gloss paint jobs????help

[Chip W.]

what are the best steps to take for getting the best finishing paint jobs.
I wet sanded the final paint and it didnt come out like i had hoped. did I
not apply enough coats??

[Gene Costanza]

Chip, be more specific. What didn't you get that you had hoped for? What
modus operandi did you use?

I have an Estes Firebird that ALMOST appears to have been painted with
automotive paints. I used about 5 coats of Painter's Touch Grey primer,
sanding with 400-1000 grit sandpaper between (tedious) and about 10
coats of Painter's Touch Gloss Red, also sanding with similar grits and
2 or 3 coats of Painter's Touch Clear Gloss. ALSO, between EACH coat,
even primer, I 'shot' the paint with a heat gun at a low setting. This
seems to anneal the paint. I have also used a hair dryer with the same
results.

Now if I just did a better job sealing the fins... :-(>

[Chip W.]

I used about 4 coats of primer sanding after 2 and 4. then i sprayed on
about 4 coats of gloss white (also to a Firebird) and then wet sanded with a
600 grit. the body tube came out nice but the fins went from gloss to flat.
not enough paint on the fins????

also can u sand clear coat?
Gene Costanza wrote in message <37BA1F35...@compuserve.com>...

[Gene Costanza]

Looking at my F'bird, the fins appear FLATTER than the AF, but I'm
attributing that to my lack of sealant.

In re to sanding clear coat, I never have to build up the clear, because
anytime I've ever used it, the clear appears to have a glossy look no
matter how little (or much) I sprayed on. I HAVE sanded clear coat when
repainting and successfully reapplied pigmented paint and clear coat
with a good, glossy finish.

[Bill Johanning]

Chip-
What was the humidity like while your paint was drying? I've noticed
down here in the Florida swamps during the summer months that it is
almost impossible to get a gloss finish out of the Krylon paints I
usually use. If the humidity and temperature aren't TO high, I can
usually get the model back in the Air Conditioned house before the paint
flashes off & get a half way decent finish. (The wife just loves me
wandering around the house with a still wet, paint smelling rocket while
I wait for the paint to dry)
Bill

Chip W. <zim...@no-spam.usxchange.net> wrote in
<rrkjhi...@corp.supernews.com>:

[Dale Greene]

In article <rrjg1h...@corp.supernews.com>,

This months HPR magazine has the first of a series of articles on
painting by Ed Miller.Ed's paint jobs are legendary on the east
coast.I've known Ed for more than 12 years (he was a founding member of
SPAAR) and he has painting a rocket down to a science.His primer jobs
look 10 times better than my finish jobs! Check out his articles in the
next few issues
>

--
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Vice President in charge of weather
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[snea...@star21.com]

For the the fins use a semi gloss polyurethane, you can get it in a
spray can. Apply two coats, lightly sand, two more coats. Then apply
primer, paint, ad gloss spray. The polyurethane does the same job as
sanding sealer, so sanding sealer isn't needed.

[sear...@gate.net]

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:27:22 GMT, wjo...@bellsouth.com (Bill
Johanning) wrote:

>Chip-
>What was the humidity like while your paint was drying? I've noticed
>down here in the Florida swamps during the summer months that it is
>almost impossible to get a gloss finish out of the Krylon paints I
>usually use. If the humidity and temperature aren't TO high, I can
>usually get the model back in the Air Conditioned house before the paint
>flashes off & get a half way decent finish. (The wife just loves me
>wandering around the house with a still wet, paint smelling rocket while
>I wait for the paint to dry)
>Bill
>

-----snip-----

Hear, Hear. In southeast Georgia, this time of year I can't get a
decent gloss paint job regardless of what paint chemistry I'm using.
The humidity just wrecks the gloss, leaving a blushed, flat finish.
Too bad I can't afford to air condition the garage, cause the SO
absolutely refuses to let me paint in the house.

John (military rockets aren't glossy) Bonnett

[BRMutti]

Hi,
I found the ticket in south Louisiana (another 2 months of heat and humidity
follow!) I set up a bunch of newspaper outside my door into the garage (car is
out of garage). Open the door from the house and paint in the flow of AC air
into the garage. At least with smaller models it's possible to get a nice
glossy finish...

Fly straight (and shiney) and true!

MikeyR

[Mark Simpson]

Dale Greene wrote:

>
> This months HPR magazine has the first of a series of articles on
> painting by Ed Miller.Ed's paint jobs are legendary on the east
> coast.I've known Ed for more than 12 years (he was a founding member of
> SPAAR) and he has painting a rocket down to a science.His primer jobs
> look 10 times better than my finish jobs! Check out his articles in the
> next few issues

I've also had the good fortune to fly with Ed. At the last Geneseo
launch, I retreived one of Ed's creations while my son and I retreived
ours. It was a work of art and very solidly constructed. Ed also makes
one of the sharpest looking electronics bays as well. The man's an
artist, period.

Mark Simpson
NAR 71503 Level II