help on detailing the cocpit

Microbrushes should work just fine. The reason I said the q-tips was you can lay them flat on the surface you are working on and if the paint is wet enough the weight of the q-tip itself will remove just enough to get the white or base coat to show thru.

Good Luck and let us know how it turns out.

Paul

QUOTE: Originally posted by warlock0322 I have done the same thing Don has mentioned above. Save one thing. After you put the water based black paint on you can take a Q-tip and dampen it with Isopropyl Alcohol. Gently rub the gauges with the q-tip to remove the black from the gauges until the white shows through. Paul

Thanks Paul, I'll try that, do you think it would also work with the new micro brushes? I just ordered a bunch and found my old alcohol dispenser bottle from my old electronic days and was trying to think of a way to use it... now I guess I can put alcohol back in.

Don

I have done the same thing Don has mentioned above. Save one thing.

After you put the water based black paint on you can take a Q-tip and dampen it with Isopropyl Alcohol. Gently rub the gauges with the q-tip to remove the black from the gauges until the white shows through.

This works really well when the black is still a little wet. Just don't put too much pressure on the q-tip or you may take more off than you intend to.

Hope this helps.
Paul

Something I've read about and just tried for myself with good results is to paint the panel all white with a white primer. Once that dried, I used a clear coat. Finally, I used a water based black paint. Then I took a small flat file and lightly sanded the raised portions of the gauges. For the insides, if I couldn't get the flat file to work, I used a fine dental pick to scribe the insides. I was well please with my first attempt and hope to get better with it. I'll seal the entire panel again with a clear coat to prevent the water based paint from scratching off accidentally. HTH's

Don

Yeah thats a good link. I airbrush mine then do some weathered aribrush( same color with 10%white added) then I dry brush the details...does it good.

Simple answer is dry brushing. Here is a link.

http://s96920072.onlinehome.us/tnt1/001-100/TnT087_Drybrushing_Bamford/TnT087.htm

I don't use the larger brush the link shows. I use a very worn 5/0 spotter.

-J