 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
| Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | Air Dried Beef Dog Food | IgorSushko.com | Corporate |
 | | ||
| |
|
| Latest | 0 Rplys |
|
|||||||
| Car Modeling Share your passion for car modeling here! Includes sub-forum for "in progress" and "completed" vehicles. |
 |
 Show Printable Version |  Email this Page | 
Subscribe to this Thread
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
05-18-2003, 11:10 AM
|
#1 | |
|
AF Fanatic
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,622
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
How To: Painting Springs
This is a simple tutorial to make it easier to paint springs that require two different colors. You ought to paint the base color first.
First you need these materials, and a toothpick. You can use anything you want for the cutting board, I used glass cuz metal can't scratch it, but you can use wood or something else that's hard.  Use the ruler to measure how wide the space between coils is, then put out a piece of tape onto the cutting board, and mark the width you just measured.  Next use the ruler to cut a strip of tape that is as wide as what you measured. You don't have to be exact I cut mine a little wider just to be sure.  Take the tape and wrap it around the spring masking all the sections you don't want to be painted.  Now paint it with a brush (or airbrush if you don't have a complicated masking scheme like this one). Notice you don't have to be careful anymore, you can just slobber on the paint (not literally) without worrying too much   Wait until it's dry before removing the tape, this is so you won't smear the paint while it's still wet.  Hope this helps |
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 11:16 AM
|
#2 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 262
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Excellent tutorial. Very easy to understand and lots of pics, what more could you want??
__________________
 
|
|
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 11:40 AM
|
#3 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
 Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: .
Posts: 1,504
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Good tutorial.
Thanks. |
|
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 11:45 AM
|
#4 | |
|
AF Regular
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Voerendaal
Posts: 52
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Never really thought of that, Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 11:51 AM
|
#5 | ||
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Singapore
Posts: 2,399
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Quote:
__________________
 |
||
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 01:48 PM
|
#6 | |
|
AF Fanatic
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,089
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
great tutorial, now i have a much easier wayto paint my springs
 |
|
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 02:07 PM
|
#7 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
 
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 711
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
great one,helps a lot
__________________
 |
|
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 05:28 PM
|
#9 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
 Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Posts: 333
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Hehehe, I think it was me who asked yesterday. But awesome idea. I just used a fine brush and took my time... what a fool i was HAHAHA !
ANYWAYS, thanks for the write up
__________________
Got Something Good ? E-mail me |
|
|
|
|
|
05-18-2003, 05:58 PM
|
#10 | |
|
"P-Man"
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Manawatu
Posts: 15,179
Thanks: 0
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
Great stuff Dan,......i'll add it to the FAQ
__________________
Current Build.....1/12 Scale Camaro......Almost finished!!!    View All My Models Here. |
|
|
|
|
|
05-19-2003, 12:30 AM
|
#11 | ||
|
AF Fanatic
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 3,115
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
|
05-19-2003, 01:23 AM
|
#12 | |
|
AF Premium User
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,746
Thanks: 9
Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts
|
Nice tutorial!!! Thanks for sharing!
|
|
|
|
|
|
05-19-2003, 03:09 AM
|
#13 | |
|
AF Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Brussels
Posts: 69
Thanks: 1
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
GREAT !!!
Like the Columb's egg : So simple, but you had to think of it ! Many many thanks. It has always been a problem to paint these kinds of springs.
__________________
Frederic |
|
|
|
|
|
09-15-2003, 05:10 PM
|
#14 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 621
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Good tutorial, need that for those pain in the ass springs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
09-16-2003, 03:21 AM
|
#15 | |
|
AF Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Brussels
Posts: 69
Thanks: 1
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
I tried it ! It's wonderful.
Very easy to do. Thanks
__________________
Frederic |
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD |
 |
|
|
= 
Thank you, good sir. You are helper people!!! 
