spraying parts

[krayz1e]

hey guys

what parts do you guys spray? and what parts do you guys brush???

thanks

[MPWR]

Simple. I spray everything I can, and I brush whatever is impractical to spray. What can and can't be sprayed varies by car, kit, and builder's skills.

[whitebiker]

Since I don't have an air brush yet, I do alot of brush painting and masking. I cut up my sprues leaving number then spray what I can. I've found that acrylics give me better control and less brush lines than enamels, but you must prime!

[krayz1e]

do you guys spray before you punch it out of the plastic holders? or do you glue everything 1st?

[klutz_100]

I pour the paint into the box and shake....

It depends on the part and what you prefer.

Personally, I remove 99.9% of parts from the sprue, clean up mold lines with sand sticks and/or hobby knife, stick the parts onto bamboo skewers with double-sided tape and then prime and spray everything with my airbrush.

[freakray]

Originally Posted by krayz1e

do you guys spray before you punch it out of the plastic holders? or do you glue everything 1st?

By punch I hope you don't mean you break the parts off the sprue, use a pair of cutters or Xacto knife to carefully remove parts from the sprue and reduce the risk of damaging parts.

Paint as much as you can before assembling with glue - if you've got paint on a part where it's got to be glued, carefully remove the paint with your Xacto.