Thank you for this it seems like everyone else uses an airbrush

Love the finger pointing 😂 thanks for this simple and easy to understand non-airbrush paint tutorial!

Try using the tamiya nozzle from your used cans on the automotive paint cans for a finer spray mist.

Im so glad to have found such a high quality model building channel! Your tutorials and tips are so helpful and well produced and you've made some of my favourite cars! I look forward to your next builds they are very inspiring!

I love your simple idea of a plastic bottle and masking tape to hold it. I have a couple of toy trucks to paint. Thank you for the help.

Thank you for your time and tutorial. I've been putting off my 1/18 custom because I've afraid of painting. You made it seem so much more easier then I thought. Thank you

If you don't want the hobby grade paints, I find that Rust-Oleum paints work pretty well. You have to put a bit more effort into polishing it, but it coats the model good

Great tutorial once again, seeing this you made me remember of myself long time ago when I was afraid of using an airbrush and only used spray cans! ☺️ Very well explained and I love that MP R32 😍 Keep up the great work 👍👍

Great results.. I look fwd for the R32 build video

Hey thank you for these videos!I sure wish I had youtube 15-20 years ago when I built Nascar only models. Rollcages and body was the hardest. Regular car models didn't work out to good for me on 67' chevelle and boss 302. Now I'm older and not rush, think I'm gonna try and build a model something with these guide vids.

Marking the mould lines like that is a good idea, I’ve never thought of that.

Currently on my 4th build and im still having this "sticky" body problem on my models, im never happy about my painting on body parts, so, thank you for this guide that will for sure helps me get better results in the future.

Great tutorial! Came along at just the right time

Thanks for these videos! I hope to embark on my journey of building my first car model!

Thank you so much. Im doing videos on TAMIYA kits, and some of them needing paint. And I learned so much from this video. Thanks again.

thanks.. this is exactly what i was looking for.. great job on the last model..

I'm 66 now and been building models off&on much of that time. I have an airbrush, but haven't tried using it yet. I still use Tamiya and Testors spraypaints. I use primer on car models and some aircraft models, especially under gloss paint. I have tried using "commercial" spraypaints like Rustoleum and Krylon, but results haven't been good. One YT modeler uses them, makes it look easy, but I get horrid fisheye and orangepeel, that I don't get using Tamiya/Testors.

I’m not sure if you’ve ever watched the hpiguys workshop videos. All you ever see him paint his models with are spray cans. He then uses floor polish for his gloss finish. For him, that’s all he needs and he gets great results. Personally, I use Tamiya spray cans for almost all large surface coverage. I don’t usually use any over coating, I just let the finish stay as it is. For a high gloss finish, I’ve used car paint polishes to get a really nice smooth finish. I haven’t tried the floor polish trick yet on a model but I’ve tried the liquid polish on various surfaces as trials and it’s not too bad. Most times I use dull coat spray finish on my other models aircraft, armour, ships,and sci-fi which works pretty good. I personally find most spray gloss coats don’t really provide “gloss” to surface - more of a semi gloss finish. But then that’s been my experience only. I’ve seen other models where sprays are used (from cans or airbrushes) and the final result is amazing.

Good job!

Good tips, it helps.

your video tutorials are great!

Hey thanks for uploading this in the near future Im going to try this out on a Revell 68 GT2 Mustang. Hope it works out! I hope everything I need for this doesnt break the bank 😅

Thank you! This really helps alot!

Well done, your techniques are were very helpful.

Midnight Purple finish is perfect !!!

Thanks a lot! Great tutorial!

Thanks for the tutorial! It was very helpful!

Amazing video, this rly helped me btw I subbed 😊

I use styrofoam cups to hold my car bodies. Most cups are wider that the inside space and hold them in place without any movement but of late, I’ve purchased Tamiya’s painting gripper stand.

Very good job

Really instructive video

Ez nagyon hasznos köszi!!!

Pretty

On some models kits sometimes just sanding the surface down and making it rough is enough to make the paint stick on

Nice build bro! Btw how do you correct & polish the paint?

Amazing tutorial thank you!!

