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i wanna ask few things!!!
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 17, 2004 4:47 PM
Hey

i wanna ask few things but never found any thing on it but it maybe be dum to ask if it been asked before but i wanna know how do u paint your aircrafts?? b/c im getting into building aircrafts but i havent found info on best way to paint them & i wanna know can u use any kind of putty on models if so what is the best kind to get? let me know where to get it too so..i know where to go + i dont have no hobby shops around so...only place i know of is walmart that where i get my model kits and other stuff from
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 17, 2004 5:44 PM
i gather that you dont have an airbrush. so basically the best way to lay on paint would be with a large soft brush, and thin your paint a little so that you dont get brushmarks. for detail painting use a small brush.

as for putty, if walmart has any hobby putty, just get that, failing which, there is this stuff called porc-a-filler i heard of, available at home depot and the like. i havent used it or seen it, but give it a try. perhaps other people can tell you more about porc-a-filler. its actually for filling gaps in pottery.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:08 PM
i use a airbrush to paint with
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:15 PM
i got something esle to ask after u put on primer what grit do u use to sand it? i only have 220,320,400,600 & 1500 grits b/c i cant find no 2000 grit sand paper no where so..i wanna know if 600 will work to sand the primer
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Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:05 PM
What kind of aircraft? Most (but not all) military aircraft have flat or semi-gloss finishes. Commercial aircraft (and a few military) aircraft have gloss finishes. Also, some military aircraft have "Natural Metal" finishes which were not painted at all and were just the color of the skin (of course for a model you will need to paint it). If you are building something with a flat finish don't worry about sanding the primer. It will probably be smooth enough.

In my opinion the best way to paint an aircraft is to assemble as much of the fuselage as you can. Fill and sand any seams that need to be fixed. Mask off the cockpit, mask off the wheel wells, mask off anything else that needs to be masked, and paint it all at once. That way you don't get differences in tones that might occur if you paint it in pieces and you have eliminated the seams from the construction.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:17 PM
what is best girt to sand primer? b/c i just primer a model car and now i dont know what grit to use to sand with lol
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Posted by qmiester on Sunday, October 17, 2004 10:29 PM
Ghetto2k4

600 grit should work fine for sanding primer as long as you are not trying to remove any runs. If you have any runs I would reccommend using 400 grit.

Check your local auto supply store for finer grits of sandpaper (If you have an autmotive paint supply store, that's even better). My local NAPA has been able to get me 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1800 and 2000 grit sandpaper for me.
Quincy
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