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07-25-2002, 08:29 PM | #1 | |
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HOW TO....Paint window frames and rubbers
Thought i'd write this to cut down on the private messages asking how its done.
This is how i do the window frames and rubbers on my models. Most of you probably know already, or have diffewrent ways, but this is the way I've always done them to get nice clean lines. There's a few photos to help along the way. Hope it helps anybody out Tools needed. Use Tamiya masking tape as it wont bleed paint underneath it. Lay it all over the car frames etc. When all the tape is on the car, push it down nice and smooth with a soft cloth. Then use a tooth pick to lightly trace around where you are going to cut. Next...very lightly use the knife to trace around all the windows and frames. The tape is very easy to cut. Dont push hard as it will cut deeply into the model. Peel of the extra tape Smooth the tape back down again after cutting. The car is now ready for painting. This part you can either spray if you want(well need alot of masking) or just paint by brush. IMO the brush works out just fine if you use enamels which are longer to dry and leaves a good smooth finish. Also at this stage remember to do the inside of the car so its black on the inside of the frames. Once the first coat is on everything i do the second coat straight away on everything. If you allow the paint to dry to long on the tape it will give a "jagged" edge when pulled off. As soon as the 2nd coat is done start taking the tape off. Leave the paint to dry for 2-3 hours. If you have to do any touch up stuff, i use my marker pen (Gundamarker) to get it looking 100%. All going well it should end up looking like this...... Once this is done....you can use your marker pen to do panel lines if you want to.....but thats another story !!! Then you can give the car another light rud with Rubbing Compound then a final Wax. Cheers PMan....
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07-25-2002, 09:05 PM | #2 | |
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Well Displayed PMan!
Just a quick question, which Tamiya black do you use to achieve a good finish? I am guessing Semi-Gloss but correct me if I'm wrong.
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07-25-2002, 09:12 PM | #3 | |
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Nice info P/Man
How many people realise that now he has a digi-cam there will be posts after posts of P/Man stuff!! Maybe the P/Lady should of bought him an airbrush instead! P.S Kids if you read this DO NOT paint your rubbers as the paint will damage them!
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07-25-2002, 09:15 PM | #4 | |
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Wow! Very helpful. Naturally, you must do next a step-by-step walkthrough on how to lower a model with lots of pictures or I will fly over to New Zealand and bad things will happen.
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07-25-2002, 09:51 PM | #5 | |
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Thanks PMan... was just about to do the windows on my MR2, so this is a timely tute.
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07-25-2002, 10:10 PM | #6 | |
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Semi Gloss black was used for the paint.
fatboyslim...Hehehehe, is it that noticable !!!!....just a good way to lean how to use it and post at the same time !!!
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07-25-2002, 10:14 PM | #7 | |
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Will tamiya masking tape bleed if i brush paint with acrylic?
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07-26-2002, 02:05 AM | #8 | ||
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Warren, nice writeup. Here's some advice from me: I've never been able to cut the masking tape on the model. The knife goes through paint and then when you peel the tape off, naturally, you also peel the paint off. I guess with practice you could do it just fine, but those starting in this hobby, be prepared for this and the subsequen redoing of the whole model
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07-26-2002, 02:21 AM | #10 | |
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Great tips Pman!
>Originally posted by Daryl >Will tamiya masking tape bleed if i brush paint with acrylic? No, if you spray it wil lower preassure. I do that and it don't bleed.
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07-26-2002, 03:32 AM | #12 | |
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Oh, sorry, my mistake.
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07-26-2002, 04:37 AM | #13 | |
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Thanks PMan this will help a lot.
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07-26-2002, 05:06 AM | #14 | |
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Alex......There shouldn't really be a problem with cutting the paint as all you are doing is running the knife though the "groove" in the panel lines
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07-26-2002, 05:36 AM | #15 | ||
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Nice report Warren...
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