Nice midnight purple

Another great video my friend. I’ve never done good work with a rattle can, I’ve used airbrush only for 20 years. You get great results! Thanks for sharing your tips and I look forward to your next video. -James

Great video and will save a lot of time...only thing I don't get, did you remove the original painting or was it silver to begin with? I preparing to re-paint one of my own and just wondering if it's necessary to remove the old paint because it is holding pretty good to the metal. Or just to remove the paint from the areas like ones which you've marked on this model?

Thanks so much for the tips

Thankss mennn, you aree the besstt! 😀😁

Love your work mate everything is built and painted to perfection ! Had a question for you, I painted a model today, 3 coats primer 3 coats colour, the colour has very noticeable orange peel effect, would you recommend another wet sanding process before clear coat and if so what grit paper? Cheers

nice color

ecellant job

You are good my friend, the paint ended up looking awesome. I've tried it once but I ended up messing up the whole paint job. But there comes the saying practice makes perfect.

Thanku so much. It was very useful

Thank you for this I maybe will use one my Toyota supra and I mean the new supra which came few years

Thanks good info!!

Good vid man

when using decals should they be applied before the clear coat or after? thanks

I bought my air pump with a free airbrush and i got another airbrush from harbor freight for $125.00 and they work great 👍

This is amazing, turned out so much better than when I use my airbrush. I might even go back to using spray cans instead. May I know what paint correction or how you polish it? thanks

i seem to always get too thick or too runny of a coat, thank you for showing to lightly coat it 3 times

As a tip i would spray a light coat and let it dry a few minutes. Then do it again. I think the more you spray the car or whatever the better it will come out. "And clean the nozzle after each coat." Sometimes the paint builds up on the nozzle and that's where you can get splatter on the car.

How did you achieve paint correction on the bonnet of the white car ?

I didnt "prep" my model and I sprayed it already with a few coats. What do you recommend I do?

Hey just found your channel, seems great with lots of good info. I didn't see a video on airbrushing, wondering if I missed it? Any recommendations on an airbrush set up for someone to start with? Thanks!

Great video! Is there any prep needed for painting the other random pieces?

Hey mate do you ever use wax and grease remover after applying paint to clean before clear coat or? Ok to use a paint brush on base coats to brush any dust off too after it’s dried for a while or?

You explain so many things SO WELL. Very easy to understand you. Can clear coat be applied in humid weather? I live where it's very humid most of the year and can't spray indoors. Thank you for sharing your techniques to help us.

hello like thick paint what does that mean? I did not understand the question and the reaction of painting that would be?

thank you, this is great. What clear coat do you use, and does it react with the decals?

Love the shine. How many coats did you do with the mr super clear and how long do you wait in between? also are you doing a light coat and then finishing with a wet coat?

do you recommend me putting a grey primer for a gray metallic base coat? or you think i’d be fine with just going in with the base color no primer ??

Thank you! Is your base coat a gloss or matte finish?

orange peel happens when you spray too thick or don't let it dry enough between coats. best policy, minimal paint to cover and 2-3 light coats of clear.

Great tutorial! Have you tried Tamiya X-22 clear coat with airbrush? Any recommendations on it?

nice tips paint bro

Great tutorial for newbie, Thanks! Btw where can i get the same purple spray paint of r32 in end of the video?

Do you prefer primer for better looking work or does it matter? I'll be painting it a dark color gray and black, I have a Aoshima kit came plain white.

Awesome! This is a very useful video! Just one question, did you or did you not prime the model? Thanks.

Hey idk if you will respond or if someone could help me out but In the vid he uses the 1200 sandpaper on the top of the car first then a 3m scotch brite pad on the back and front. I was wondering do you do whole body with 1200 grit then sand with 3m scotch brite? Or when does one use the scotch pad. Thank you

Great tutorial very good video asks when you spray paint your car that you want to paint and just when you paint it all the car body painted looks like bubbles what do I do is there a solution to solve this?sometimes it happens to you yes or no?

thank you for this video.But I have a question for you, I have to wait 15 mnutes for each coat?I'm sorry if it's already written in the video, but my english is terrible

For the brake lights and indicator light. If i dont want to use tamiya clear red and orange, what other ways i can use? Preferably cheaper ways

