hold the pieces while painting them

[xim-crow]

What are you guys using to hold the different parts while you paint them with a spray can or an airbrush ?
I am trying to find out a good and easy solution but I can't find !!

Thanks in advance

Steve

[David_]

peices?... i use toothpick thru the lil holes, or i use bluetak, but only on peices i dont want to have paint on, eg: gluing parts.

its not very practical, but it works fine.... (i just hate the cleaning of hands afterwards) so now i wear gloves ^^" hope this helps.

afterwards, to dry, let it stand in playdough, but since i dont' have any, i leave it to stand inbetween some left over sprues.... like i said, not convenient, but it does the job.

[pflau]

that's easy.. chopsticks with heavy duty double sided foam tape.. see my testarossa build thread.

[p9o1r1sche]

I use toothpicks and clothespins and masking tape. I also wear dishwashing gloves to keep the paint off the hands.

[deedlit]

- Toothpicks
- bluetak (in Belgium we call that 'Patafix')
- Masking tape
- I let the part on the tree, paint it, cut it, sand it and finally paint the rest.
- I use a 'third-hand'; it's used to hold the electronical integrated circuits. It's made of two crocodile-clips fixed on a supoprt.
- I also use crocodile clips attached to wires or long wooden sticks.

Xav

[dag65]

CHeck the How TO section I did one a few weeks ago

[Sigmaman]

Tiny drops of super glue on dressmakers pins works well,but my favorite is blutak and sprue.

[rx7king]

i dont know if this is more effective than their suggetions, but i cut off teh section of the part tree, that is around the part being painted, i buy a 100 pack of disposable latex gloves, for about 8-9 dollars, and just hold the part of the tree that is connected to the part

[dag65]

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=169906

[xim-crow]

thanks to you all for your answers !
Dag65 : I hadn't seen your How-to post ! Thanks very useful !!!

See ya