a shot and got an excellent result. Still a few sneaky bits of dust unfortunately but I can sort those out. Looking forward to some of the paint reviews in the future, especially that Born paint.

@stephentaylor1030 Жыл бұрын

Like you said, DUST!!!!

@magnusltd Жыл бұрын

Congratulations' Lori!

@allanlowe9346 Жыл бұрын

This vid is great!! Finally solved why my finishes have been inconsistent thanks to you Robert. You should get some kind of award for the best channel on KZfaq.

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend

@vincentduong1465 Жыл бұрын

Tbh, it’s really easy for practicing on spoon, it will be different on gunpla piece

@davidsmithson9236 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Lori.

@ScaleModelCarBuilder Жыл бұрын

Congrats to Lori!!

@modelcar1589 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 👏

@tannervanbaale1893 3 ай бұрын

You are the greatest KZfaq personality in its entire history. You have transformed my work with all the information you provide. Just wanted to thank you and let you know how much I value and look up to you.

@barbatosrex9473 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Tanner for the kind words, it's very much appreciated

@Me4king Жыл бұрын

Great tips! I struggle with getting mirror finishes particularly for chroming. It's either not reflective enough or I overspray and it drips.

@blodhemn413 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff.

@JDsHouseofHobbies Жыл бұрын

I picked up my Procon Boy a couple of weeks ago and I love it. My main issue is not thinking that I'm still using a rattle can. I think I spray from too far away.

@stinkybritches9104 Жыл бұрын

I have that same problem.

@msz6510 Ай бұрын

Thanks.

@barbatosrex9473 Ай бұрын

You're welcome buddy

@chuchuchip Жыл бұрын

I had gotten the strainer funnel years ago for my siphon feed airbrushes & old paint. The paint didn't dissolve completely & clogged the siphon tube. This funnel would strain out the chunks when I filled the siphon jar. I would put the chunks in am empty bottle with a little appropriate thinner to dissolve them with a stirrer. Stopped my clogging problem.

@Justicecustomlures Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Lori 🎊. Thanks for the video Rex this was very helpful 😊. Rex have you ever considered making your mech colors in acrylic paints.

@Imperial_Hojo Жыл бұрын

Congrats to Lori!

@col72 9 ай бұрын

Great demo ,this is channel is awesome,new subscriber.

@horze3494 Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe it never dawned on me to just use acetone instead of lacquer thinner to clean out Mr hobby stuff thanks!

@FTWBIFY6667 Жыл бұрын

It has the new car shine 😂! Good video keep them coming ❤️

@hinge777 Жыл бұрын

interesting, i thought i was doing a good job, but i see that i can improve! thanks!

@robertjohnston8290 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got the same airbrush at .3mm. I’ve been looking a .2mm replacement set, so I can use both. They are rare, or unattainable at most vendors.

@scifimodelshop Жыл бұрын

NUMBER 1 rule never new or been sitting for a while put paint in to the airbrush cup without it being strained out

@dragoonzen Жыл бұрын

excellent

@robertjohnston8290 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had a problem with grainy surface, especially in recesses and corners. It took me awhile to figure out the paint was drying as it hit the surface, or before.

@sasho89 Жыл бұрын

Another useful video, thank you. I'm a beginner and stick to car models, but I have a few questions if you can help? If I am doing a 2k clear coat after the colour, do I need to achieve the mirror finish? Currently I am using an iwata Eclipse HP-CS and have a 0.3 and a 0.5mm needle. For 1:18 scale model cars, what size needle do you recommend? And same question for 1:43 scale models? I can't find a fan cap for the iWata Eclipse so will be looking to upgrade to the Grex you have previously demonstrated.

@johndillon8051 Жыл бұрын

Mist coats followed up with a wet coat, great technique. Your seafood is a beautiful color!

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Seafoam 😉

@johndillon8051 Жыл бұрын

Damn spellchecker!

@karl53133 10 ай бұрын

Tamiya paints are excellent I tried just as a experiment to see how wet I could get away spraying a spoon almost socked it and it still didn't run and actually turned out looking excellent even then ...later Ps... Love your passion for paint and colour im like that I can happily spray my plastics spoons just to be amazed at the results im like hmm look at that magnificent I really get a kick out of the finishes especially the clears over the metallics like wow....

@barbatosrex9473 10 ай бұрын

It's all about the paint my friend isn't it 😀

@karl53133 10 ай бұрын

@@barbatosrex9473 I'm finding that getting as much out of that same with weathering and effects as the actual building itself...All the best bud Ps...Also ment to say I hope the wife is on the mend and doing well now bud .

@Kamikaziidare Жыл бұрын

Does normal commercial grade Acetone or Lacquer Thinner not damage the rubber o-ring seals on the airbrush?

@ernstl1310 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, it helps me a lot. One question, can this technic be used for Vallejo Acrylics also, or how to I proceed with that type of colors. Appreciate your answer. Thx

@kennedygauger4680 Жыл бұрын

If you want a flat appearance after painting and/or decaling with a gloss paint, can you spray with a flat varnish like Dullcote? If so, is it uniformly flat, or is better to start with a flat paint? Thanks, Kennedy

@stevenfetterman916 Жыл бұрын

Congrats Lori....

