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Old 2021.02.19, 07:06 PM   #5
Minizorro
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Tamyia clear coat is very kind to decals.
As long as you spray a very thin misty coat first, wait 30-60 min and spray another quite thin coat, wait again till practically dry then spray a last coat that can be thicker and wet but never too thick.
The trick is to never get tempted to rush the job and never go super wet with the 3rd coat. A typical mistake as when you spray a thick layer, the wet glossy look you see developing is very appealing!
If you really want a great finish, learn how to wet sand the paint and polish it, you get a mirror finish if you wet sand the initial paint, and then wet sand and polish the clear coat.
A bit of a maniacal thing to do for shells you drive and destroy, I know!
For a quick and dirty job, Future is very good. It's not a tough finish, but at the end of the day the shells will get destroyed anyway.

I personally use automotive paint and clear coats, which are very aggressive and can literally melt decals if I spray a thick layer.
I spray 2 initial misty, thin layers, which fix and protect decals from my following layers. But with aggressive automotive paint I never do a wet coat as that could melt the previous layers and the decals, Ive done that 2 or 3 times and eventually learned my lesson. Instead I just do several thin coats and wet-sand and polish.
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