[NSRCA-discussion] Painting Foam

[Michael Ramsey]

Well done George!


On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:52 PM, George Kennie <geobet4evr at gmail.com>wrote:

> Robert,
> To further elaborate on Michael's suggestion, I also use the posterboard
> method. Considering the time spent sticking down tape, for me that time is
> equally well spent drawing out my design on the board and cutting a
> stencil. The benefit of utilizing this approach is that the symmetry of the
> layout is assured, as when one panel is sprayed the board can then be
> flipped over onto the adjacent panel and once positioned accurately the
> layout will reproduce exactly. I use Lowe's Valspar spray paints and it is
> wise to hold the can about 14" above the work when spraying to avoid too
> much air pressure from lifting the stencil and getting overspray under it's
> edges. Sometimes I will common pin the stencil down to avoid the overspray
> problem. I have a friend who dusts the stencil with a light application of
> C-77 and lightly tacks the stencil down. He gets fantastic results. The
> posterboard stencil technique opens up additional avenues of artistic
> endeavor by making sharply curved designs a simple operation whereas taping
> some of your dreams would become nightmares. Of course, I sure that you
> realize that the spray application be allowed to thoroughly dry before
> flipping the stencil to avoid any unintentional imprinting.
> Hope this helps
> Georgie
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Michael Ramsey <milehipilot at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Poster board templates have always worked better for me. Copy paper
>> templates work well too.
>>
>> Michael...
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Robert L. Beaubien <rob at koolsoft.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  Hey all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a question for you builders out there.  How do you paint foam
>>> planes?  I've been trying to use airbrush paint, but when it comes to
>>> masking off an area already painted, the tape just pulls off the paint.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1.       What paint do you use?
>>>
>>> 2.       Any special masking tricks?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanx,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -           Robert Beaubien
>>>
>>>
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