when done can u sand?

[chevyrumble]

im almost done painting my vinal model but i notice theres alot of waves, streeks, bumps, ect, in the paint. no i did not sand the model before i painted it, like i said its my first model i did not know. anyway is it possible i could wet sand it and and get everything nice and smooth without damageing my paint job? what do i do if i want to do this? do i wet sand? what sand paper do i use? and thanks alot for bareing with all my questions.
THANKS

jason

[TER-OR]

There is a 3M product made just for wetsanding. It's a black sandpaper and you'll find it at most hardware stores. There are also some nice convenient sanding pads out there, with a foam core which conforms to the model.

You will probably remove a good amount of paint. Don't worry, just repaint the area. It's a learning experience.

I don't work with vinyl much. Maybe some of the other guys can address how to prepare that surface. I'll PM Larry J. and ask him to provide his sagely advice.

[Tony Agustin]

Terry's advice is right on the money. Your going to have to trash that paint job to smooth out the under surface.
I haven't worked with a vinyl kit in a while but a simple wet sand with some of that 3M wet/dry/ sand paper always does the trick.

Big modeling rule:
Always prepare the surface before priming/painting.

It's your 'first kit' you said, so now you know how to avoid the same problems next time.

[TB2]

Chevy, hope this doesn't discourage you too much. I'd consider a vinyl kit somewhat ambitious for a first model, but that's just my opinion. I think you'll find that these hurdles are great teachers and you'll quickly learn from them. There's a ton of talent on this site and by asking questions as you are I think you may find that the quality of your models will increase exponentially as you progress.