Spray Paint Finishing Process: How to Get a Fantastic Surface On Your Models and Prototypes

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  mark colton

  a year ago

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  i appreciate these videos as a great introduction into model making and finishing and i'd like to add a couple tips i've found over the years.

  
  

  Popsicle sticks are invaluable tools for making small sanding blocks to get into those tight spaces. You can wrap super fine grit sandpaper around flat jewlers files to get really crisp edges. 3M makes adhesive backed sandpaper which can help you skip the step of having to spraymount all your sanding blocks. You can use painters tape to protect important edges from being over sanded.

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    Eric Strebel

    mark colton

    a year ago

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    Excellent ideas, the painters tape would have been a great thing to add!

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  Mike Cheung

  a year ago

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  Any way to avoid that Montana can splatter seen in the black test strips?

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    Joel Shrock

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    a year ago

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    Clean tips help.. Acetone removes old paint. Montana also sells a can full of just Acetone.. since they clog so much, I'm looking at getting a can to spray thru after each use just to keep them clean. 

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    Eric Strebel

    Mike Cheung

    a year ago

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    I used a bit of denatured alcohol to clean the tip between coats and that worked for me. Lacquer thinner may be needed on more stubborn nozzles.

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