So I'm airbrushing my first plane and the RLM 76 came out beautifully. I started painting yellow on the nose and it looks awful! Its dark and greenish looking. Questions: Should I paint white first and then paint the yellow? On the Top piece I freaked out and while the paint was still relatively wet I freaked out and started rubbing the paint off with a paper towel. How should I prep this to paint again as the paint wasn't completely removed? On the Second part, I left it as is....should I paint white over the dull yellow and then repaint or strip this? I'm leaning strip once I figure out how because I'm afraid I'll start to lose detail if I put a couple coats of white on top of the dull yellow and then a couple coats of yellow over the white. Wordy, I'm sorry but I would love help!

I've put white down prior to spraying yellow with good success. However, the yellow will sometimes look a bit too brassy (bright/bold.) I've recently started using a light gray or RLM 02 as a base and have been happy with the result. With the grey, you get good coverage without needing sunglasses.

I have had very good success removing paint with a tiny bit of "nail polish remover".

Careful, with chemical substances always test on a piece of sprue first before tackling the models. I usually put a piece of sprue in a small bottle and fill this up with the chemical for an hour or so. If the sprue is not harmed then i try on the model itself.

For light colors, it is always better to prime the model with a white or very pale grey primer

There are several articles on paint removal on the site using oven cleaner. You can use the google search in the upper right hand corner of the page to search aeroscale for it. Never tried it myself but I guess it works.
Good Luck,
Kelly

Hi there. I use a base coat of RLM 79 sand color; then I spray several coats of yellow onto things such as prop tips. It always works for me. Good luck. Russell

I decided that I hadn't put on too many coats of yellow turned green over the plastic, so I let that be and sprayed some RLM 76 light blue over the greenish yellow. After that dried nice and Light I resprayed Yellow and it was perfect. Pictures to follow soon Once I find my USB cord or buy a new one. Thanks all!

Glad to see you on the airplane side. I like to use a gray primer if I am going to do light colors. I remember when one of my sons was doing a Lambroghini about 20 years ago, the plastic was red, and he wanted it white, it came out pink. I think we put about 15 coats of white on it and it was still pink. We stripped it using acetone, primed it and painted it red. Anxious to see pictures of your build.