Painting

[Van - Mail List - Road Runner]

I think there are a lot of different ways to paint, and mask. I personally
like to use IMRON or CENTARI single stage paint, and then clear coat the
final product. These paints are single stage, and ( for my preference ) a
bit easier to work with.
 
3M Fine Line is perfect tape to use, make sure it is pressed down well
around the outline you are about to paint. I apply a tack coat, then go back
and add a wet coat a couple minutes after the tack coat. Depending on the
temperature outside, I will usually peel ( CAREFULLY ) my fine line tape and
masking, about 15 minutes or so, after I have applied my wet coat. 
 
what this does is allows the paint to "lay down" on the surface as it
continues to cure, and not create the tape seam that you are referring to.
It's tricky to do, and patience is the key. Wait about 8 to 10 hrs to tape
the pattern for your next color, and repeat. Once all my colors are on, I
will wet sand with 600, apply any decals ( vinyl ) and then clear coat the
entire bird.
 
Again, this is the way I was taught, and paint, and I have been painting
with very nice results for a long time using this method.

Hope this helps answer your question,
 
Van
 
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Van Flowers
World Aerobatic Freestyle Championships - 2003
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-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of Verne Koester
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:46 PM
To: NSRCA
Subject: Painting


I'm in the process of painting my Smaragd and this is the first time I've
chosen a color scheme where the colors butt up to each other. In the past,
I've always used a white separation stripe between each color. My question
is whether you wet sand the ridge at the tape line before you mask for the
next color, or do you just tape off the color that was already applied, pull
off the previous masking tape and shoot the next one. I'm using 3M fine-line
tape.
 
Thanks,
Verne

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