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Pal
  • Member since
    July 2007
Acrylic Paint Touch up
Posted by Pal on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 8:35 AM

Helo,

I am doing a camo theme using the silly putty masking method on a jeep I am working. I noticed that the masking lines have thickness. I want to make some minor color changes to the camo pattern but can not paint over these masking lines for they will show up. Is there a trick to removing some of the Tamiya acrylic paint (masking line elevations) at the area I want to paint over? I was thinking maybe a Qtip with some windex on it. Any suggestions would be helpful.

George

  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Southeast Louisiana
Posted by Wulf on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 10:04 AM

Sounds like you have a "ridge" at the camo seperation lines, right? This can be an issue but resolved. I would not recommend windex. It may make a bigger mess for you, especially if it's acrylic paint. I would get some very fine grit sandpaper or a polishing pad and lightly sand the ridges away. If you do this, you may eat into the paint a little. But, you can touch up with the airbrush. There's no quick fix so take your time. For the next go around, be sure not to overspray the seperation lines. Easier said than done but just enough is better than too much. Hope this helps....

Andy 

  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 11:10 AM

As Wulf stated, use a polishing stick to lightly take down the ridge.

You probably concentrated too much on making sure the demarkation line was covered, in this case too well. I hit then masking line first lightly then concentrate on the rest of the area, returning to the line as I finish.

The one mistake I see modelers make is when trying to get a faded or worn finish on the paint scheme they tend to apply less in the center of the colored area yet get it on too heavy around the borders. This gives the appearance that the paint doesn't fade where it meets another color. But in reality it fades the same.

Learning to get that uniform look takes practice and good technique. It is better to do it in several light coats versus one heavy one. Always take the model into a different source of light to see what it looks like. Painting under flourescent lights will cast a different look than if it is viewed under sunlight or incadescent light. I'll sometimes cast a flashlight beam onto the model to see what my results are. 

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

 

 

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

Pal
  • Member since
    July 2007
Posted by Pal on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 12:40 PM

Would 1500 sandpaper be fine enough  and wrapped around a pencil eraser be OK?

Thanks Again, George

  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Southeast Louisiana
Posted by Wulf on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 4:10 PM
 Pal wrote:

Would 1500 sandpaper be fine enough  and wrapped around a pencil eraser be OK?

Thanks Again, George

Sure....give it a shot.

Andy 

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