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Need Help Eliminating Brush Strokes....

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Need Help Eliminating Brush Strokes....
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:47 PM
I need help eliminating brush strokes...Im using Model Master enamels and am having bad brush storkes appearing on some of the larger surfaces....any hints help or tricks! Banged Head [banghead]Banged Head [banghead]Banged Head [banghead]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:05 PM
I have one idea...use an airbrush! No brush marks that's for sure!

Glenn
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:49 PM
Chris - when using a brush on larger surfaces, thinning the paint will help. Use as large a brush as you can, and limit it to one or two strokes. The strokes are caused by the brush travelling through paint that is in the first stages of drying. The thinner will lengthen the drying time, and one or two strokes will be done before the paint starts drying. You may have to apply another coat later, but it sure beats brush strokes. I hope this answer has been of some help to you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:34 PM
Thanks Pix....Ill be sure to give that a try...any particular ratio you suggest?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 30, 2003 9:07 AM
Make sure you use a good brush. For large surfaces I'd use a chisel type sable or synthetic sable. Also, some wet sanding with 400 grit will smooth the finish and Dollcoat will hide the rest!!
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Posted by MonsterZero on Saturday, November 1, 2003 6:32 PM
PolyScale (or whatever the brand is called) have an excellent reputation as far as hand brushing is concerned. This is supposed to be the ultimate hand brushing paint.

As a rule, water-based & acrylic paint (e.g. PolyScale, Tamiya) will give you the least headache. Also flat or matte colors are the easiest to handbrush, while high gloss varieties are, for all practical purposes, impossible.

Testors and ModelMaster are optimized for airbrushing, they'll always torment you if you try a handbrush.

Unless you want to accept building sub-standard models you've got to invest in an airbrush. Serious modelers use hand brushes for figure painting and touch-ups/weathering only.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 1, 2003 7:22 PM
Black Eye [B)] I consider myself a serious modeler, sub -standard by who's standards? I've never owend an airbrush, haven't even thought of one. I use Modelmaster enamels with a wide soft brush, then give the surface a once over with a fine Testors sanding film. Acoat of testors gloss coat ,decals then finish with dulcoat. I've always been happy with the results. Bob BTW, NICE CAR!!
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