My RevoSlot Ferrari 333SP

[Modlerbob]

I got this a few weeks ago and initially I painted it a metallic bronze red. Then I decided to overcoat that with Tamiya clear red. I bought some decals and after applying them clear coated the car with future clear acrylic. BTW after swapping the kit rear tires for a pair of Paul Gage tires the car is really fantastic.

[War Eagle River]

Nice work Bob!

[Modlerbob]

Not being satisfied with leaving well enough alone I removed the body from the chassis and proceeded to spray a coat of Tamiya clear gloss over the entire body which had a few dull spots. Well now I have a body that resembles a painted turtle shell. So, I will be looking for a gentle way to strip the body wasting the somewhat expensive decals. As a backup plan I decided to order a replacement body. I couldn't locate a vendor here in the USA that sells just the body but fortunately Pendleslot in the UK has them for sale at 16.99 pounds. About $25 US. So it's on the way and will probably take a month to get here.

[War Eagle River]

Modlerbob, sounds like the clear you sprayed reacted badly to the Future. Have never sprayed clear over Future before, so just surmising. I’ve stripped the Future with a vinegar/water mix before. Being careful not to take the decals off too!

[RichD]

I spray solvent based clear over Future all of the time with no problems, but I have not used Tamiya clear. Both Testors clear and Krylon Crystal Clear have worked for me. Since solvent based clears can sometimes attack decals I coat them with Future before I apply the final clear coat. Since Future is water based I let it dry for at least a couple of hours before the solvent based clear goes on.
You can use ammonia to remove Future.

[War Eagle River]

ModlerBob, I sent you a PM about bodies

[williamg]

Tamiya clear is notorious for giving the vinyl roof effect over other paints. never put over testors

Always try to keep to 1 manufacturers products. This almost ensures a better end result.

Mix and match can work, but can prove disastrous.

[Modlerbob]

Well, first off, everything I used on that 1st body was Tamiya paint which is why I failed to understand why the Orange peel happened. Now, after getting a new body and new decals I painted the new body a solid Ferrari red, applied the decals and then clear coated the whole car. This edition ain't perfect but I think overall it looks great.

[War Eagle River]

Nice work Bob, awesome job! Hope it runs as good as it looks!

[slothead]

Looks great to me Bob. Nice recovery.

[Modlerbob]

What's funny is, I started out buying the white kit to save a few bucks and get a different livery. Well by now I could have bought both the red car and the yellow car all ready to go and saved a couple of bucks. Who knew???????