@Steven_Rowe 6 ай бұрын

I use an Iwata Revolution CR .5 needle and 20 psi and have problems spraying gloss enamel, I get orange peel. I'm mixing the paint 50 50 perhaps even more thinners. Is it paint viscosity problems or technique. Your painting is brilliant

@BrentWoodward 8 ай бұрын

Just picked up that airbrush for $130AUD delivered! Thanks for the recommendation! Looking forward to trying the technique because I'm getting rough finishes 😢

@joaquimt.duarte2538 8 ай бұрын

If you use a compressor with a air deposit check inside for water, the needle partially clogging or lack of an air extractor also makes that

@BrentWoodward 8 ай бұрын

@joaquimt.duarte2538 thanks for the reply. I worked out that I wasn't thinking the paint enough. All good now!

@d9_1056 Жыл бұрын

I too, am missing a front. It sucks

@rickgregory9616 Жыл бұрын

Can you answer a question on Tamiya X-22 Clear? What is the best Thinner: Tamiya X20, X-20A, or Mr. Color? And is the thinning ratio the same with Clear as it is with paint? (I usually do a 3:1 ratio - 3-parts thinner to 1-part paint)

@OwlNightGaming Жыл бұрын

You have so many informative vids - i still suck at candy paint but keep trying to improve using your technique. Would you perhaps be able to tell where you got the gaianotes paints? They seem rather impossible outside japan :(

@allenshumaker7099 10 ай бұрын

I'm a 66 year-old man trying to get back into modelling. Haven't done it since I was about 13 a fine now babe I don't have the money to do this so it's important for me to enter and try to win thank you for all you do this bud's for you LOL

@ThePudge1976 Жыл бұрын

Great tip! I've struggled to avoid at least one patch of orange peel. Would you recommend the same technique for applying clearcoat? I simply don't seem able to lay it down smooth.

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

This should work for clear coat too. I've switched to 2K for my clear coats and never looked back. It goes down perfect every time

@richie7370 Жыл бұрын

Hey Rex...do you sand your body's before priming

@ImaPoBoy2012 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Lori DeWolfe on winning an awesome airbrushing package. Many thanks to Rob for all you do for your community.

@mikefowler7895 Жыл бұрын

Where u get your airbrush stand I like that

@markkuhn1297 5 ай бұрын

Great video. I have one question, please. If I spray clear gloss over a matte painted object, would I get a glossy end result? Thanks for your time.

@barbatosrex9473 5 ай бұрын

Depends on the clear used. Standard hobby clears will take a coats. Let the first coat fully cure then apply the 2nd coat. If you are using a 2K Gloss Clear then just only 1 coat is needed

@terrygli Жыл бұрын

Hello I am new to your channel but I have been learning a lot. Can you tell me who has the lowest price on the createx wicked colors. Thanks Terry

@NicksHobby Ай бұрын

Great video, does this same technique work with ready to spray paints? Like splash?

@barbatosrex9473 Ай бұрын

Yes it does!

@theGermanPrintingNerd Жыл бұрын

WOW Congrats Lori wish I could win a good Airbrush with Pump

@masterkent1 Жыл бұрын

okay i just tried those super expensive born paints. That born mirror is something unique and is actually a brown liquid that chemically reacts to air which then transforms and levels itself into a mirror finish upon drying. Also can be sealed too.

@robertthornton1171 Жыл бұрын

I got the 0.2 to go with my 0.3.

@rikito99 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your tips! I just started learning airbrush recently. One thing id like to ask was does quality of the airbrush really matter much(?) I found that my stock airbrush, somehow gave me speckles whenever i paint. Or perhaps its the problem with how thin the paint is? Thank you!

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Without going into details about why your getting speckles, I'm going to tell you that the quality of the airbrush matters. Just start out with a good one. When I started with a cheap one I almost gave up on it all together. Then I bought a GSI Creos Procon Boy and my world opened up. I couldn't believe the difference. I just kept thinking I should have just bought a good one to start. You don't have to spend a fortune on one. Spar Max makes a good airbrush for cheap and my favorite GSI is currently $85 on Amazon. Do yourself a favor and grab a good one. It's the best advice I can give

@maxcalderon9221 Жыл бұрын

Hello went on Amazon looking for a paint booth for airbrush. There different kinds of paint booths. Which piant booth do you recommend purchasing

@victormonserrate1714 Жыл бұрын

Hey rex do your mecha empire have a heavy enamel smell to them??

@maxcalderon9221 Жыл бұрын

Do you use testers and Vallejo paints

@BigLisaFan Жыл бұрын

Apart from Model Master/Testors, Tamiya and AK, I have never encountered the rest of those paints.

@smartinezai Жыл бұрын

What's the difference between lacquer and acrylic lacquer?

@lucamicalicapparelli4825 Жыл бұрын

Hi, great technique. Do you pull button all the way back or just experientially giving the right amount of paint when painting light and/or wet coats? Thank you.

@barbatosrex9473 Жыл бұрын

Hello Luca, that's my grandsons name. I pull halfway when putting down the Mist coat then all the way for the heavier wet coat