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Post by Mysterious Stranger on Jan 14, 2004 20:44:32 GMT -5
Ok, those of you who know me know that I like to hand paint my customs. Don't have the patience for airbrushing. But I'm considering spray painting part of my custom for the contest. What I want to know is, do any of you do any prep work to your parts before spraying them? Sanding, primer etc?
And which do you prefer, gloss or flat paint? Personally I like flat paints. Easier to work with IMHO.
But, I'm open to suggestions here cuz I want to try something new for the contest to really test my abilities.
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Phaerix
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Post by Phaerix on Jan 14, 2004 20:51:12 GMT -5
Primer is good for preparing, and flat paints are easier to work with. I find only one problem with gloss paints: they tend to make unnecessary bumps, which somewhat hinders the movement.
But I'm somewhat stupid when it comes to priming. I almost never do, as you can see in my two recent customs.
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Post by SturmTyrann on Jan 14, 2004 20:55:52 GMT -5
I wash them carfully with water, then paint them lightly with the primer with a few coats. Then i let it dry then paint it lightly with a few coats of paint. Gloss suck kinda suck and flats atre alot better
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Post by Kouga on Jan 14, 2004 21:00:28 GMT -5
I wash my parts with warm water and dish soap. Then, I spray on a LIGHT coat of primer...finally, I put on about 2 to 5 coats of spray paint.
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Post by Genisis on Jan 14, 2004 21:51:26 GMT -5
If you want to use a gloss paint, but avoid the thickness of the paint interfering with movement, use automotive touchup spray paints. They go on easy, they stick well, lots of colors, and very shiny hehehehe
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Post by SturmTyrann on Jan 14, 2004 22:59:29 GMT -5
K i got these instructions from the back of my extremly expensive spray paint. lol
1. Surface must be free of grease, rust, dirt and wax (as in WASH IT lol)
2. Protect other objects from overspray.
3.Shake can vigerously before spraying.
4. Sprat at room temperature 20 degrees celcious (68 farinheight) ((even though i paint out side in minus 15 celcious weath. lol hands go numb.
5. Hold can no closer than 10-12 inches from the surface using short *dusting* strokes
6. Apply several coats not just one thinck one. Allow paint to become tacky (3/4 dry) before applying new coat. (NEVER ONE THICK ONE LOOKS LIKE CRAP AND CAN MELT YOUR PLASTIC LOL.)
7. After use invert can and spray 3 seconds to clean valve (prevents spray pain heads from clogging)
AND REMEMBER KIDS DON'T DRINK THE PAINT! lol
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Post by zudo on Jan 18, 2004 11:27:29 GMT -5
I don't use primer, i just us gloss, i give it one light coat, thouroly, then after and hour or so give it another light coat, keep doing that till you like it, reason i use gloss because for my titan custom (www.sharabash.com/zudo) i had a flat navy blue that was "meant" for plastics that didn't work, i then got a glossy one and it workeed perfectly?
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Post by Phenotype on Jan 18, 2004 16:33:53 GMT -5
I don't use primer, i just us gloss...i had a flat navy blue that was "meant" for plastics that didn't work, i then got a glossy one and it workeed perfectly? Yeah, because you didn't use primer. *DOH!* -Phenotype  |
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Post by zudo on Jan 18, 2004 22:37:39 GMT -5
I still use gloss, btw the one meant for plastic, it never dried, stuck perfectly though, i tryed to get the paint off with a paint stripper gun and ended up melting the peice that goes on command wolf's neck, so i chopped up that peice that comes with the command wolf's ac's big cannons and used that
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