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    gettin ready to paint her with the fishnet stocking snake skin.does anyone know just how to do this?ive read that you lay base coat let dry,lay fishnet over tank spray next coat dont let dry all the way before pulling off net.also im using rattle can.can i clearcoat the rattle can and wet sand or do i have to use electric buffer on clear?????????

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    Originally posted by nickyd View Post
    gettin ready to paint her with the fishnet stocking snake skin.does anyone know just how to do this?ive read that you lay base coat let dry,lay fishnet over tank spray next coat dont let dry all the way before pulling off net.also im using rattle can.can i clearcoat the rattle can and wet sand or do i have to use electric buffer on clear?????????
    Send a PM to TopCatGr and ask him about his paintjob and how he did it.
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    • #3
      As Fred and Ken answered in your other thread:

      Originally posted by fredintoon View Post
      Hi Nicky,
      hit the search button with "snakeskin paint" to see how TC did GodZillA.
      Originally posted by Ken Talbot View Post
      IIRC, TC used some 'queen' sized stockings for this:

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      • #4
        Nick, in case you didn't find it, here's the thread....

        http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...t+paint&page=4
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