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How to Spray Paint a Toy Model?

Im trying to paint one of my old scratched up Lamborghini....
what king of paint can i use?
do i have to sand it first?
how many coats should i do?
where can i get the paint?
and can it be spray paint or does it have to be a model paint?
PLEASE ANSWER

you can use spray paint. although you should go to a model store to see if they have model spray paint. otherwise you would want a spray enamel rather than another kind of paint.

if you can take it apart to get the windows and tires off (parts that you do not want painted) do so, otherwise cover them with a couple layers of paper and tape.

if the current paint is damaged a lot you will probably want to get a sandable primer and do a couple coats of that, let it dry and then sand it so the scratches are not a surface problem anymore.

ideally you would want to put the car on a surface that you could rotate or turn manually. while painting stay about a foot away with the can. do a full quick stroke with the paint, from before the back of the model to after the front. do not spray in one spot. keep turning the car and doing these light quick full car strokes with the can. after you get the whole car lightly coated (it will be non solid paint at this point) let it dry for a few hours and do it paint it again, but go over it enough times to actually cover it (again, dont over paint in one stroke, it will cause drips and you will have to let it dry and sand it and do the whole thing over again- just go with light strokes, but more of them)

hope that helps.

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