If I want to paint my R32 gtr original factory color what color do I need to buy ya? If like getting a kurobushi paint?

ima paint my model with a matte as a vinyl top and a gloss for the body. Any tips on getting a good matte look for the vinyl? and im using rattle cans

Any idea what would cause my base coat to get heavy orange peel, after following this exact method? My primer (Mr. Surfacer 1500) was very smooth visually and to the touch. In fact, so smooth that I didn't even sand the primer before spraying the base coat. I did lightly sand the body before primer, though. I airbrushed the base coat, which was Volcano Red by Splash paints. I didn't have this issue using their paint before but I used a different primer, a much thicker Rustoleum self etching primer that I think was actually meant for metal and that turned out perfect.

On the last car, is that the Midnight Purple colour? It looks like it. I need to get that colour for one of my cars. I prefer the last one for clear. Have you thought of doing a risky fourth clear coat on the first car to see if that gives a little more shine? Just a thought. I use Gravity Colors 2K Clear and love it, but switching to Zero Paints as I have a VERY long wait time to get the Gravity Colors product to my door. Great demo and great teaching of rattle can spraying. BRAVO!!!

For the midnight purple, what primer colour did you use if any, I`m gonna use a blue pearlescent on a car and keep wondering if the colour of the primer will affect the final colour.

How long do you let the paint dry before applying clear coat?

what kind of spray can i use? acrylics or lacquer, also for the body painting, which bits did you use the acrylic paint on and which bits did you use the lacquer on? and regarding clear colors for the lights, is there a way to make them?

Yes, you make it look very easy. At what point do you paint the interior - roof lining etc? Do you paint the interior first and then mask off before painting the outside or the other way around? What does "paint correction" mean?

Would using krylon or rustoluem be ok or not

Some great tips on here. Thanks for making this video. How can I find the link to get a nice mirror polish? Thanks

thank youuu!

How much time between paint and clear coat did you wait? Orange peal can be caused by not letting the spray paint harden enough first, I see some say wait 7 days befor clear coating. My model has been waiting 3 days so far

Hi what is colour correction please and how did you polish the paint. Thanks.

Thanks for the great tutorial! But the mr. hobby's clear coat that I used melted my paint... the paint dried for about a week before I clear coated it, do you know what could cause the problem?

We use airbrushing because i cannot afford the little spray cans from hobby lobby, like $10 to $12 bucks for like 3 ounces of paint, and the problem with big cans from Lowes depending on where you live, too much gas comes out with paint and bubbles up your paint job, gotta strip it n start over, I've even decanted them which works better in an airbrush because lack of gas , so i quit spray painting, airbrushing gives me such a shiny coat with very little work 😉

Can you use the Tamyia spray paints for miniatures like in Star Wars legion?

Thank you for sharing.. I'm having trouble trying to remove some fog like appearance after 3rd coat.. Tried polish off but didn't work.. Any advice?

can you tell us how to do a paint correction? And is it recomended to do a rubbing compound on a color paint before applying a clear layers?

Can you share where you found the midnight purple in spray paint? I can't seem to find it anywhere

Hey I have a question can I use the spray cans on a plastic car mold because I have been wondering and if yeah is there a different procedure or just the same one.

I see you used Samurai clearcoat! Have you tried the 2K

Hey, I' about to do my second car a 66 shelby gt350H. I'm a beginner. For my first layer of base coat, how many times do I go back and forth on one side of the car? Just the first layer. I never see anyone answer this question. It looks like you do it about four times??? Or can you do more? I know its just a mist to lay that foundation. Thx.

Woow! So nice. I would like to do something like this with some of my diecast cars (1:32/ 1:24) and i have a few questions if it's possible. 1. What's the colour name (how should i look for it) at 12:32? - look's like eggplant. Soooo nice. 2. If the car has its original colour yellow and i want it to spray in electric blue, what do i need to do? (just spray the new color or i have to use something else first? ) 3. Can i use spray paint for plastic on metal/alloy? Thank you

Can you use Mr Hobby and/or tamiya clear over decals without harm?

Awesome tutorial, man. By the way, one quick question: if I just want to paint some stripes on the car, do I have to remove all the exisitng paint? Is it ok to tape the rest of the body and just do the stripes?