Useful tips, although people shouldn't be nervous, one doesn't achieve anything procrastinating through fear of failure. Trial and error via experimentation for continuous improvement is the order of the day! : )

I puckered so hard when he started just holding the trigger down and spraying clear in the "get it wet" process... but it explains why my gloss layers have never helped with getting decals to not silver. Thanks for this Will!

Cheers Will 6-years later and a new guy is watching thanks for the video(s) all have hit home with me and taught me ALLOT!

Thank you Will for passing on these painting tips. I’m an old car painter and all of what you have said about good spraying techniques is spot on and will certainly produce good results for those that take the time to apply them. You’re a good model maker and seem to approach the craft with intellectual reasoning and sound methods. Keep up the good work as many of us are benefiting from your videos.

Thanks for the video! You are right on about having wrong expectations. I've been frustrated that my clears get orange peel when they dry even if they were totally smooth when wet. I guess I'll have to get better at polishing. Also, 2K really is a cheat for high gloss, it dries just as smooth as you spray it.

Achieving a mirror gloss typically requires wet sanding, then multiple levels of compounding up to a finish level polish. Tamiya make modeling compounds of various abrasiveness for this purpose, and they produce brilliant results.

I think you got across the technique which is what I'm looking for. The difference from there would come from different materials. Thank you for this.

This video totally changed how I work on my kits. If you want a true quality of life improvement when it comes to airbrushing, watch this! Thank you Will.

I'm a little late to this party, and I apologize if this is long winded. But before watching your highly informative video I was in the position you touched on at the end of this, until quite frankly, watching this. I'm still new to airbrushing and now that I'm better informed I was doing everything mostly right and still driving myself mad as to why it wasn't a "mirror" finish. It seems so simple yet I have so overlooked polishing the finish to clean it up and give it a better look. Thank you for this. I can finally stop beating myself up over it.

Great help, been struggling with this aspect of my modelling since returning to the hobby. Many thanks:-)

I'd love to see how it looks after a polish!

Gloss coats for decals seems redundant if we just used gloss paint to start with. Matt paint, gloss coat and matt coat loses so much definition.

Thanks will thought I’d ask your thoughts on fb and then thought I’ll check your YouTube first lol. Same clear and thinner.  Love your work

This is the exact lesson I've been looking for. Yes I'm going to try instead of rattle can clear coat, and try for the first time some createx gloss top coat! I'm nervous about this. I've heard nightmares using this product. Thank you for this video. Now I'm going to watch the rest of this lesson.

Thanks mate, awesome video , just what I needed to get over the clear coat creepies :)

Good stuff! Thanks for the video.

Just getting back into modeling here in the UK. Just brought Tamiya 1:32 Mk1xc Spitfire kit.  Thanks for all your very helpful tips and hints, will continue to watch with interest.  Many Thanks.

I really needed this tutorial. Thank you, Will!!!

Awesome content. Very helpful! Thanks for doing this!

Thanks. Exactly what I needed.